KennyJ post=856695
Could this be caused by respoking the rim with the center hubs on the wrong side...anyone come across this one?
Thanks
Appears to be a KZ1000? We can only speak to Z1's based on personal experience rebuilding Z1 spoke wheels, but suspect that KZ1000's are the same; there is no offset specified between the hub center and rim center. It's a little tricky to measure precisely to a fraction of a mm but, that isn't the case here. The rim in the pic looks to be seriously offset from the hub centerline. Don't know of any spacer mismatch or assembly error that would account for the offset error seen in the pic & still have the axle nut tighten while allowing the wheel to spin freely.
Lay a straight edge across one side of the rim, resting on the the outer rim flanges (not touching the tire sidewalls) as close as possible to the outer circumference of the inner hub. Measure to the hub's circumferential center with calipers or some such. Repeat for the other side. We think you'll discover the rim centerline is offset from the centerline by a significant margin.
Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE