Editorial Brief: Super-light, ultra-trick and
artfully crafted, Blackstone Tek (BST) wheels are now available for BMW's new
Superbike, the S 1000 RR, through Brock's Performance.
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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