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Re: respoking rims

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05c50 wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:18 pm I think my eyes started to bleed trying to read it :shock:
Right!! I had the same reaction but it did have the pic I was looking for. Some people have a real gift for making things seem really complicated when they write it all down. I'm more of a visual learner as I expect most garage mechanics are. Look around for some videos to break down the mystique.

But in the end, you have to EARN the Bike Builder moniker (even if it's just lacing a wheel).
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sgwilly wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:29 pm

Right!! I had the same reaction but it did have the pic I was looking for. Some people have a real gift for making things seem really complicated when they write it all down. I'm more of a visual learner as I expect most garage mechanics are. Look around for some videos to break down the mystique.

But in the end, you have to EARN the Bike Builder moniker (even if it's just lacing a wheel).
Some folks write information at the level they understand thinking everyone will understand it.
Others write things and explain it to the nth degree because they found it difficult to understand.
Like you mentioned..video's or pictures eliminate the problems..for most.
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Whiskerfish wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:23 am SNIP I will try to get them plugged back in sometime in the next day or 2.
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Whiskerfish wrote: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:08 pm
Whiskerfish wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:23 am SNIP I will try to get them plugged back in sometime in the next day or 2.
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another question..
should I reuse the original spokes or go with new?
I'm going to paint them but I'm thinking that 40+ year old spokes..it wouldn't hurt to throw some Buchannan spokes in her.
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If I were going through the trouble of respoking, I’d put in stainlesss steel spokes and power coat the rim and hub black or at least a very dark color for high contrast with the shiny spokes.
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sgwilly wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:19 pm If I were going through the trouble of respoking, I’d put in stainlesss steel spokes and power coat the rim and hub black or at least a very dark color for high contrast with the shiny spokes.
I'm going gloss black on the rim and hub, flat black on the spokes and gold nipples..
I thought about powder coat but I want to be able to touch up any oopsies during assembly or chips from rocks,etc so I'm going with paint.
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Keeping paint on wrenched nipples is going to be tough (no personal experience).
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sgwilly wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:53 pm Keeping paint on wrenched nipples is going to be tough (no personal experience).
I'm thinking that too..I'm tossing around a couple of idea's on how to tighten them without chipping the paint off.
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and another question...are the front spokes 9 gauge and read 8 gauge? :mrgreen:
Found these..
https://fortnine.ca/en/moose-mx1-billet ... 6&493=7783
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I send my spoked wheels to Buchanan and let the experts do it.

https://www.buchananspokes.com/
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scootsx2 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:06 pm I send my spoked wheels to Buchanan and let the experts do it.

https://www.buchananspokes.com/
that would cost me more then what I spent to buy the bike.. :shock:
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Here I purchased my SS spokes for the rims of my 1975 GL1000 K1 at "Haan Wheels".........

https://www.haanwheels.com/

I did re-spoke both wheels by myself.......it was a hell of a job and only succeeded with help of my "clever' drinking straw application approach.
Haan wheels did the alignement and tightening......perfect adres in Europe.....I was very satisfied.

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Just about to attempt this myself... Maybe goin to get a local bloke to do it now that I've read abit about it.
I've been chasing down spoke sets. I happened across cmsnl just as a guide.. They list 2 sets of spokes for front wheel assembly... Set A = 20 and set B =20. One set is the inner spokes the other the outer spokes.
Is there any difference? I can't see a visual difference in length or anything else.
Another goldwing parts site.. Sell sets so I'm a bit curious as to that. https://www.goldwingparts.com/collectio ... 975?page=4
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Gc33 wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:56 am Just about to attempt this myself... Maybe goin to get a local bloke to do it now that I've read abit about it.
I've been chasing down spoke sets. I happened across cmsnl just as a guide.. They list 2 sets of spokes for front wheel assembly... Set A = 20 and set B =20. One set is the inner spokes the other the outer spokes.
Is there any difference? I can't see a visual difference in length or anything else.
Another goldwing parts site.. Sell sets so I'm a bit curious as to that. https://www.goldwingparts.com/collectio ... 975?page=4
The difference is in the angle of the bend. One has more of an angle to it. I can't remember which goes where in regards to the hub though. I watched a video on youtube about respoking. I'll see if I can find it.
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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