replacement spoke lenght

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:58 am

to all
anyone got early 900ss wheels apart (borrani-standard hubs)
my spokes are 165mm long
after market supplier has supplied me with 168mm spokes
i cant get em to tighten up
he disagrees
am i missing something

cheers steve

ozihotrod · Post by **ozihotrod** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:26 pm

Missing some thing, dont think so, if the new spokes are longer they wont fit, unless the rolled thread on them is the same length as the old ones , once the rim is laced up you can trim down the end of the spoke that protrudes out past the end of the nipple into the tube area. But as you said you cant get them to tighten up , so thats not the case. Best thing to do is take a sample of your spokes ,tag them with how many spokes of each lenght you need, some wheels have different lenght spokes from one side to the other side of the wheel , same as front and rear wheels may differ, send your tagged samples to the spoke maker and have them made them as per your sample, cant be wrong then.

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:59 am

after 2 goes i did that

Post by **BevHevSteve** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:54 am

you need to specify how you are measuring the spoke length.

Buchanan's measures their spoke kits from the [threaded] end of the spoke to the inside of the bend where it goes through the hub, or if no bend, to the inside of the flare part.

I will be stocking the full lineup of buchanan spoke kits for Ducati both singles and twins, I placed my order last week. I will have everything spelled out with photos and schematics so that you get what you need for your particular setup.

Post by **BevHevSteve** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:47 am

buchanan spoke kits for ducati twins and singles now in stock