Welded wheels: Any exp? Safe?

[justin caise]

Kosman Specialties still does these mods from what I can see on their website. Does anyone here have any experience with the performance and reliability of such a service/product?

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0006_wide/

(I thought I'd do this without saying much about it and surprise everyone with a stock looking wide tire so people would be amazed at my injinuity and resourcefullness...
but peoples amazment does me no good at all when I'm dead from loosing a rim from itself at 90+ mph.)

[tkent02]

It should be fine if it's welded correctly, they've been doing it to car wheels for decades.

[kingofvenus]

I had an '83 CB1100 F Honda built into a dragbike that had a rear wheel from an early 600 Hurricane that had been widened by them. Very nice welds, this wheel stood up to 7k rpm clutch drops with a goodyear slick.

[rapidray]

Kosman's work is TOP NOTCH! You won't have ANY issues at all! Ray.

[madjack57754]

I've had sandy widen 4 wheels for me over the years and can honestly say that I've never had a single issue with his work on any of them

[Zooks]

Remember, a wider wheel doesn't necessarily mean better handling. It oftens makes the bike handle much worse.
Be sure of what you are doing. You are severely altering the bikes geometry.