What wire wheels fit

[Batkwaka]

I like Spokes.
Spokes are cool.
👍

[Irish in Oz]

Funny how things come back into fashion, by the mid seventies no one wanted them.

[Mick_J]

I like spokes but I don't like cleaning. 

[gsxbarmy]

Just a word of caution - I vaguely recall (from the old org) someone trying this some years back - and after a few spirited launches, found that a number of spokes had broken as they couldn't take the torque. Maybe he needed to use stronger spokes, but just be aware

[GSX1400Convert]

Interesting. I have the same hub and spoke set up on another of my bikes. Spoke dia has a lot to do with the strength.
At hub, the stainless spokes are 4.8mm dia exiting the hub, where most spokes break, and 3.8mm dia for the rest of the spoke.

My Wheelrite seems to think it'll be fine, he laces up the occasional wheel, so I'll take his advise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpd8s9Fif-E   

But thanks for the heads up. 

[GSX1400Convert]

Well suck me dry and call Dusty ......
You Tubed how to remove powder coat, here's the result.

Curious how much oxidisation there is lurking under the powder coat.

Sprayed on liberally, waited twice as long as they said on You Tube, 15 mins, that's for pansies, I waited half hour, gave it another spray and ten minutes later, hit it with the garden hose.

[grog]

Bit of a worry, corrosion under powder coat. Thought it supposed to seal all, maybe they coated over it?

[froudy]

A friend of mine in the USA has fitted wire wheels to his Bandit. Think they look really good. As others have said though I wouldn't want the task of keeping them clean. Been there and done that with some of my earlier bikes back in the 80's.

[froudy]

Bit of a worry, corrosion under powder coat. Thought it supposed to seal all, maybe they coated over it?

Aluminium is a porous metal and powdercoat does not take well on it.

[grog]

Thanks Froudy. My question then is, have seen lots of posts where blokes have had 14 wheels powdercoated. Leaving themselves open for corrosion? Better to paint?

[GSX1400Convert]

Bit of a worry, corrosion under powder coat. Thought it supposed to seal all, maybe they coated over it?

I had a steel frame powder coated.  3 years later I removed the motor and noticed a bit of flaking powder coat. Using a small screwdriver to investigate, I put the blade straight into the down tube.  Those were early days of powder coating.  Roberto, from Roberto's Powder coating uses a zinc type sealant, before powder coating mild steel.

Ultimately, powder coat is plastic, which itself has a high moisture transmission rate. Meaning moisture can pass through it, locking into the under layer.

PS. I deal in plastic all day long, please don't come back at me and tell me I'm full of shit. There is a test used to determine the MTR on plastics. Mono layer plastic is the worst, multi layer is better, think vacuum packed meat. Powder coat is a mono layer.

The hub in question was factory powder coated.

[grog]

Thanks Convert, didnt know any of that, always been told powdercoat the ultimate. Never too old to learn.

[steve porter]

I`d never use it again, had my car wheels redone because of lots of peppering and hadn`t thought about powder coating V painting and went with a recommended place and after just a few drives they now have fingernail sized flakes wheras the original paint finish had zero chips or flakes.

[GSX1400Convert]

We probably all have had a clothes drying rack, powder coated white that cracks and bleeds rust through the cracks. Is the most common example I know,

I'm not a big fan, frankly.  Oh, and some machines I sell are powder coated, on the edges they rust prematurely, a customer in the know told me the laser cut edges need to be radiused, because the coating is always thin on sharp edges.

Anyway, I'm off my soapbox.

[GSX1400Convert]

Hubs are now ready for bearings ......... still awaiting sprocket carrier/cush drive to arrive.