twisted spokes????

garagedoreen

garagedoreen

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just thought Id throw that out.... Im about to get my wheels rebuilt with some new spokes. I saw some chopper guys running twisted spokes. I was wondering if any cafe guys is running these????

anybody got any pics, opinions, stories??
 
twisted spokes huh??!!.. hmmmm.. that is kinda chopperish..
I dont know If Id want that on my bike...
 
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i was looking at this picture. kind of a little bling but thats the look im going for on my bike.......
 
locO leoN said:
twisted spokes huh??!!.. hmmmm.. that is kinda chopperish..
I dont know If Id want that on my bike...
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Hey Noel I thought that was your fantasy ;D ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKGaw1RzRs&feature=related


anybody got any pics, opinions, stories?? ;D ;D ;D
 
garagedoreen said:
just thought Id throw that out....
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Yes, throw that idea right out the window. Makes about as much sense as whitewalls on Comstars.
 
garagedoreen said:
nice... ;)
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Just being honest. Wouldn't want you to commit a cafe faux pas at your next meet. 8) If you really want to bling out your hoops, get aluminum rims and stainless steel spokes.
 
DrJ said:
Just being honest. Wouldn't want you to commit a cafe faux pas at your next meet. 8) If you really want to bling out your hoops, get aluminum rims and stainless steel spokes.
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no sweat... i asked... better being honest then to floot my boat.  ;D

I already rechromed my rims and polished my hubs. I was just thinking of something else to give my wheel set that added next punch. Check out my bike build thread.

I kind of go over board on everything I do.... But thats the way I like it. 
 
yeah just run the same parts as everybody else and it'll be alright ;D hell you never know, it might just be the next big thing! if you want twisted spoke's go for it. i would if i could pony up the funds.
 
junkyard jon said:
yeah just run the same parts as everybody else and it'll be alright ;D hell you never know, it might just be the next big thing! if you want twisted spoke's go for it. i would if i could pony up the funds.
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Thanks!!

yeah. i just wanted to get some honest opinions. the opinions wasnt so good.. hahaha but I guess im the one who ask.

but yeah, its still an idea i have. Im going to go talk to the wheel tru guy this week and check out his sample wheels.


Thanks again for all your honest opinions.

- Steven
 
If you want the bling...then go for it....change is good...If not , We'd all be riding british bikes fighting the mods
 
when i saw the topic title, i thought it was about wheels like this...

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yeah twisted spokes would be rad! then you could get some cool long fenders front and rear and then move your seat back a little bit to fit a fatter gas tank but for that to work your gonna need some longer bars, its cool though, you can dress them up with leather tassels.by then your gonna be rollin' in bitches so your gonna need a passenger seat and then to keep her on you should put a sissy bar on to make sure she doesn't fall off but just in case you should change your suspension out for something softer and adjustable like air bags. oh man... if only.....


/sarcasm

seriously though, just do some badass powder coating or a metal plating that would suit the bike. its cheaper anyway.
 
junkyard jon said:
so you don't like twisted spokes?
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No, I do not. If you're going to put twisted spokes on your bike, just go ahead and start wearing chaps. Oh, and a Village People black leather cap too.
 
junkyard jon said:
so what does a cafe bike look like? i mean does your bike look like everyone else's?
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No, my bike probably doesn't look like everyone elses:

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But it's not really about what a bike looks like.

A cafe racer can have a small tank or a big tank. It can have a bumstop seat or a two-up seat. It can have clip ons or clubmans. It can have rearsets or not. It can have polished aluminum or not. It can be any damn color you want.

But cafe racers have one thing in common: they are racers. They draw on the heritage of vintage racing bikes of the 1950s and 1960s. They are lean, light and built for speed. There are no superfluous parts; everything is for performance. If it doesn't improve speed, handling or braking, it has no place on a cafe racer.

Twisted spokes are the opposite of that. They are weaker and/or heavier than straight spokes. They are not at all about performance. Like ape-hanger handlebars, or those chrome brake caliper covers in the J.C. Whitney catalog, they are just "gingerbread", just decoration. They are for choppers and other Truman Capote bikes. Put them on your bike if you like, but please call it something else other than a cafe racer.
 
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