Warp 9 Aluminum Wheel Bling!
 

Been on my list to do for some time. I actually ordered the Warp 9 rims over a year a when they had a sale. Rims have been sitting on a shelf and I finally made this a winter project. I disassembled the stock wheels and cleaned hubs, spokes and nipples. I more or less followed Warp 9s guide to wheel building here: http://www.warp9racing.com/how-to/ho...orcycle-wheel/. Take your time and lacing up a wheel is pretty strait forward. You will need a truing stand.

I put a dab of grease where each nipple contacted the hub and used a small dab of anti-seize on the threads of each spoke. The stock spokes and nipple are all the right length to work with the the Warp 9 rims. The front the spokes are all the same but the back wheel spokes have different bends to them depending on which side they thread through the hub. These are the wheel sizes I went with:

Rear Wheel (yes it’s spec-ed as a front on the Warp 9 web page) (weight savings 0.75 lbs rotating mass)
3.5” works fine with the tires I’ve picked, they didn’t have any red wheels in the 3” and I went with bling over function...
SM Rims (#89-17363-3) Wheel Type: Front 36 hole, Rim Size: 17 x 3.50,
Rim Color: Red

Front Wheel (yes also spec-ed as a rear on the Warp 9 web page) (weight savings 1.5 lbs rotating mass)
Same width as CSC 19” upgrade wheel.
MX/Enduro Rims (#89-19363) Bike Type: MX/Enduro,
Rim Grade: Standard 7000,
Wheel Type: Rear 36 hole,
Rim Size: 19 x 2.15, Rim Color: Red

And here are some of the rear wheel build photos; build photos are always best presented upside down...stupid iPhone orientation EXIF data!

i think you have write front and rear rim upsidedown rear 3.5x17 and front 2.15x19 :hmm::hmm:

Front wheel build photos

Your truing stand is much fancier than mine. What brand is it?

Home built special; happens when you turn an engineer loose with a welder...so brand NoMaas! Since I’m David Maas.

May we see some detailed pics of it? I'd like to see how I could improve on my stand.

Looks sharp. Do they have the fast Orange color??? :)

Because KTM they have lots of Orange!

Joker29888

So you are correct the rim I used for the rear is a front 3.5x17” in the Super Moto section on the Warp 9 site. And the rim I used for the front is a rear 2.15x19” in the MX section of the Warp 9 site.

Since it was a request here are more truing stand detail photos. Width was dictated by my Marc Parnes wheel balancer http://www.marcparnes.com. The indicator arms are part of large hardware store (Ace) turn buckles and the knobs are from the Ace bits and pieces drawers. Same with the rubber leveling feet. Metal is what ever I could scrounge. Height to accommodate a 29” Mt Bike wheel though I’ve never used it for bike wheels just yet. Mostly just made it up as I went.

Again I don’t know how to solve the orientation problem, if I rotate image to account for it before posting it doesn’t make a difference? Sorry for that.

Nice stand :tup:
Tip on pictures, Take the pictures in landscape mode and they will display correct when posting.;)

and what size of the rear tyre with that rim?

I’m running a Heidenau K60 Scout Rear Tire Size:130/8017 65T TL. It’s rated for a 2.5 to 3.5” rim.

Warp 9 2.50-19 front (rear MX SKU: 89-19362-2) $135.00
Warp 9 3.50-17 rear (front SM SKU: 89-17362-3) $179.00
csc 36 front spokes @ $1.75 each = $63.00
csc 18 in and 18 out rear spokes @$1.95 each = $70.20
csc spoke nipples front 36 @ 0.75 each = $27.00
csc spoke nipples rear 36 @$0.25 each = $9.00
csc front hub assembly $79.95
csc rear hub assembly $99.95

$660.10 just for parts for two wheels to maximize the performance of street tires stock sizes? Sheesh, hope I badly screwed the math. :hmm:

I was told Warp 9 is "Made in China" I also looked at their site before I made and offered my 19 inch wheel options.

I strongly suspect if Chinese it is made by "Giant" a Taiwanese company and that is what I used (or close to same quality) for my high end front wheel.

19 inch rims in China are few and far between and next to no color options either.
Was talking to a client about wheels and a supplier of rims and who built my wheel - KTM use "Made in China" rims from Giant. (these are hard to get locally and very pricey)

I aim to ship and sell a complete 19 inch (7075 Ali)wheel for this quality USD$275 or the cheaper Ali option (7116 Ali) for $230 - The USA sold is $199 for a complete wheel with a steel rim.

How much did it cost money and time to build those 2 wheel? nice to have a color choice I gotta say!

Here's my wheel option with a bigger brake option

is the rear hub the older style without out the cushdrive part?

I bought my Warp 9 rims when they had a sale. Paid $115 for the front and $169 for the rear. I reused the OEM hubs, spokes & nipples so my total up grade Cost was $284 plus all of the fun build labor. Rear hub is the cush-drive style CSC originally spec-Ed on the RX3. I’ve done some decently rough stuff with these wheels and spoke tension is stying nice and tight.

Performance improvement is minimal, in theory the best place to save weight is in rotating parts. The bling factor and enjoying the process where also part of the value for me.

That is good going to be very fair, I do like the colored wheels as well.

I just want wider rims more appropriate for street tires. Stock widths are perfect for more aggressive tires for dirt. I'd like to have two complete wheel sets so just swapping wheels, brake pads, and final drives will change the bike from knobbies to street with appropriate final drive ratios. Therefore, I need the additional hubs and spokes. Funny thing is, I can buy wheels from CSC ($325) with all the little parts cheaper than buying all but the rims separately. Since the stock spokes will fit the wider rims, might just do that. Who knows? Too many projects going on right now to think about it.

Was asked in a PM how the Warp 9 rims are holding up; and the answer is very well! Almost 10k on the rims which is not a lot in 4 years but a good number of rides involve playing on some moderately chunk off road stuff.

Had a flat on a remote CO dirt pass last year and all of my field fixes failed since I had already shredded the tube by time I realized I was flat! Ended up having to ride 20+ miles on the flat tire. Rim held up like a champ.

Also some ride video from a summer trip to Betty Bear hut. Flats below are not from this ride. They were the result of a nail on a dirt road.
https://youtu.be/rzd4cPUDaDo