Lacing wheels

[bluemitch]

I have a couple of dodgy spokes and looking at re-lacing the wheels of my old Yamaha.

Is this something that is achievable with minimal equipment and experience or
does it fall into the 'Dark Arts' area?

 

[Big R]

It's much easier than you think. I put the axle through the wheel, and rest the axle across a couple jack stands. As long as it isn't sliding side to side (put a couple zip ties on the axle), you just need something to find the high and low spots.

 

[Mr.E]

Yeah, you could get fancy and buy a drop indicator and magnet stand at harbour freight, or just eyeball it, or even run a bright string across the top and side to give you a good visual of what is out where and what to adjust. But ta really is pretty easy, just takes a little patience. Good luck!

 

[interceptor]

Watching these videos helped me. Hope it helps you


http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8ZuMLflNAlwANQ37w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBrOTlpOGs3BHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZANWMTE2?p=oakys+garage+spokes&fr=fptb-hpd03&ei=utf-8&fr2=tab-web&n=21&tnr=20


http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8Z1WYc5NeTUAqEb7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBncGdyMzQ0BHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZAM-?p=motorcycle+wheel+rtruing&fr=fptb-hpd03&ei=utf-8&fr2=tab-web&n=21&tnr=20

 

[bluemitch]

Thanks guys for the tips