BLACKSTONE TEK
(BST) CARBON
FIBER WHEELS
MAKE THE NEW BMW
S 1000 RR
EVEN LIGHTER AND
FASTER
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
DAYTON, Ohio.
(March 2, 2010)
- As if BMW's
first true
Superbike wasn't
light, fast and
cool enough, BST
has a set of
carbon fiber
wheels that will
bestow the S
1000 RR with
agile,
middleweight-like
handling and
high-end street
cred.
A 16-lb. set of
BST wheels will
endow the Beemer
with sharper
corner-carving
abilities,
enable even
faster
acceleration and
promote quicker
braking by
weighing less
than their OEM
counterparts,
reducing
unsprung mass
and gyroscopic
effects in
cornering. This
equates to
stronger street
performance,
quicker lap
times at the
track and more
attention at
local
tire-kicking
sessions.
BST's five-spoke
wheels feature a
trick,
single-piece
construction.
They utilize
carbon fiber
strands woven in
a unidirectional
pattern,
embedded in a
resin matrix,
cured in a
high-pressure
autoclave at 250
degrees and
coated with a
chemical-resistant,
high-gloss
finish. The
completed rims
roll on
maintenance-free,
precision-sealed
Worldwide
Bearings steel
bearings encased
in low-friction
seals with
aerospace-grade
grease.
Outfitted with
ultra-light,
billet aluminum
hubs and
integrated rotor
carriers, they
have internal
cush drives and
come ready to
bolt on. With
the confidence
of a higher
strength-to-weight
ratio than any
alloy, BST
carbon fiber
wheels are
covered by a
two-year,
manufacturer's
warranty.
Proven
internationally
at every level
of FIM Grand
Prix competition
and in winning
12 national
championship
titles around
the world, BST's
finest are
DOT-legal for
street use in
America and
approved for
WERA roadracing
and AMA Dragbike
competition.
Supporting the
sport in 2010,
BST is offering
$24,000 of race
contingency
money in WERA
roadracing,
$20,000 in AMA
Dragbike and is
the headline
sponsor of
Dragbike's BST
Real Street
series. Team
Hooters will
contest the WERA
National
Endurance series
equipped with
BST wheels,
while nine-time
AMA national
champion Rickey
Gadson heads up
BST's assault in
drag racing. On
the
tuck-in-and-gas-it
front,
land-speed
record holders
John Noonan and
Leslie
Porterfield,
motorcycling's
fastest man and
woman, and many
other top-speed
demons, also
roll on BST
rims.
Transforming the
ways a bike
accelerates,
handles and
stops, BST
wheels are now
available in
3.50 in. and 6.0
in. sizes (with
6.25 in. and
6.625 in. sizes
coming soon) for
the S 1000 RR,
at $3990 per
set, or $4240
with optional
ceramic
bearings.
Model-specific
BST rims for
other sportbikes
can also be
purchased from
Brock's
Performance.
For more information on
BST wheels and other
Brock's Performance
parts, go to
BrocksPerformance.com.
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About Brock's Performance
Brock's Performance leads
the way in sportbike
innovation for acceleration
addicts. From exhaust
systems to wheels, this
championship-winning company
designs, builds and sells
more than 3000 products that
make it easier and safer for
racers and street riders to
reach record-breaking
results through a
never-ending process of
research, development and
track testing. For more
information about BST wheels
and other Brock's
Performance parts, go to
BrocksPerformance.com.
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About BST
Based near Johannesburg,
South Africa, BST engineers
and manufactures the world's
finest carbon fiber
motorcycle components--from
wheels and frames to fuel
tanks and fenders--to the
highest international
standards. On the world
stage, BST wheels have been
proven at every level of FIM
Grand Prix roadracing
competition and have won 12
national championships. For
more information about BST
wheels, visit
BlackstoneTek.com.
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