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rotortech
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:28 pm 
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hailwood1965 wrote:
Hi again

If I am going to have the rear hub and brake cover from my S3 400 powder-coated black, I need to have the stuff down there tomorrow.

Someone mentioned "cutting the spokes off" the rear wheel. I've never done this before. Is this hacksaw or sawzall method, or? I have the tire off the wheel--can they just be unscrewed?

Anything I should do or mark or ? before removing the spokes to make them easier to install?

Plan would be to have the rear brake and hub powdercoated then run new Buchanon spokes and the stock chrome wheel.

Advice welcomed. TIA

Hale


You should measure the offset from the hub flange to the rim face at least on one side. Draw a good sketch and write down the dimensions so that you can put it together right the first time. When I put it together I use drill bits in 3 spots for shims while tightening the spokes. As to cutting; I use the bolt cutter method. Less than 1 minute per wheel and you are done. Have the tires removed first. :D

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Jim
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:39 pm 
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Just in case you want to save the spokes... I just rebuilt a wheel that had stainless spokes in good condition, so I used a screwdriver in a cordless drill to unscrew the nipples. It went pretty fast.

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ktmguy
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
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Jim wrote:
Just in case you want to save the spokes... I just rebuilt a wheel that had stainless spokes in good condition, so I used a screwdriver in a cordless drill to unscrew the nipples. It went pretty fast.


Same here, I like doing it the hard way. Usually only cut those off that don't cooperate, then I store them all with the rest of my headless doll collection in the attic? The bolt cutter method sounds best but I like sparks too!
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 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:34 pm 
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rotortech wrote:
hailwood1965 wrote:
Anything I should do or mark or ? before removing the spokes to make them easier to install?

Hale

You should measure the offset from the hub flange to the rim face at least on one side. Draw a good sketch and write down the dimensions so that you can put it together right the first time. When I put it together I use drill bits in 3 spots for shims while tightening the spokes. As to cutting; I use the bolt cutter method. Less than 1 minute per wheel and you are done. Have the tires removed first. :D

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From this thread linked from the Resources page (some of the images are nicer than others... :D ) :
http://www.easterndirt.com/?p=385

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1971Kaw500
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:59 pm 
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Question: Wouldn't each bike model such as 71 500 all have the same offset measurement?
Would there be any place to find these numbers?
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Ja-Moo
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:24 pm 
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I have never heard of any triple using an offset.......... :problem:

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 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:03 pm 
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Ja-Moo wrote:
I have never heard of any triple using an offset.......... :problem:

Me Neither, sounds like some jive-ass Pommie idea...............!!! :lol:

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