Mk3 rear wheel

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Last Tuesday night we decided to take the Commando out to the local bike nite after work. Decided to take the long way since it was not too far from the house. Well, they are doing some road work on the road we decided to take. We hit a trench that was cut across the road for them to lay water lines. They did not fill this one in. Luckily we did not go down but we did bend the rear rim pretty good. Thanks Pendot!
I am either looking for a complete rear wheel assembly or a good mechanic to lace and true a new rim. Does anyone know of someone in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. I live a little north of there. I have a claim with the state, I assume I will need an estimate. There were four other claims at the time I talked to the township. One lady bent all four car rims.
 
FYI, I had Buchanan's do my MK111 wheels with SS spokes and I had them break often in the rear wheel. They might be better now? We were doing a lot of high speed heavily loaded touring at the time and the rear wheel on a MK111 has dissimilar spoke lengths that might have contributed to the breakages.




http://www.buchananspokes.com/categories/index.asp
 
Ok, stay away from stainless spokes. Just looking at Buchanan's site this looks like this is going to be costly.
 
I use Buchanan's stainless spokes in both wheels on my bike along with Excel rims. Laced by me at least 15 years ago. I have never broken one. Jim

PS. Keep them tight. Loose spokes cause cyclic loading -which will make any spoke fail sooner or later.
 
same here , I use stainless spokes 8G in all my bikes and laced 100's of wheels the same , never had a problem
 
You can do it yourself, it's not that difficult. Take pics of the old wheel before you start to make things easier. Lay the old wheel flat on a table and make some blocks to hold the rim at proper centering distance. You can either re-use the old spokes that are good or if you prefer to replace all 40, just cut the old ones with a bolt cutter. Set the new rim on the blocks with the hub in the middle and begin assembly. Tighten the nipples a little at a time until they come up to proper torque and ring like a bell when struck lightly with a wrench. You can then put the axle in the wheel and spin it to check for true. If there's a wobble, loosen the spokes on one side and tighten corresponding spokes on the other. Chances are the new rim will come out fairly true if you just use a little patience and care. Steel rims are easier because they are laterally stiffer than alloy wheels.
 
ScottMDMC said:
Are there any good wheel guys on the east coast? Closer to Pa.
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DO NOT use East Coast Wheel.

Bad, bad, bad. Straight out liars that take your money and deliver nothing.
 
Danno said:
You can do it yourself, it's not that difficult. Take pics of the old wheel before you start to make things easier. Lay the old wheel flat on a table and make some blocks to hold the rim at proper centering distance. You can either re-use the old spokes that are good or if you prefer to replace all 40, just cut the old ones with a bolt cutter. Set the new rim on the blocks with the hub in the middle and begin assembly. Tighten the nipples a little at a time until they come up to proper torque and ring like a bell when struck lightly with a wrench. You can then put the axle in the wheel and spin it to check for true. If there's a wobble, loosen the spokes on one side and tighten corresponding spokes on the other. Chances are the new rim will come out fairly true if you just use a little patience and care. Steel rims are easier because they are laterally stiffer than alloy wheels.
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I second the motion, do it yourself.
I did my MKIII rear wheel as my first ever and it was so easy I was sure I did it wrong but it was perfect.
A few years later I did the front one (I was told this was one of the most difficult wheels ever) with the same ease.
I have many thousands of miles on the stainless spokes with no trouble at all, ever.
There is more info then you can digest on-line about lacing your own so follow Danno's advise and have a go at it.
Just be prepared that it won't happen overnight and be patient. If all else fails post here again for help.
Ride On(new wheels)
Dave
 
Some think spoking a wheel is a dark art. Not so. Even the front disk wheel is very doable once you can mentally except that crazy offset. Get one of these things and you can use it to true up laterals and liniers and then balance to a fair enough degree. It is truly one of those satisfying Norton endeavors.
Every time I have to change a tire I use it to rebalance, so its not just a one time tool. It is amazing how different one tire can be to another as far as balance in concerned.

http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle ... 98488.html
 
As inspiration for you guys who think there is something magic about wheel building, here is my daughter re-spoking her rear wheel.

Mk3 rear wheel
 
comnoz said:
As inspiration for you guys who think there is something magic about wheel building, here is my daughter re-spoking her rear wheel.

Mk3 rear wheel
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but you know you and her are very special! :mrgreen:
 
Yeah Jim, that doesn't count!

She is the daughter of a Norton legend... so doesn't qualify as normal!!!!
 
ScottMDMC said:
Last Tuesday night we decided to take the Commando out to the local bike nite after work. Decided to take the long way since it was not too far from the house. Well, they are doing some road work on the road we decided to take. We hit a trench that was cut across the road for them to lay water lines. They did not fill this one in. Luckily we did not go down but we did bend the rear rim pretty good. Thanks Pendot!
I am either looking for a complete rear wheel assembly or a good mechanic to lace and true a new rim. Does anyone know of someone in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. I live a little north of there. I have a claim with the state, I assume I will need an estimate. There were four other claims at the time I talked to the township. One lady bent all four car rims.
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If I was on the east coast I would send my wheel to Kenny Cummings at New York City Norton. http://nycnorton.com/services/ Sure you could do it yourself but this is an insurance claim so why save PenDot the money. Their negligence caused your damage and could have resulted in your own injury or worse. Kenny is a stand up guy that knows what he's doing. Good luck!
 
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