Help lacing my wheel

[72cb450]

I'm building a 72 honda cb450, it currently has a 16 inch rear wheel. I've found an 18 inch wheel, unfortunately I don't know how to lace the wheel. Any help or diagrams for doing this would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Big R]

There are "inside" spokes and "outside" spokes - which are determined by the degree of the bend at the hub. Lace the inside spokes first (yes, all of them) then the outside spokes. Take a LOT of pics of your current wheel since the pattern will be the same. And if you place a nipple into the wheel and press it, it will point to the corresponding hole in the hub.

 

[swan]

There are many threads on this subject if you search

Here are two good ones: http://www.sohc4.net/index.php/wheelrebuild/
http://www.tioc.org/lacing371007rim.htm

 

[DrJ]

Make sure you buy a rim with the same number of spokes. A stock CB450 has 40 spokes unlike most other Hondas old Japanese bikes that have 36. Also, determine if it's the stock hub.

 

[72cb450]

Thanks for all the help, since yesterday I have done some further searching on the site and have found a few links to help out.

 

[nukem1r]

when i was doing this...i tried a few times. got frustrated almost called it and paid the money for someone else to do it...then i found this link http://www.easterndirt.com/?p=385
very good write up when combined with all the lacing instructions on the forums... I knows its dirtbike but its the same concept. I printed that out and this
( http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=24122.0 ) out and together they seemed to give me enough info to get my wheels laced. I did end up paying a local shop (bent lever in vancouver) to tru them since it was not much more to pay for truing and the mounting and balancing. Good luck!

 

[Sonreir]

Lacing your own wheel is definitely a rite of passage. First one I did took me almost two hours. It's pretty quick once you get the hang of it though.