Many times Royal Enfield lovers get alloy wheels installed in it to give it a more classic look. Such people have to face huge losses due to this. Now you might be thinking that since alloy wheels are so good, what harm will there be in installing them in Royal Enfield. But there are many reasons behind not getting alloy wheels in this bike. Here we will tell you why other wheels are provided instead of alloy wheels.
Disadvantages of installing alloy wheels in Royal Enfield
However, if any factory fitted system is tampered with, it also incurs losses. Actually, any kind of modification in the vehicle affects its performance. Spoke wheels control the vibration of the bike and use of alloy wheels can increase the vibration in the bike.
Effect on Bearing: Alloy wheel affects the bearing of Royal Enfield. This affects the life of the bearing and they can get damaged quickly.
Performance: The performance of the bike is affected as the use of alloy wheels increases the weight of the bike. Due to this, the effect on the mileage of the bike is also visible.
Royal Enfield Wheels
Sportbikes that are heavier than Enfields use forged alloy wheels, whereas most street bikes you see use cast alloy wheels. If you install alloy wheel in an Enfield, then there is a high risk of it breaking.
A forged alloy wheel is stronger than a cast alloy wheel, but a forged alloy wheel costs at least Rs 40,000. That is why Royal Enfield does not use tubeless tyres.
Note that Royal Enfield uses alloy wheels in many of its Thunderbird models but all the things mentioned above are for Royal Enfield Classic 350. There is a lot of difference in the engine, mechanism and tuning of Thunderbird and Classic.
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