O•Z Forged Aluminium Wheels
The two main qualities required for
a high performance wheel are light weight
combined with high strength and O•Z
achieve this by using forged Aluminium
which produces both a stronger and up
to a 25% lighter wheel than by casting
production methods.
HPS
are your dependable wheel specialist
and we always supply your O•Z
Piega wheels complete
and ready to fit:
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In
a Gold or Black anodised finish |
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With
all bearings and spacers pre-installed |
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With
a replacement
lightweight cush drive where required |
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With
a high-tensile Aluminium alloy sprocket
and sprocket carrier, where required |
Single-sided rear from £1551
inc. VAT/pair
Dual-sided rear from £1674
inc. VAT/pair
So why are light wheels so important?
With today’s modern Superbikes
being so powerful, improved handling
is now worth considerably more to a
lap time than additional power. A Superbike
now spends as little as 2% of its lap
time on full throttle and that is the
only time that power really affects
lap times. Lightweight wheels are a
massive advantage because any loss in
unsprung and rotating weight is worth
several times its actual physical weight
because it has a massive affect on handling.
By fitting lighter wheels you will:
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Reduce
Rotational Inertia which improves
both acceleration and braking |
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Reduce
Gyroscopic Inertia which enables
turning-in with less effort and
flick through chicanes with more
ease |
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Reduce
unsprung weight which improves grip
and traction and reduces tyre wear |
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All
of the the above lead to improved
Handling and Reduced Rider Fatigue
- and can save up to a second per
mile on track, when the very lightest
(composite/carbon fibre) wheels
are installed |
About O•Z
O•Z Motorbike is part of the O•Z
Group, an Italian company which since
1971 has lead the car and motorcycle
aftermarket wheel industry. This quality
and expertise is recognised in the racing
world and O•Z wheels are used extensively
throughout all levels of racing including
World Super Bike (O•Z are the BMW World
Superbike team wheel supplier), Grand
Prix, the World Rally Championship and
Formula One.
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