Topic: i need new spokes

[jason41987]

this isnt the wheel that was installed on the bike, the one on the bike was a comstar, maybe off a CB650, possibly a later 750.. but i got a bunch of mixed spare parts with it and some are off a CB750, this extra rear wheel came with it which is why i wouldnt be suprised if it was actually a CB750 rear wheel, all i can say is it measured 2.5" from outside to outside of the rim as theres a tire still on it

if this a CB750 wheel then theres a good chance this wont really fit my bike that well, i believe the rear sprocket would be off requiring me to add spacers to the front sprocket?... i dont know... but does anyone know if its a 2.15 or 1.85 inch rim that is 2.5" across the outside?

[jason41987]

any news on the CB750 spokes working on a CB550?

[jason41987]

i ordered the spokes from CB750 supply... used my calipers on the original spokes and the new ones... originals were .130" thick, and the new ones are .140" thick, so these cb750 supply spokes are actually thicker than the originals... however theyre a bit shorter, and one of the spokes for the rear is shaped a bit different... ill add a photo link below

in the photo, the top two seem to match perfectly for shape but you can see the new ones are a tad shorter... on the bottom though you can see the new spoke has a different shape than the old one... the leg of the L shape is a bit longer and i think the angle might be just slightly off... will they still work?.. keep in mind that i do in fact have a 2.15x18 rim off a CB750 that was given to me without a hub, im lacing the CB750 rim to my 550 hub so perhaps these would still match up with the new rim properly?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8453362685_277e7312a1_b.jpg - guess which ones are the new ones?