X Pro Titan 250CC - 3 broken spokes, what to do about new wheel?

UPman123 · 10-05-2022, 06:50 PM

I was riding down the road at 55mph and started to get a death wobble from what felt like my rear tire. Sure enough, when I got home I found out that 3 spokes from the rear wheel broke off, causing the whole wheel to get out of wack.

What should I do at this point? I got a new wheel + tire coming in from Moto Pro, but it’s a two month wait.

I can’t for the life of me find a replacement online that fits the specifications of the old rim at a reasonable price (2.5x18 rim) and have no idea what spokes would fit if I were to go that route and get the spokes replaced.

Any suggestions?

TominMO · 10-05-2022, 06:53 PM

Give these guys a try for spoke sets:
http://www.buchananspokes.com/categories/index.asp

severely · 10-05-2022, 08:27 PM

Why not remove a couple spokes and take them down to your local independent dealer that specializes in off road or a KTM dealer and ask if you could look through their used/bent wheels to find something. Or possibly they can match it up. Good luck, it beats waiting for 2 months and maybe we all can learn something.

UPman123 · 10-05-2022, 09:49 PM

Hmm I don’t think Buchanan spokes is exactly the economical choice here, at their costs I’d rather just pay the 150$ air shipping and get my rim and tire in sooner!

Megadan · 10-05-2022, 10:38 PM

Even if you replace the broken ones you may want to go through and check/tighten the rest of your spokes. Spokes just don't break for no reason. No. 1 cause is because they were loose and the flex/vibrations cause them to snap the same way bending a paper clip does.

10-05-2022, 06:50 PM	#1
UPman123 Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 4	X Pro Titan 250CC - 3 broken spokes, what to do about new wheel? I was riding down the road at 55mph and started to get a death wobble from what felt like my rear tire. Sure enough, when I got home I found out that 3 spokes from the rear wheel broke off, causing the whole wheel to get out of wack. What should I do at this point? I got a new wheel + tire coming in from Moto Pro, but it’s a two month wait. I can’t for the life of me find a replacement online that fits the specifications of the old rim at a reasonable price (2.5x18 rim) and have no idea what spokes would fit if I were to go that route and get the spokes replaced. Any suggestions?
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10-05-2022, 06:53 PM	#2
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10-05-2022, 10:38 PM	#5
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 8,100	Even if you replace the broken ones you may want to go through and check/tighten the rest of your spokes. Spokes just don't break for no reason. No. 1 cause is because they were loose and the flex/vibrations cause them to snap the same way bending a paper clip does. __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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10-05-2022, 08:27 PM	#3
severely Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: odessa MO; donna TX Posts: 152	Why not remove a couple spokes and take them down to your local independent dealer that specializes in off road or a KTM dealer and ask if you could look through their used/bent wheels to find something. Or possibly they can match it up. Good luck, it beats waiting for 2 months and maybe we all can learn something.
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10-05-2022, 09:49 PM	#4
UPman123 Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 4	Hmm I don’t think Buchanan spokes is exactly the economical choice here, at their costs I’d rather just pay the 150$ air shipping and get my rim and tire in sooner!
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