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Oops or **** it! Rear wheel re-spoke update

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Nurse Julie:
I would just wait until Silver has the DID's back in stock again, it won't be long I'm sure.

AshimotoK0:
This is what the man himself told us a few years back.

"David Silver Spares wrote: "Hi Ashley Derrick, cannot seem to log in, have registered and been accepted. Here is my Resonse : DID rims; definetely the Rolls Royce of wheel rims and suppliers to Honda as original equipment rims. Of course, these are the most expensive but we stock them for all SOHC's. Union Cycle rims; Made in Thailand, quality OK, have had some CB400F's where the holes needed reaming out slightly. OK for a wheel builder to build, tricky for individuals if this is found. Only available for smaller bikes up to CB400F, have used them many times on our own CB400F restorations. Sumitomo rims: The 'Lada' rim, fits, works but the joins are crude (agricultural) and the chrome is not the best. Chinese made but to be fair, a price to match and if you don't intend to fit it to a show bike but one that will get occasional use in Summer, this rim will be fine. Only available for CB500-750's. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for and by keeping 3 brands we are trying to suit all requirements and pockets."

AndyD:
Interesting stuff
I guess it's always the case with replacement parts - until direct comparisons have been made by a few people it's hard to really know.
Julie - I think that's what I'll do as the last thing I want is any problems with the wheels or disappointment if they don't look good at the end.
DS also list a Takasago rim described as:-

A high quality replacement rim, offering an alternative to the original which is no longer available. Produced by one of Hondas' original equipment manufacturers "TAKASAGO".
Why go to the effort and cost of re-chroming your old rim, when you can now replace with new, much cheaper and with no compromise on quality!

I may give them a call to see what is available / when others will be / what differences are etc. before ordering anything.

Cheers,
Andy

PS sorry for hi-jacking the thread Bill

billdn:
Andy D - the rims I'm using/purchased ARE Takasago! Well they're stamped with that on the rim. The chrome does look reasonable quality although I had to remove a oily residue to polish them, presume coated at factory to prevent corrosion in storage etc.
I never realised that different wheels may have different spoke sizes - how can you tell?

billdn:
A certain supplier has agreed to supply replacement rims of a different type for BOTH rims FOC - make of that what you will ;)

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