OZ Motorbike is part of the OZ Group, an Italian company which
since 1971 has lead the car and motorcycle aftermarket wheel industry. For
almost 40 years the OZ brand has been a guarantee of quality and Italian design.
And today with the very latest products OZ Motorbike makes its already
world-renowned brand even stronger.
This quality and expertise is recognized in the racing world
and OZ wheels are used extensively throughout all levels of racing including
World Super Bike, Grand Prix, the World Rally Championship and Formula One.
The two main qualities required for a quality wheel are light
weight and strength.
So why are light wheels so important? With today’s modern
Superbikes being so powerful, improved handling is now worth considerably more
to a lap time than additional power. A Superbike now spends as little as 2% of
its lap time on full throttle and that is the only time that power really
affects lap times. Lightweight wheels are a massive advantage because any loss
in unsprung and rotating weight is worth several times its actual physical
weight because it has a massive affect on handling. By fitting lighter wheels
you will:
- Reduce rotational inertia
- Improve acceleration
- Improve braking
- Reduce tyre wear
- Improve grip and traction
- Improve handling
- Turn in with less effort
- Flick through chicanes with less effort
- Reduce rider fatigue
All this adds up to reduce lap times up to several seconds per lap!
Of course, anyone can make a wheel lighter simply by using
less material. The difficult bit is to make it both lighter and strong enough to
do its job at anything up to 200MPH.
The experience and expertise of OZ wheels is your guarantee of both tremendous
Strength and light weight to produce the perfect Superbike wheel!
Piega 5 spoke Forged Aluminium wheels are available in
Black or Gold as standard, are up to 25% lighter than standard wheels and are
offered in two formats.
Piega – available for many applications for Road and
Track Day use.
Piega R – available for specific applications and is for Race use ONLY.
Also coming soon are the new Cattiva 6 spoke Forged
Magnesium wheels which are available in a large range of colours as standard
and are again, offered in two formats.
Cattiva – available for many applications for Road and
Track Day use.
Cattiva R – available for specific applications and is for Race use ONLY.