Motomags - need advice and help and which way to go ? Pic's up

[oldschoolace]

I imagine the wheel is fine to ride as it is now. Any repair will never be as strong as the original so its all about cosmetics to a large degree. I have used a metal araldite in the past on my car with good results. It files and looks like metal and seems pretty strong.

I would be tempted to add a mechanical element, if the replacement piece allows, by filing a v shaped joint or something similar on the two ends to be joined. If the new piece will hold itself in without any glue then there is less stress on the glue 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

That is great info and just the sort i'm looking for  top boy 



also has any one seen a set of highly polished set of motomags - i'm just curious

it's just i want the mags to look a bit brighter and shinny but not too much

any one know what will happen if i put them into acid oxide ? will it clean them up of dark spots - will it just dull them down - will it eat it ?

[oldschoolace]

Wrong!!! 






Also check this thread, plenty of info. One lad cut all of the webbing out 

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=253053&p=1

[oldschoolace]

hmmmmm i wonder how it would look if you laser cut the webbed bits out of nylon sheet and glues them on some Mk 1 acorns 

 

[kalex]

the webbing is only there originally to stop kids putting their hands in the wheels, the motomags run ok with all the webbing removed and just the main spokes remaining.

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

But there is some thing ICONIC about the look of them, the silhouette just looks great and the webbing make them stand out 

[kalex]

i agree you can't beat the look of motomags with the webbing intact, here's mine in gold

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

Now that looks really sweet - the black and gold combo is just lush 

[oldschoolace]

+1 Nice in the gold   


Quite like this yellow and blue combo too 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

did see some where a set of candy red ones -