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Richard W 01-02-07 15:13
Spokes
 
I wanna bring my spokes back to their original glory. They don't get any special treatment when I wash the bike - just a wipe over with a sponge. Have tried autosol and elbow grease but the deep set stuff won't budge. Any tips on what will do it?

Thanks in anticipation.

midlife crisis 01-02-07 15:45
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Originally Posted by Richard W
I wanna bring my spokes back to their original glory. They don't get any special treatment when I wash the bike - just a wipe over with a sponge. Have tried autosol and elbow grease but the deep set stuff won't budge. Any tips on what will do it?

Thanks in anticipation.
Good question... Buck?

Storm 01-02-07 15:57
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Originally Posted by midlife crisis
Good question... Buck?
Exactly what I was going to say! Mick! Your vast knowledge of keeping things shiny is required!

CaptMoto 01-02-07 16:05
Take said wheel off... get some fine wire wool and harpic toilet cleaner. sit down the floor with a hot cuppa, away from harmful sun rays, wear some gauntlets and start by wetting the wire wool in harpic and hot water scrubbing spoke by spoke. The spokes on these bike are not stainless steel they are just common steel they get dirty, and show corrosion easily.

Best thing to do is to repoke them on same rims with more expensive spokes.

Buck 01-02-07 18:41
tHE SPOKES ARE RUBBISH QUALITY,dont go near them with the harpic (think of them lovely black wheels,it will ruin them)The trouble is the coating on the spokes is very thin,autosole will remove the rest of the coating so try not to use a abrasive
The best thing will be a decent degreaser and a toothbrush,im going to put some of that wonder wheels stuff to the test as the front wheel mainly gets all the brake dust baked on,on word of warning though,if you havent protected the spokes through winter with anticorrosive spray,you wont get them back to new,
Im afraid its the usual answer,lots of elbow grease.i hope that helps.:toothy10:

Richard W 02-02-07 10:15
Thought as much. Back in the days, I remember attacking the rims of my push bike with a toothbrush, 3-in-1 and duraglit.

Thanks for the replies.

Biker Biker 27-02-07 14:45
How cool is this.... a whole section on cleaning the bike.... brill

tootall 11-06-07 19:57
I clean them by soaking the wheel in a 50/50 solution of MOTO-Xtreme cleaner. Leave overnight then clean each spoke off with a non stick brillo pad. Seems to work for me but it is a right pain in the arse and my least favorite job. Like others have said the spokes are so cheap and really need replacing if you can afford it (which i generaly can't!).

Denny 08-07-08 20:36
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Originally Posted by CaptMoto (Post 12579)
Best thing to do is to repoke them on same rims with more expensive spokes.
Got any links that would have specific ones for our bikes Capt?

CaptMoto 08-07-08 20:42
http://www.talon-eng.co.uk/talon-pro...&newbike=15611

Talon made rims/hubs XXXpensive but the dog's nards

East Coast Wheels - USA
http://store.eastcoastwheels.com/supermotard.html

Roost Racing / Supermoto

http://www.roostracing.co.uk/supermoto.php

Best of the lot is this one company in UK

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

Good luck

meach 09-07-08 08:47
Denny
got this quote from Central Wheel in March
Dear Sir

Thank-you for coming to us at Central Wheel Components Ltd for your motorcycle spoke wheel requirements. Prices are as follows;

2) Wheel re-builds using polished stainless steel single gauge spokes including nickel plated brass nipples �170.00 including vat
2) Tyre removal & re-fitting �20.00

Total cost �190.00 including vat

The turnaround time is around 5 weeks at the moment for wheel building.

I hope this information is of use to you and any further questions you may have then don�t hesitate to ask.

Kind Regards
Sheena McCabe
sheena@central-wheel.co.uk

Denny 09-07-08 08:58
Flippin ek! Don't know if that's a reasonable price or not but it'a a lot of wonga!

I'll just order the spokes and get them fitted here, I know the labour will a lot be cheaper than that ^^^

Thanks for the info meach :thumbsup:

timboo 02-12-11 01:45
I'm really glad someone started this topic as i really need to sort my rear spokes.
Has anyone tried wet&dry or emery paper?
just don't want to do it if i going to ruin them.


One thing i used to use on my pedal bike spokes was Jiff cleaner it worked wonders so may give it a whirl with a green coloured pan scrub

I'll let you know if it works

theonlyangus 03-12-11 01:07
New Spokes. Stainless steel
 
Ive just had a set of wheels rebuilt by Shirebrook Motorcycles. Hubs and rims powder coated mat/satin black.

New stainless steel spokes fitted.
They did an excellent job.
I fitted new wheel bearings and seals and new sprocket.

cost for rebuild not including bearings/seals and rear sprocket was �303.

Wheels came of an 660x and are now on my 660r. Soon on its way with me to OZ!

Im still looking at what I can do with the front mudgard?? Any tips?

timboo 03-12-11 19:19
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Originally Posted by theonlyangus (Post 165464)
Ive just had a set of wheels rebuilt by Shirebrook Motorcycles. Hubs and rims powder coated mat/satin black.

New stainless steel spokes fitted.
They did an excellent job.
I fitted new wheel bearings and seals and new sprocket.

cost for rebuild not including bearings/seals and rear sprocket was �303.

Wheels came of an 660x and are now on my 660r. Soon on its way with me to OZ!

Im still looking at what I can do with the front mudgard?? Any tips?
that not so bad is that for the pair?
having said that when you start totting up is it cheaper just to buy a different set of rims?

theonlyangus 03-12-11 19:46
Yes that is for the pair of wheels.
I priced about and found Shirebook Motocycles to be the best price with the fastest turn around.
When you look at the rebuild costs of the wheels against new wheels there isnt a huge of a difference. About �250

The wheels I used cost me �240 to buy. They came with excellent tyres and discs which were refitted. So another �303 for the rebuild and approx �100 for bearings ,seals,sprocket and cush drive rubbers.

Wheels look great and no more rust spokes!

timboo 06-12-11 02:46
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Originally Posted by theonlyangus (Post 165489)
Yes that is for the pair of wheels.
I priced about and found Shirebook Motocycles to be the best price with the fastest turn around.
When you look at the rebuild costs of the wheels against new wheels there isnt a huge of a difference. About �250

The wheels I used cost me �240 to buy. They came with excellent tyres and discs which were refitted. So another �303 for the rebuild and approx �100 for bearings ,seals,sprocket and cush drive rubbers.

Wheels look great and no more rust spokes!
i'll battle through winter and then sort the spokes after that get my monies worth out of them ha

timboo 06-12-11 03:07
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Originally Posted by theonlyangus (Post 165464)
Im still looking at what I can do with the front mudgard?? Any tips?
what ya wanting to do with it?

timboo 08-12-11 11:45
just stumbles on this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-FEND...item3f10863a28

its a starting point i bet there someone who does it all in one

aps 09-12-11 18:16
Would it be ok to clean rust from spokes with emery paper and later cover them with transparent paint to protect them. Did anyone attempt this?

timboo 10-12-11 06:06
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Originally Posted by aps (Post 165686)
Would it be ok to clean rust from spokes with emery paper and later cover them with transparent paint to protect them. Did anyone attempt this?
i'm waiting for the damn winter to pass then spend countless hours sorting my spokes out i think. I was thinking something similar to you but with a green pan scrub and jiff cleaner


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