[fuzzybutt]

i've been thinking lately about lacing up some shouldered aluminum rims onto my cb750k (rear 750f disc) and i just about dropped my beer when i saw what they were selling for. are there any alternatives to the high(150-225 bucks per rim) prices i've been seeing? can i lace up dirtbike rims or are there shouldered steel rims out there? this isnt a race bike just a street bike i want the look on.

some people are like slinkies, basically useless but they still make me smile when i push them down the stairs

 

[krapfever]

How many spokes?

'77-'79(?) XS650s came with 18" aluminum rims. Dunno how many spokes though.

I'm guessing 40?



Does your 750 have an 18" rear wheel?



Honda go sideways!

 

[jbranson]

The Honda CL77 (305) scrambler had steel shouldered rims...very strong. I think 19" though.

Beware the cheap Chinese rims, I've trued a couple, sub-standard quality, stress risers in the spoke dimples, not suitable for use on larger bikes in my opinion ( I wouldn't use them on any bike for that matter). They require some unnatural spoke tweaking to get them passably straight. I'm speaking of the Chinese alloy rims...I've never spoked a Chinese steel rim.

JohnnyB

 

[fuzzybutt]

40 spoke, 19" front-18" rear

some people are like slinkies, basically useless but they still make me smile when i push them down the stairs

 

[krapfever]

Yeah, looked around. I'm pretty sure the desirable XS650 rims were 36 spokes.



Honda go sideways!

 

[Geeto67]

1975-76 GL1000 and 1975-76 CB750A hondamatics came with DID aluminum shouldered rims. The hondamatics are direct replacement hubs for a cb750K (use your K spacers and parts or relace them to the F hub). The GL1000 front wheel will work fi you swap all your brake parts, but the rear will have to be relaced to your hub because GL1000s are shaft drive.

When I first started messing with cb750s, hondamatics were cheap and I would buy the whole bike (usually for $100-$500 running) swap the rims, and then resell for what I paid for it. 90% of the people who bought them didn't know it was supposed to have aluminum rims and most were happy at how shiney the chrome was on them. I bent the last set I had on a series of NYC potholes, went back to steel, and have since not sought out another hondamatic....although there was one on CL last year for $300.

Edited by - Geeto67 on May 08 2007 12:30:57 PM

 

[Geeto67]

here, this will get you started:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977...3QQihZ011QQcategoryZ35601QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977...0QQihZ011QQcategoryZ35601QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I didn't think the 77s had spoked rims, guess I was wrong. 78s have comstars - not worth it.

 

[fuzzybutt]

i cannot believe i forgot the 750a had the aluminum rims, these damn pain killers are kicking my ass. i've put my bids in


some people are like slinkies, basically useless but they still make me smile when i push them down the stairs