Forged by Europe's most prestigious manufacturer of forged parts and in compliance with the quality standards of the aerospace industry. This is the third generation of forged wheels made by PVM following the general trend towards FEM calculated wheels. Weight reduction was for the first time the main goal here instead of design and optical considerations. The engineers succeeded in achieving a further weight reduction of up to 20% whilst improving the stability of the wheel at the same time. A forged aluminum front wheel sized at 3.5 x 17'' e.g. for a Ducati 998R now weighs only 7.5lb completely ready for fitting. The weight optimization is even more striking for the back wheels: In this case for example the 6 x 17'' wheel of a Yamaha R1 was reduced to slightly more than 11.5lb.
Average weight - "10Y" spoke Forged Aluminum
Front - 3.5" x 17" = 8.0lb
Rear - crush drive w/sprocket carrier - 6.0" x 17" = 12.5lb

Average weight - "10Y" spoke Forged Magnesium
Front - 3.5" x 17" = 5.0lb
Rear - crush drive w/sprocket carrier - 6.0" x 17" = 8.0lb