Wheel Building?
I had a couple of spokes break on the rear wheel and sent off for a set of polished stainless spokes to repair as necessary. Now I have the tyre off and have had a good look, the wheel is in an appalling state - I can grab the rim and literally shake the hub around. Many spokes are loose and almost all are seized in the nipples.
I am proposing to replace the broken spokes first, and then go round the wheel a bit at a time, cutting out the old spokes and replacing with new ones as I go. I'll have to do the tensioning by feel, but I will try and make them all the same. (I'll measure the hub offset first, just in case it all goes tits-up.) Final truing will have to be done with the wheel back on the bike, as I don't have a wheel stand. I'll try to balance it all with the old balance weights, but it will be a bit hit-and-miss. Does this matter a great deal? The bike rarely goes over 60-70 mph.
Does this sound feasible? I have had some experience in truing bicycle wheels with reasonable success, so I know the basic principles, but I've never had to rebuild a motorcycle wheel before. If anyone with any experience of wheel building could offer any advice or gotchas, I'd be very grateful.
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