Cleaning spokes/wheels.
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I am on nights right now and I don't do much of anything when I am on nights, other then sleep most of the day! I will however take some pictures as soon as I can on my next day off and see if I can't get them posted. Its not no big mistery though. It's just that "mother's power ball" that attaches to the end of a drill and it spins as you clean your spokes. You want to hold on tight and not ram it into your spokes though and it is a soft spongey material so it will chew up if you push it to hard I would imagine. I just go around the edge of the rim then slightly against the spokes with the ball. For the inner hub I put the extension on that comes with the power ball, collapse or squeeze the ball together and slip it through the spokes then let it unsquish or open up then angle it downward on to your hub. Like I said, its not made for this but hey, it works and I to hate spokes, well, cleaning them anyway and you can really get into other areas that you never could before too! Its just a soft spongey ball is all and when attached to a drill it does very well. Its made for car wheels, rims actually! So, when I seen it that light bulb went on. I bought it, 19.00 or 29.00 I think it was and it worked! I have spent a ton more on **** I didn't like or didn't work before so I thoght "what the heck". Now, I am glad I did it because a 2 hour job, that I have always hated, is now a 20 or 30 minute job and best of all, they look brand new too!
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From: malibu
I am on nights right now and I don't do much of anything when I am on nights, other then sleep most of the day! I will however take some pictures as soon as I can on my next day off and see if I can't get them posted. Its not no big mistery though. It's just that "mother's power ball" that attaches to the end of a drill and it spins as you clean your spokes. You want to hold on tight and not ram it into your spokes though and it is a soft spongey material so it will chew up if you push it to hard I would imagine. I just go around the edge of the rim then slightly against the spokes with the ball. For the inner hub I put the extension on that comes with the power ball, collapse or squeeze the ball together and slip it through the spokes then let it unsquish or open up then angle it downward on to your hub. Like I said, its not made for this but hey, it works and I to hate spokes, well, cleaning them anyway and you can really get into other areas that you never could before too! Its just a soft spongey ball is all and when attached to a drill it does very well. Its made for car wheels, rims actually! So, when I seen it that light bulb went on. I bought it, 19.00 or 29.00 I think it was and it worked! I have spent a ton more on **** I didn't like or didn't work before so I thoght "what the heck". Now, I am glad I did it because a 2 hour job, that I have always hated, is now a 20 or 30 minute job and best of all, they look brand new too!
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Lake Tahoe California
Got a powerball in the garage. Looks like I will take it out of hybernation and put it to work. Been sitting there for a few years. Glad I will finally put it to work. Thanks for the tip.
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I love my scooter just like every other guy in here. I hate cleaning spokes though and like I said, when I seen it hanging there, the light went off in my head and Voala!! I could not find the cone but now that I have used the power ball I am not sure the cone would be stout enough but as soon as I see one I am going to buy one and find out. I have spent a ton of money on everything else, 20, 30 bucks for factory looking spokes? I'm, sold!! I have also used it in other ares I could never get my fingers or a rag too! Top of the rocker boxes? Done. Top of the tranny? Done! Inner chrome rock gaurd? Like brand new! Chrome brake calipers? Sparkling clean! Like I said, I am a clean freak and just about everything on my bike is chrome. Doing my spokes and both wheels was a good 2 hour job, now? 30 minutes! To me that is just that much more time on the road plus I just don't hate cleaning the bike now or at least as much as I used too! It works for me, if it doesn't work for you, sorry!
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