>Hi gang
>Someone has offered me a set of magnesium alloy wheels for a good price.

I have heard that magnesium-alloy wheels are a no-no for street use. They
are brittle and develop hairline fractures, which corrode. Eventually the
wheel flies apart on the road. NOT pretty.

This was a problem with Ducati motorcycles' Speedline wheels in the
earliest 80s, and the Australian distributor stopped importing
Speedline-equipped bikes in favor of aluminum-wheeled ones. I have seen a
Honda 750/4 with cracking mags also.

Best stick with aluminum-alloy or iron-alloy (steel) wheels.

Andrew