Bent rim (see pic). There is no mark at all on the other side. And appears to be no runout. All the way up to about 125 mph I feel no vibration issues (have not been above that yet) and I wondering if I need to do anything. If I do, can I tap it out with a block of hardwood and a hammer or should I plan to replace the rim?

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I had a couple of those on my old bike. I would just leave it alone.

 

upon further inspection of the picture, you may be able to make it look perfect again if you are good with a piece of leather and a hammer.

 

with that size of an indention, its not really a big deal,you may keep your eye out for a used rim, but that looks to be okay for now.

 

I got a ding like that in my front and I tried pounding the hell out of it with a block of wood and a hammer. It never moved, so I figured nothing was going anywhere. That was probably 2k miles ago. I have no clue how long the dent had been there as I only spotted it when I pulled the front off to get a new tire installed.

 

Great, thanks everyone.Thats enough for me. It's actually my 6th motorcyle, but my first one in over 30 years and the first one without spoked wheels.

ted