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1977 400F2 first restore project
K2-K6:
Nice work smooth operator.
I'm more often building cycle wheels currently, but when you get into it not too difficult and quite therapeutic to sit quietly lacing and then truing.
Pattern looks confusing initially, most of them repeat in rim with 4 spoke cadence of two inner and two outer making the 4 consecutive spokes round the rim, and hub having (usually) each spoke crossing three others on its way to the rim location. Someone explained it to me like that and it made it easier than it looks at first sight to lace them.
Laverdaroo:
I did mine on 'Chewy' and found the same experience as you. The lacing does your head in until that spark comes from another tutorial and you're away. I true'd up mine flat like you, in the vice after watching Alan Millyard do his. Similar to you, it was way easier than i expected. I always thought it was a dark art too, I'm really
looking forward to doing the 550 now :)
K2-K6:
I've always liked the truing, firstly on bicycles prior to getting motorcycles and made a small (proper spanner shape in miniature) spoke spanner for Honda wheels as an apprentice with thick section jaw in hardened steel, as opposed to many commercial type made of cheese :) to prevent rounded spoke nipples.
Still do, trying to teach my son on bicycles but he subs them all out to me ::)
smoothoperator:
Tyres fitted yesterday so wheels now looking more like, well, wheels. Rear brake panel has taken a LOT of polishing by hand. Starting to rebuild around headlamp area, zinc plating kit is coming in very useful for various bolts, top hat washers etc.
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: smoothoperator on January 15, 2022, 06:06:50 PM ---Tyres fitted yesterday so wheels now looking more like, well, wheels. Rear brake panel has take a LOT of polishing by hand. Starting to rebuild around headlamp area, zinc plating kit is coming in very useful for various bolts, top hat washers etc.
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Don't they look posh 😍😍😍
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