About the Product

A WHEEL THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING!

BST brings you the lightest and most advanced wheels in the world – meeting and surpassing the highest international standards in performance, safety, endurance and visual appeal. BST has been the world leader in carbon fibre wheels for 20 years, and their automotive wheels have been on the road for more than five years.

In 2021, BST launched the new aftermarket GT TEK wheel – for the Porsche RS centre lock models. The world’s first Ultra Lite wheel for supercars, the GT TEK clocks in at an astonishing 5.885kg (12.95lbs) on the front and 7.750kg (17.05 lbs) on the rear.  A jawdropping achievement for a carbon fibre wheel that is road and track certified.


THE GT TEK HAS SUBSTANTIAL PROVENANCE OF PRECISION QUALITY ENGINEERING

BST is the longest standing Carbon Fibre manufacturer with more experience and wheels on the road than any other. 

BST GT TEK wheels have been extensively road and track tested to the highest international standards, matching and exceeding BST’s industry-leading performance, safety and strength metrics, while boasting BST’s trademark sultry good looks.



A REMARKABLE TRACK RECORD

 Since its inception, BST has supplied award-winning lightweight carbon fibre wheels to tens  of thousands of motorsport champions, motoring enthusiasts and leading OEMs across the globe, designing and manufacturing wheels for some of the world’s most prestigious car and motorcycle brands. BST carbon fibre wheels grace the Delage D12 – voted the world’s “most beautiful car” in 2020; the Ariel Atom – the world’s fastest track car; the Donkervoort D8 GTO supercar; and the fun and beautiful Vuhl 05.BST design and produce wheels for every make of superbike from Aprilia to Yamaha, as well as for some of the most prestigious manufacturers – Ducati, Arch Motorcycles, Norton Motorcycles and MV Agusta – equipping these exclusive bikes with a competitive advantage that is not achievable with any other wheel.
 

REINVENTING PERFORMANCE

Uncompromising excellence. Unparalleled experience. Bespoke design and manufacturing. Trusted partner to the world’s premier supercar and superbike brands. Just a few of the reasons that BST is acclaimed as the world’s leading carbon wheel manufacturer.

GT TEK: A WORLD FIRST

• The first and only 100% carbon fibre wheel (no metal parts)
• The lightest and strongest wheel on road or track
• The first and only completely hollow spoke carbon wheel
• The first and only monocoque wheel of complex pre-preg carbon fibre structure cured in a single process

GT TEK won the SEMA 2021 award as the best new wheel product. Up to 50% lighter than OEM equivalents, the GT TEK is also the safest wheel on road or racetrack, complying with all JWL and DOTE safety standards. Combine that with reduced road noise, optimized stiffness, direct OEM replacement and you’ve got yourself a winning wheel.

 

WHY CHOOSE BST

BST has led the carbon revolution for 20 years and boasts over 100 years of composite experience in their industry-leading technical team, with specialists in the fields of motorsport, aeronautical and F1 composite engineering, specialist composite design and pioneering R&D. BST uses advanced manufacturing and technology to produce their super-strong, lightweight masterpieces. Quality does not come easy or by accident.

PERFORMANCE

• BST carbon wheels are up to 60% lighter than a regular alloy wheel – resulting in superior handling, braking, acceleration, fuel efficiency, noise reduction and outstanding road handling. The equivalent of a significant engine upgrade.

SAFETY

• Wheels that hold the road, allowing for sharper response and improved driver control. BST wheels are constantly subjected to the most rigorous and demanding testing to meet international safety standards.

STRENGTH

• Carbon fibre is 13 times stronger than aluminium, giving you extreme durability for all conditions, on racetrack or road.

TECHNOLOGY

• BST brings you to the most advanced carbon fibre wheel on the planet. Wheels created with the most advanced materials and technologies that are used by NASA and Formula 1. An automotive wheel so cleverly designed it outperforms any other.

Dont Forget you will need a new sprocket with your BST wheels!

All wheels come with cush drives, valve stems and all related hardware unless otherwise stated. 

Performance
Weighing between 40 and 60 percent less than OEM wheels, BST wheels bestow sportbikes with sharper corner-carving abilities, faster acceleration, and quicker braking by weighing less than their production-bike counterparts. Lighter wheels are also easier for suspension systems to control over bumps and irregular surfaces, yielding more traction and unimpeded acceleration. Less rotating mass also equals less rider fatigue.

A lighter rear wheel is easier for the shock to control properly, which leads to superior power application and much higher trap speeds in competition and track days.

Design
Using high-tech processes pioneered in the aerospace industry, BST wheels are manufactured in a single molding operation. This technique produces a wheel that is far superior in strength and much lighter than any aluminum or magnesium wheel, and one that is light and strong enough for racing and street use.

BST wheels are a unique monococque (single unit) design with hollow spokes. The end result is wheels with unsprung weight reduced 40-60 percent compared to stock wheels. This delivers the lowest possible moment of inertia, a critical factor that affects all aspects of motorcycle performance.

Maximizing the molecular and structural properties of carbon fiber, BST has reduced spoke and rim weight without compromising their strength. Mass is therefore concentrated in the hub, reducing rotational inertia. This results in quicker acceleration and braking, allowing faster corner entry and exit speeds.

Manufacturing
BST designs the tooling, molds, wheel and hubs, then manufactures them in its state-of-the-art factory. Precision cutting machines, like those used in the aeronautical industry, ensure that the process is repeatable and meets the highest certification standards. BST uses only the finest “prepreg” carbon fiber, which is embedded in a top-secret resin matrix epoxy. Carbon-fiber layup is done in a dust-free and temperature-controlled “clean room.” The wheels are cured in a superheated steam oven, or autoclave, at 260 degrees and 85 psi. This produces the best material compaction and smoothest surface finish. Every step of this process is logged, the entire history of each wheel is stored and stamped with a unique serial number. To ensure the highest quality manufacturing processes and components, BST’s entire operation is managed under strict, new ISO 9002 standards.

About BST
Established in 1992, BST is 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. The standard equipment wheels on Confederate and Norton motorcycles, BST was also chosen to provide wheels and produce the carbon-fiber frame on the radical MotoCyz project. On the world stage, BST wheels have been proven at every level of FIM Grand Prix roadracing competition and have won 12 national championships.