Comments on: How to lace a wheel from scratch. http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/ XS 650 Chopper is all about the awesome Yamaha XS650 Motorcycle. Tons of XS650 chopper pictures. Drool. Build. Ride. Check It Out! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick Shttp://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/comment-page-1/#comment-19982 Rick S Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:21:02 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=6213#comment-19982 If I'm going to lace a 19" wheel onto the back of my XS where there was a 16" wheel and I will be using that hub, How do I determine spoke length? It can't be as simple as adding an inch and a half to the length, can it? At $80-90 a pop for spoke sets...I gotta get it right the first time If I’m going to lace a 19″ wheel onto the back of my XS where there was a 16″ wheel and I will be using that hub, How do I determine spoke length? It can’t be as simple as adding an inch and a half to the length, can it? At $80-90 a pop for spoke sets…I gotta get it right the first time

]]> By: Olihttp://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/comment-page-1/#comment-16385 Oli Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:02:18 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=6213#comment-16385 Hey guys, this seems like the right place to get an answer to my dilemma! I am about to buy some new DID Motocross rims that are the same diameter but a little larger than stock, and am planning to lace them to my 1976 cb400f hubs and spokes. Does anyone know if motocross rims have NON-compatible holes or Nipples that would prevent me from doing this? (I plan to use new stock cb400f spokes and nipples to avoid paying for custom made spokes). Great tutorial btw! I will definitily be using it! Thanks! Hey guys, this seems like the right place to get an answer to my dilemma! I am about to buy some new DID Motocross rims that are the same diameter but a little larger than stock, and am planning to lace them to my 1976 cb400f hubs and spokes. Does anyone know if motocross rims have NON-compatible holes or Nipples that would prevent me from doing this? (I plan to use new stock cb400f spokes and nipples to avoid paying for custom made spokes).
Great tutorial btw! I will definitily be using it!

Thanks!

]]> By: Barneyhttp://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/comment-page-1/#comment-14113 Barney Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:11:24 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=6213#comment-14113 I just used this tuitorial. Awesome pictures. Thanks! I just used this tuitorial. Awesome pictures. Thanks!

]]> By: NIXShttp://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/comment-page-1/#comment-11608 NIXS Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:31:17 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=6213#comment-11608 Dennis_Yeah good call i was up late that night!!! damn third shifts. I'll call mikes tomorrow not sure if they have long spokes for my application but worth a shot. The dudes at buchannans will be the money shot if mikes falls through. I ended up with an akront and sakugara basically the same thing. I have one or two flat spots to tend to though. The pics on ebay looked great hahaha! Did your Panasonic chair come with the "fine white glove delivery"...if not you got ripped off! Thanx man Dennis_Yeah good call i was up late that night!!! damn third shifts. I’ll call mikes tomorrow not sure if they have long spokes for my application but worth a shot. The dudes at buchannans will be the money shot if mikes falls through. I ended up with an akront and sakugara basically the same thing. I have one or two flat spots to tend to though. The pics on ebay looked great hahaha! Did your Panasonic chair come with the “fine white glove delivery”…if not you got ripped off! Thanx man

]]> By: Greghttp://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/comment-page-1/#comment-11593 Greg Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:00:19 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=6213#comment-11593 Thanks for the great write-up. I'm about to lace up one of my wheels, but my biggest concern is getting the spoke tension right. How cirtical is it and how do you tell when it is right? I've heard you can just bang them with a wrench and they should have a nice high pitch, but I'd hate to do it wrong and have the wheel come apart on me? I saw Buchannans sells a spoke torque wrench, but only for getting them close and then you still have to true it. Thanks for the great write-up. I’m about to lace up one of my wheels, but my biggest concern is getting the spoke tension right. How cirtical is it and how do you tell when it is right? I’ve heard you can just bang them with a wrench and they should have a nice high pitch, but I’d hate to do it wrong and have the wheel come apart on me? I saw Buchannans sells a spoke torque wrench, but only for getting them close and then you still have to true it.

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