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Old 07-31-2015, 01:56 PM   #24
rich_e   rich_e is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kansas, USA
Posts: 228
I got the spokes for the 150's front wheel in the mail from China. Wrong bend. The length was right but I need'ed a 90 degree "jbend". Since I only had to replace a few spokes replaced, I just went ahead and re-bent them in a vice.

Took me a few hours to replace the missing spokes. Wasn't planning on it being a big deal, but you have to remove several spokes to get new spokes in.

I just put the bike on a stand and put the wheel on to use the forks as a truing stand.
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As you can see, I've still got some work to do but it's pretty close (for a dirt bike wheel). The new spokes pulled into their sockets nicely.

I also got the spokes for the rear of the Baja 125. They are way off and I can't use them. Spent some time searching last night and ordered another set, again all the way from China.


 
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