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The hardcore Kyusha Shoe community was abuzz last weekend when one of the more interesting auction finds that I’ve ever come across appeared. It was a set of un-used and still in boxes Volk C1‘s complete with tags and instruction manuals, and one of the two aero options for the wheels, […]

From 1000 to 297000

6 Mar, 2017 in Shopping tagged composite / eighties / rays / ultra-rare / volk / yahoo by Q Osborne

My spelling is often terrible… but you can’t blame me here. I’m just trying to accurately portray history. In 1980, if you purchased a set of Rays Engineering Volk, or Xray wheels, they came with a nifty plastic card that insured your wheels against theft. The translation reads: Volk & Xray […]

Rays Guaranty Card

16 Jan, 2017 in Wheel Info tagged adscan / rays / volk by Q Osborne

While hunting for Kyusha Shoe paraphernalia, I recently stumbled upon something I never imagined existed. The first image found was this look at a Volk Racing Centerlock. I imagined that it was sourced from a catalog, or advertisement. However a closer look revealed that it was actually… … An Album Cover. […]

A Rays Record

6 Jan, 2017 in Rare Finds tagged centerlock / paraphernalia / rays / record / volk by Q Osborne

Among kyusha wheels, there are a select few that stand apart from others, usually because of unique design or construction. Generally they are the result of new ideas thought to be cutting edge. When time passes and that new idea never catches on, those designs become extra special. The Volk C1 […]

CFRP + AL

16 Dec, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged aero / Aero Cover / asymmetrical / composite / rays / volk by Q Osborne

Debuting in 1977, the Xray was the fourth wheel produced by Rays Engineering. Preceding it, was the now near unobtainable Volk Dish, and the more popular Volk 3-piece mesh and Volk II mesh. Like the Volk II mesh which also launched in 1977, the Xray used a two piece welded construction. […]

Xray Forecasting the Future

7 Mar, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged adscan / eighties / rays / raysengineering / seventies by Q Osborne

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