Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Warren D. Shoun"
A source for rolled threads is:Buchanan's Frame Shop805 West 8th StreetAzusa, CA 91702(626) 969-4655Rambling comments on rims found at a junkyard:Rims drilled for 36 spokes are MUCH more common than 40 spokes.Look at the bigger Hondas and Kawasakis for 40 hole rims.Pre-drilled rims will have spoke holes drilled at angles that don't allowthem to be used with straight spokes, re-drilling will be necessary. Good luck finding a matching pair of rims. It took two of us over 3 hourssearching a motorcycle boneyard before a matching pair were found.The weight difference between alloy and steel rims is not great.Greg Cardinal________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "McNarry, John"
Greg Cardinal wrote:> > A source for rolled threads is:> > Buchanan's Frame Shop> 805 West 8th Street> Azusa, CA 91702> > (626) 969-4655> > Rambling comments on rims found at a junkyard:> > Rims drilled for 36 spokes are MUCH more common than 40 spokes.> Look at the bigger Hondas and Kawasakis for 40 hole rims.> Pre-drilled rims will have spoke holes drilled at angles that don't allow> them to be used with straight spokes, re-drilling will be necessary.> Good luck finding a matching pair of rims. It took two of us over 3 hours> searching a motorcycle boneyard before a matching pair were found.> The weight difference between alloy and steel rims is not great.> > Greg CardinalGreat info! Thanks a bunch!Lee________________________________________________________________________________