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As above Will be building my own wheels and I need new spokes ,the guy from portugal had full front and back sets for like £50 all in. But not anymore Any tips welcome and I'm gonna document the whole thing for refference. I've got front and rear Ali rims + spare wheels to build them from ,so no down time. I really need any links you guys might have for spokes even if its spoke manufacturers As I can get all th specs online (will upload links for this ) Gonna get this underway + got loads of new bits coming in th postso will photo the lot and it might help someone in the future Brake lines red braided New wheel bearings F+R New spokes F+R Ali rims f+r New indies f+r New pads f+r Easy clutch and two finger lever ,it's about £20 all in and makes a massive diff New grips pro grip Hubs powder coated red mmmmmmm Did chain as standard F+r sprockets Etc etc etc Regards gadget

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Wait for a reply Seiki. I think he knows where some Stainless steel ones are. If he does, post the link in your build thread.



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See if you can fit the 520 conversion to your new wheels.

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Can you link me to the 2 finger clutch lever you have please?

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Link that clutch lever you sausage :D



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speak to these chaps fella. did my mate spokes to lace kdx hubs/kx rims,they're proper wheel perverts hump.gif

http://www.central-wheel.co.uk/spokes/spokes.html



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GIVE THIS GUY A BELL NEAR ME I THINK HE CGARGES BTWEEN 50-80 PER WHEEL WITH SS SPOKES

http://www.shirebrookmotorcycles.co.uk/



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If none of those work, Hagon sell them and fit them, £200 to supply and fit iirc



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Still lookin for spokes ,but I'm deffinatly gonna build them myself It's not that difficult and if I put it on here others can do theirs and save loads ov money Rims eBay £30 Powder coat hubs £30 Spokes about £60 £120 and just think what the wheels are gonna end up like....can't wait Bike will be loads lighter Less unsprung weight for better handling Less tourqe required to spin the back wheel so faster acceleration That's a lot of gain for not a lot of money Just need them spokes to get this underway Tried the links above but a bit pricey ,thanks for looking guys The portugese guy was selling f+r with nipples and postage for about £50 so they must be available a bit cheaper than £50 a wheel and then £8 postage I don't have the two finger lever yet but I have the easy clutch it's bigger than it looks

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-DT125R-Rear-wheel-spokes-NEW-Genuine-Parts-DTR-125-DT125-R-DT-FREE-POST-/330728293250?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item4d00f14382#ht_500wt_1287



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Cheers Norfe that's £3 each and works out about £110 per wheel lol But the part numbers and sizes are a big help nice one

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I'm well happy now Just paid for these ,and I'm paying for the rear ones on Tuesday He listed more so not long till I start the wheel build http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200770468330?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1055wt_922

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oh man, do they do those in other colours?

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Not sure about other coulors ? This is the guy that sells the hp rear fenders on eBay so you could ask him, Or buy these and anodise them, you can do small bits in a bucket. Has anybody else on here built there own wheels and do they have any tips, I rebuild engines / forks etc and am an engineer at heart but this will be my first set of custom rims

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well if its anything like building bmx wheels just tighten all the spokes up evenly then make sure its straight, id definately get it checked over tho before u ride on it

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Ok a little update,got F+R spokes in the post and their bangin Got tomoz off work so gonna make a start,just need to remove the tyre from th rear Ali rim to get started,I can't wait ,the front gonna be so light,it's gonna want to lift all the time and the back is gonna b so easy to turn its gonna feel like I've lightend the flywheel,plus no rust,and the suspension is able to move up n down quicker so handling will be more responsive,will star uploading pics asap

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The strip down and polish up has started, Some people say u can use tennis balls in yer wheel like mooses,gonna look into this as would be lovely not to get flats on the lanes etc,

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NORFE wrote:

GIVE THIS GUY A BELL NEAR ME I THINK HE CGARGES BTWEEN 50-80 PER WHEEL WITH SS SPOKES

http://www.shirebrookmotorcycles.co.uk/

 thats one of those ---are you local --shops ? where brother and sister work ??? lol



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Any chance u could move this for me Seiki as I spose it's not about spokes anymore lol,could you just put it in the wheels section underneath plz,thanks fella

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MDK wrote:
NORFE wrote:

GIVE THIS GUY A BELL NEAR ME I THINK HE CGARGES BTWEEN 50-80 PER WHEEL WITH SS SPOKES

http://www.shirebrookmotorcycles.co.uk/

 thats one of those ---are you local --shops ? where brother and sister work ??? lol

 ha ha yeah hes sound him and his mrs have run it for the last 35 odd years, its a lil back street shop thats a right emporium

hes a man for perfection even did my last crank rebuild for free cos hed slightly marked my last one !

iv seen his wheels hung on the walls and there mint look the dogs

hes 1 of them guys that u need in the contacts book !



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I got one of those near me,tiny little shop family owned for years,he wants £35 a wheel to lace and true them,but with Phillipe from Portugal sellin spokes F+R with postage for like £50 I thought some people on here might want to build their own,proppa worrying tho ,first time and all that lol !,good to have u back bud

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Got an update for you lads,and loads of wheel porn ,mmmmmmm picy picy lol   ,this is just a mock up ,loads of head scratching along the way,but had to make sure they fit! Wodge yer think

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Just got to get the hubs powder coated now does any one know somewhere in Essex that does powder coating at a reasonable price,I've been quoted £55 for the two hubs in red ,any thoughts on this lads as I think it's a bit pricey ???

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I was thinking spray but the hubs are Ali and will oxidise under the paint and make it chip before long,powder coat is more perminant and can be jet washed nice and hard to clean them up ,£55 for both and they shotblast them first

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Truing my first wheel ever.... Video...

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Anyone ?

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£55 for a hub £20 on rattle cans /plasticoat and you could get just as good finish ?


for frames and body yeah pay for a good powder coat as they take bangs scratches ect but a hub is pritty well protected / so would have to be a diy spray job

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I think it's a rip off aswell ,I could do loads of bits with this (and a toaster oven to bake it for 25mins @ 400c),pegs/rad brackets/stand/callipers/all the handlebar hardware/rear master cylinder/engine brackets etc etc,could save loads of dolla ,http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eastwood-Hot-Coat-Powder-Coating-Gun-BRAND-NEW-10198-/140735575007?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item20c47e73df#ht_666wt_689

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Sat there staring at that for ages till I realised it was a vid lol

Yeah i'd stick with the powder coat, it's harder wearing.

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I just need to find somewhere cheaper ??? ,did you see the rust from inside the old Crome rim??,scary coz that wheel came off a 2001,how many people are trusting wheels that secretly rotting from the inside

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