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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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Get your spokes yet Spud?
Wondering how this project will go in the constant ecolution of The Yamazong!
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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Re: Get your spokes yet Spud?
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Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." ![]() 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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The Lifan front spokes are very similar to the Zongshen spokes. However, the Lifan spokes have a slightly different shape, and are also too long. Therefore, the Lifan spokes will not properly lace a 21-inch rim to my Zongshen's front hub. Once again, the old aphorism has proven true: "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. "
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Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." ![]() 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 |
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: orbital platform
Posts: 741
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If the spokes are: close, and made out of "something", you can run a longer thread on them, lace up the wheel, then grind of the excess that sticks through the spoke nipple. A PITA for sure, but possible.
You can also mess with the lacing pattern to use up the excess spoke (usually they are too short, if close, to do this) I'd re-check the Lifan wheel to make sure it's laced the same way as the Zongshen, because if the hubs are almost the same, and the OD (rim) is the same, then the only difference will be the lacing pattern. |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." ![]() 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx.
Posts: 1,585
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I would suggest shipping the wheel and hub to Buchanan's and let them make you a set of spokes and a few extra. I sent a sample of my spokes and they called 2 days after I shipped them with the quote. Had the spokes about a week after that.
Not exactly chineese in price, but after trial and error ordering spokes and hoping they would fit, This turned out for me to be the best approach. |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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![]() However, being a China Rider, I am frugal, i.e. cheap! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, I am absolutely sure you are correct, Cal. If I were convinced I wanted a 21-inch front wheel, getting custom spokes from Buchanan's would definitely be the best plan! ![]() ![]() ![]() Spud ![]()
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Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." ![]() 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 |
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