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500 K cafe racer conversion - build thread

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mickwinf:
yes the spokes that go from inside of hub to outside have a sharper angle, if you need a spare nipple i have a couple of new ones left over from my last rebuild, regards Mick

Ewan 500 K1:

--- Quote from: hairygit on January 22, 2012, 02:48:56 PM ---Okay,just checked with DSS website, Spoke "A" is 203mm long, and goes on the inside of the hub, Spoke B is 202.5mm long, and goes on the outside of the hub, hope this helps ;)

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why dont they tell ya that when ya buy the effin things FFS . Great day today , poured chain oil into the petrol tank in the chainsaw, full strip down took rest of afternoon. Bring on the summer
Mick, if you could spare me a nipple , that'd be great. I'll PM you.

matthewmosse:
One of them days eh? Might be as well to get a spare fuel filter for the chainsaw. After getting fuel ratio's messed up between our old huskies 25:1 and the new sthil's 50:1 I had a very frustrating day in the woods with 2 very nearly new saws that damn near wouldn't run even after soaking the filters in neat petrol and cleaning the exhausts, fuel tanks, filters and plugs, they'd just get thru half a tank and die, seemed like fuel starvation, we are pretty sure the fuel filters are the culprit but we didn't have spares. Was a right **** of a day that. I really hope the new filters are the fix..
Bit of a pain to find that after the wheels built, it would be nice if the different spokes were in seperate bags with part numbers......

Ewan 500 K1:
saw is running okay again , hey summats going right the day  ::)
All spokes are back off the wheel. Just measured the two different types. The ones with >90 degree bend  = 214mm from extremity to extremity = A spokes (part no. 44606-300-003). The ones with the <> 90 degree bend are 219mm frm extremity to extremity = B Spokes (part no. 44607-300-003)
See photo below.
So, unless someone tells me different , I'm gonna put the B spokes on the outside of the hub (In other words poke the threaded bit of these from hub centre outwards)......and the A's on the inside (poked through the hub holes from outside to inside). 3rd time lucky then .......
Again, thanks all for helping me through the pain and agony. If it fails next time around, think I'll jst stab masel in the throat wae one of the damn things. ;)

Bryanj:
Heres how i do it.

Get the 20 spokes that go from the outside to inside and lace them to the rim then true the rim on just the 20 (less to play with so easier) then fit the 20 that go from the inside to outside (I think these are the ones with the longer bit on the end--B on your picture) and fit and tighten

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