Some wheels I built for the 74 TX650. The bike was fitted with alloy wheels when I brought it home, but the original spoked wheels were also supplied. Spokes were totally rusted out and rims were badly damaged from use of screwdrivers, hammers, chisels, apparently anything the PO could lay his hands on, except tyre levers.
I ground the rim edges down to smooth over the gouges, dents and scratches. The rest of the damage on the side walls and spoke area was cleaned up with a nylon fibre wheel and the rims werebthen polished. There's still a little bit of damage I couldn't fix, but you have to look pretty close.
Rear hub was mounted on the lathe and the flanges trued and casting bridges between fins removed, then polished. Front hub was also mounted on the lathe and the two bridges cut down a little so I could get into the centre of the hub to polish.
Stainless spokes were used, the front spoke supplier supplied spokes that were the right length but the thread was too long, so, after lacing, centering and truing there is 3mm of thread showing between nipples and hub. Rear spokes came from Heidens, right length, right length of thread, so, all good.
I ground the rim edges down to smooth over the gouges, dents and scratches. The rest of the damage on the side walls and spoke area was cleaned up with a nylon fibre wheel and the rims werebthen polished. There's still a little bit of damage I couldn't fix, but you have to look pretty close.
Rear hub was mounted on the lathe and the flanges trued and casting bridges between fins removed, then polished. Front hub was also mounted on the lathe and the two bridges cut down a little so I could get into the centre of the hub to polish.
Stainless spokes were used, the front spoke supplier supplied spokes that were the right length but the thread was too long, so, after lacing, centering and truing there is 3mm of thread showing between nipples and hub. Rear spokes came from Heidens, right length, right length of thread, so, all good.
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