Spokes

[kendunn]

I just purchased my son an 01 EC200 and the spokes are all seized and loose. I called Buchanan's and they were a little unsure of what I needed even though I gave them the length. Mine has the Excel rims, not sure if that makes a difference (only one size listed on the Gofasters site) since they look to be the same size as whats on my 06 300. Has anyone ordered them from Buchanan or anywhere else? Ideas? I might just buy a used set of wheels if I could find them. Will the DID's interchange?

On the plus side I now have a 200, 250, and 300 in my garage! If I could just drop 30 pounds that 200 might just be what I need, that thing will rip! You can ride it on the pipe where I can't the bigger bikes. Now the tight up hills are a different story......

[blitz11]

Pull the tire off of the rim, and drip some automatic transmission fluid on the nipples where they are seized. Maybe do this twice over a two day period. ATF has pretty strong solvents which can help break things lose.

That might help free them. If not, then maybe a bit of heat. Gotta' give it the old college try before new spokes are warranted. What have you to lose?

good luck.

[kendunn]

Originally Posted by blitz11

Pull the tire off of the rim, and drip some automatic transmission fluid on the nipples where they are seized. Maybe do this twice over a two day period. ATF has pretty strong solvents which can help break things lose.

That might help free them. If not, then maybe a bit of heat. Gotta' give it the old college try before new spokes are warranted. What have you to lose?

good luck.

Thanks for the ATF tip, I had heard it was good for that. I tried penetrating oil without much luck.

[Rick]

I had my rear rim re-laced, Excel rim also. I bought my spokes from Jim Cook @ Smackover :-). They were Buchanan's, however there was no part number that came with the spoke, just a Smackover item number. If I remember correctly, in talking to the Go.Faster guys, the spokes from 00-? with a Excel hoop will work. I think that DID rims is when things get fuzzy.
The 99 rear wheels had some monster spokes! Looked like rebarb