So are Nippon wheels a knock off of Rota wheels which are also knockoffs? Possibly just rebadged? They are cheaper than the Rota's and if they are the same quality then seems like a great deal.

 

Don't think they are rebadged. Checked out the parent company. They have been around in Japan since 1970. They started by making hubs for Kawasaki.


Company Name Shin Nippon Wheel Industries Co., Ltd.

Address Head Office & Miyakoda Factory
Shinmiyakoda 4-chome 1-2, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu city,
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 431-2103
Inasa Factory
2370 Iinoya, Inasa-cho, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu city,
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 431-2212

Founded August 1, 1970

Capital 80 million yen

Line of Products
1) Design, research & development and production and distribution of farm machinery, industrial machinery, and brakes and clutch assemblies for motorcycles and automobiles
2) Manufacturing of aluminum wheels for motorcycles and automobiles
Main Customers Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Iseki & Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd., D.Nagata Co., Ltd., Ishikawajima-shibaura Machinery Co., ltd., Yanmar Co., Ltd., Kubota Corporation

President Toshinari Shigeta

Website http://www.snw-ind.co.jp/english/index.html