I'm running around 25-28 psi in the rear tire. My wheels are factory that I had sent out to Cali to get chromed. They have been chromed for about three years now. I have been stunting on them for about two years. I have been doing a lot of stoppies on them up to last Saturday and then I had a bad accident.

I went down at about 60mph due to the rear wheel coming apart. It happened so fast I don't remember hitting the ground until my head hit real hard. Once I realized I was sliding on my side I tried to get on my feet three times and got thrown back down on the ground each time until I came to a stop. I have a right broken ankle with screws, left ankle with bad ligament damage, bad road rash on my knee and right forearm, and the feeling of getting the crap kicked out of me. The bike faired pretty good compared to me except the wheel has a major tear out of it that you'll see in the photo.

Do you think the chroming had anything to do with it? Did the lower air pressure get me in trouble? The tire looks fine, but once the rim came apart the tire lost its pressure right then. The only thing I can think is the lower air pressure with the weight of the bike coming back down to the ground stressed the wheel until it finally broke apart. I don't know, is chroming bad to be stunting with. I don't think I'm going back to it.

 

Are you sure it didn't just brake in the crash?

hope you heal up fast dude..

 

+1

 

no bro, I heard it, the bike shook like a ***** and then I hit the ground! Everybody behind me saw the bike drop down a couple of inches, the rear tire shake bad and then me wrecking. It was weird!

 

Fact... the chroming process does weaken wheels.

 

Chrome depending on the process heating and cooling metals will make them more brittle.....I investigate crashes for a living and I have never seen this occurr!!!!

Possibly a defect due to the chroming process, Constant dropping from stoppies should not affect the rim even with lower pressure.....The chroming process starts with sanding = sanding away metal to make it smooth for the chroming, it gets dipped in an acid cleaner, and the chrome is hot - heated and cooled several times for the chrome plating, I would say it is likely a factor......There could be many other factors as well, like from changing tires the person could have also caused stress cracks using a hydrolic machine.....with the weakened rim from chroming....but see how several factors are present.....

Hope you make a full recovery!

 

*note to self dont stunt chromed out wheels


hope you have a speedy recovery

 

not good man heal up quick ...

Got pics of the rash ??

 

that sux bro, i thot of chroming mine but have heard the same thing b4 so i didnt!

 

****!! that is my worst fear.... speedy recovery man.....

 

Man i have the same problem with my gixxer rims.. it's not broken but you can see a whoop in the wheel.. on the front and the back....wheelies and stoppies ?!!...

 

Chromed parts break more easy.. That's a fact....

 

Yeah I think the chrome finally just gave in.. Sucks... note to self. do not try to get up when sliding..Hope you get well soon bro

 

Yeah not good i tryed that comeing down from 120km tankslapers haha dont work but at the time u think " i recon i can just stand up now" but no u cant

 

+1, I have seen many parts effected by that. hope you get better soon!!!

 

damn bro.. heal up fast

 

Just out of curiosity, if you buy rims that are factory chromed are they weaker as well? Also what about powder coating? Does that weaken the wheel as well. Not meaning to jack your thread.

 

someone had to have said it chrome weakins the rims there for show more than anything, there was a post while back people where havin trouble with chrome rims.

 

 

Damn That Sucks Man Get Well Soon

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