New spokes or clean old ones?

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New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 01:47

im going to start tearing into the z1 in a few weeks. I was crusing Z1 enterprises, and seen a spoke set for the front and rear wheel for 135.00. The spokes on the z1 are rusty but solid, would i be better off trying to clean them or just splurjing and getting brand new ones?

74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 02:44

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I'd only go with new ones if the old ones have worn past factory specs. Save the splurging for a part you must have new and there only 2 left in the country. Unless, of course, you really hate cleaning things!

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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 08:38

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re-lacing a rim can be a major pain.......

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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 10:51

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Could try using strips of crocus cloth. Place around spoke and pull back and forth. Then protect with treatment of choice (clear-spray, wax, Pam, whatever).

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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 11:23

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Lay out how the olds were laced before taking apart

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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 12:10

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Well, now I feel like an idiot seeins how you actually said spokes and not sprockets like I had thought.:S

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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 13:45

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Little B wrote:

... feel like an idiot....

Hey Little B -- join the crowd. Have blown it enough to take comfort remembering a monkey fliping a quarter is right half the time. :lol:

Besides, had me going with the bit about spokes being worn beyond factory specs.

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Re: New spokes or clean old ones?

16 Dec 2007 16:57

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I read sprokets the first time around and got real confused when arobsum said "relacing a rim..."(?):huh:

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