Relace spokes
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I used a Unibit to bore out the hub to fit a 1" axle, powder coated the rims and hubs, relaced the wheels, trued them, mounted the tires, and balanced with Dyna beads for $200 bucks. Yeah buy some wheels cheaper than that
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Try this link for some insight.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc.../spoke-wheels/
http://www.dansmc.com/spokewheels.htm
I laced the wheels for my 01' EGC awhile back. It was my 1st attempt at lacing too. I had on many occasions disasembled many wheels. Had no real troulble getting them laced up. However I did have a laced wheel for reference. When I had them laced I didn't true them myself. When I got the tires I wanted, took them to a local wheel shop for truing, mounting the tires and balancing. Not all that difficult. There is a learning curve, take it slow and double check as you go. I wouldn't hesitate to true them myself next time, mounting the tires and use Dyna Beads to balance. IMHO
Nate
PS Sorry for the Dyna Bead reference on tubed spoked wheel application. I don't think they work that way. They stuck in my mind as I just used them for the tubeless mag type wheels on my 09' Ultra.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc.../spoke-wheels/
http://www.dansmc.com/spokewheels.htm
I laced the wheels for my 01' EGC awhile back. It was my 1st attempt at lacing too. I had on many occasions disasembled many wheels. Had no real troulble getting them laced up. However I did have a laced wheel for reference. When I had them laced I didn't true them myself. When I got the tires I wanted, took them to a local wheel shop for truing, mounting the tires and balancing. Not all that difficult. There is a learning curve, take it slow and double check as you go. I wouldn't hesitate to true them myself next time, mounting the tires and use Dyna Beads to balance. IMHO
Nate
PS Sorry for the Dyna Bead reference on tubed spoked wheel application. I don't think they work that way. They stuck in my mind as I just used them for the tubeless mag type wheels on my 09' Ultra.
On the relacing note, Pay someone who knows what they are doing, The agravation of the job is not worth the savings. Plus truing them up is a Huge PITA.
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I agree with the recommendations for stainless steel spokes. I replaced the stock spokes on my Duece when they started getting tarnished. That was about 5 or 6 years and 50,000 or 60,000 miles ago and they still look as good as the day I installed them.
Whether you should do them yourself is something only you can answer. If you've got the patience and you like learning as you go, then do it. But be prepared to spend some time... You're not going to do it in an hour or two. It's more like a whole Saturday or Sunday kind of project. There are manuals that explain the process and the specifications for offset, runout and the like.
As for truing, I built a simple stand out of wood with a wire pointer. A pointer and a feeler gauge is just as accurate as a dial-indicator if done correctly. It's not quite as easy, but it can be just as accurate. I also use the same stand for balancing.
Whether you should do them yourself is something only you can answer. If you've got the patience and you like learning as you go, then do it. But be prepared to spend some time... You're not going to do it in an hour or two. It's more like a whole Saturday or Sunday kind of project. There are manuals that explain the process and the specifications for offset, runout and the like.
As for truing, I built a simple stand out of wood with a wire pointer. A pointer and a feeler gauge is just as accurate as a dial-indicator if done correctly. It's not quite as easy, but it can be just as accurate. I also use the same stand for balancing.
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Well... Maybe not if you were trying to measure to 4 decimal places, but for truing a wheel it is absolutely accurate enough.
Last edited by 2black1s; Dec 9, 2010 at 12:50 AM.
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