The Hodaka Club Forum

found a good way to hold spokes for painting . get a piece of peg board, put the nipple in one of the holes, then screw the spoke in and they stand firm so painting is easy,,,, albert

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to clean them up so they look nice , had some that were rusty so to help stop the rust ,to make them all look the same , or because i can , what ever your reason this worked very well ,,,,albert

Good ideas come along and can spark thoughts for other applications. Looks like it is working well for you Albert. --------------- Clarence

I have used this method on some old spokes too. Silver paint does not have much base to protect metal, so you may want to add a light coat of clear to keep them looking good. Makes them wash up easier in the future.

Thanks for the pro tip, Givergas. I'll gladly use that in the near future.

All my bikes are well cared for riders and I like them to look as nice as I can. I do it all on a pretty tight budget and making functional parts last longer is a great cost saver, so I can save for larger and more expensive parts like pistons and big-ends or services like re-bores. I really enjoy hearing of shade tree ideas like this.

Bev

Very good Albert!

What are you using as a stand to replace the spokes & true your wheels? Victor

bev... yep i like the fact that you can put in some time cleaning and save some parts and make them nice and serviceable again ,nobody ever said im a perfectionist so works for me ... vic im just going to put something together, im better with wood so will make it out of wood something i can clamp on my work bench nothing to high Tec. last week there was a truing stand on craigs list should of jumped on it went fast .. olddogs got a coat of clear coat on thanks for the tip....albert

Call me "tight wad" (I'm OK with that) - but I've never understood why a "truing stand" is needed. Every motorcycle I've ever been around has a "truing stand" (means of holding the axle/wheel assembly reliably in one place) at each end. Indicator rods/pointers can be attached to fork leg or swing arm. If you must have the front wheel pointed directly forward (which, admittedly, IS handy) - tie downs from grips to upper ends of shocks will stabilize the front end. Bike on milk crate on floor? Bike on lift? Your choice.

Ed

point well taken, but for me knocking something together to make me fell like i have some kind of control over the process helps me over come the reality that i don't know what im doing.....

well here is what i came up with

Looks like it will work nicely! Victor