[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by Jay In Milpitas

I've watched this thread for a bit and feel it's time to chime in.

Spokes and nipples are sized by gage, not a direct metric or inch measurement. The higher the gage number the smaller diameter of the spoke wire and it's nipple, i.e. 10 ga is skinny and 6 ga is fat.

You might be best off to ride to your friendly moto-dealer and ask the parts person for help finding what/which spoke wrench(s) they sell that will fit your nipples.

You will notice that all spoke wrenches are quite thick relative to the opening.

I bought the Bikemaster spoke wrench when I laced a narrower rim to the rear hub of my RX3 motorcycle. Using slot #3, the Bikemaster spoke wrench worked perfectly.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=14974

I understand there is a difference between metric spokes and older, imperial spokes. However, all my bikes employ metric spokes. I own 4 metric spoke wrenches. With the exception of the Bikemaster spoke wrench, the rest of my metric spoke wrenches are labeled for the size of the opening, in millimeters.

I own a Honda spoke wrench and a Yamaha spoke wrench. These spoke wrenches appear to be labeled for the size of the spoke nipple, in millimeters. For example the Honda spoke wrench has an opening on each end. One end is labeled 5.9, the other end is labeled 6.4. The 5.9 end is 6.15 millimeters in width. The 6.4 end is 6.65 millimeters in width. The Yamaha spoke wrench also has an opening on each end. One end is labeled 5.0, the other end is labeled 7.0. The 5.0 end is 5.15 millimeters in width. The 7.0 end is 7.15 millimeters in width.

Indeed, all spoke wrenches are much thicker than the opening which contacts the spoke nipple. However, the Bikemaster spoke wrench is much more robust than the rest of my spoke wrenches. If fact, after years of use, I actually fractured the 5.6 head for my Tusk Spoke Wrench Set. Incidentally, the different heads for the Tusk Spoke Wrench Set are labeled with the exact size of the opening.

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p...k+spoke+wrench