Thanks for the replies. That Excel nipple size thing would have bit me in the ass. Seems like there's no cheap easy way here. I probably shouldn't improvise on something like this anyway.
help with rim job
I've got a '75 Honda 400F. 18" 36 hole, WM2 front and WM3 rear. I want alloy rims...specifically these alloy rims. They come in the right sizes for my bike but are not made specifically for my hubs.
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Never having laced a wheel before, how much of a factor is the angle of the nipples in the rim? These are 18" 36 hole rims, but they're made for the rear wheel of small Honda and KTM dirtbikes. Can the spoke patterns be so far off that they won't work?
I know I could write a check to Buchanans and have some rims custom drilled, but thought I'd check these out first.
Never having laced a wheel before, how much of a factor is the angle of the nipples in the rim? These are 18" 36 hole rims, but they're made for the rear wheel of small Honda and KTM dirtbikes. Can the spoke patterns be so far off that they won't work?
I know I could write a check to Buchanans and have some rims custom drilled, but thought I'd check these out first.
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Well shit. I got my new spokes in the mail and my bubble has burst.
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I didn't have any specs on this front rim, it was cheap and shiny and I was in an ignorant Ebaying bliss. Anyway, I think I'm screwed. With the nips and spokes in, the distance where they would meet the hub is about 5" from side to side. My hub is about 3" wide. These are the big .343 nipples, so I can't drill and go up a size. The 8 gauge spokes aren't very bendy. Do I have any other options?
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Grind some relief into the holes? Put it back on Ebay and start over? If it won't work is it best to just fork over the $180 to have Buchanan drill one, or is there another 18" option for a Honda disk hub?
On the flip side, the $9.99 Akront for the rear wheel looks like a winner. I just can't stay mad at Ebay.
I didn't have any specs on this front rim, it was cheap and shiny and I was in an ignorant Ebaying bliss. Anyway, I think I'm screwed. With the nips and spokes in, the distance where they would meet the hub is about 5" from side to side. My hub is about 3" wide. These are the big .343 nipples, so I can't drill and go up a size. The 8 gauge spokes aren't very bendy. Do I have any other options?
Grind some relief into the holes? Put it back on Ebay and start over? If it won't work is it best to just fork over the $180 to have Buchanan drill one, or is there another 18" option for a Honda disk hub?
On the flip side, the $9.99 Akront for the rear wheel looks like a winner. I just can't stay mad at Ebay.
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Well shit. I got my new spokes in the mail and my bubble has burst.
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I didn't have any specs on this front rim, it was cheap and shiny and I was in an ignorant Ebaying bliss. Anyway, I think I'm screwed. With the nips and spokes in, the distance where they would meet the hub is about 5" from side to side. My hub is about 3" wide. These are the big .343 nipples, so I can't drill and go up a size. The 8 gauge spokes aren't very bendy. Do I have any other options?
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Grind some relief into the holes? Put it back on Ebay and start over? If it won't work is it best to just fork over the $180 to have Buchanan drill one, or is there another 18" option for a Honda disk hub?
On the flip side, the $9.99 Akront for the rear wheel looks like a winner. I just can't stay mad at Ebay.
I didn't have any specs on this front rim, it was cheap and shiny and I was in an ignorant Ebaying bliss. Anyway, I think I'm screwed. With the nips and spokes in, the distance where they would meet the hub is about 5" from side to side. My hub is about 3" wide. These are the big .343 nipples, so I can't drill and go up a size. The 8 gauge spokes aren't very bendy. Do I have any other options?
Grind some relief into the holes? Put it back on Ebay and start over? If it won't work is it best to just fork over the $180 to have Buchanan drill one, or is there another 18" option for a Honda disk hub?
On the flip side, the $9.99 Akront for the rear wheel looks like a winner. I just can't stay mad at Ebay.
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