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Fw: wire wheels

To: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: wire wheels
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:28:15 -0400
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
To: "James Shope" <healeymanjim@JoiMail.com>; "healeys"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: wire wheels


> James,
> The BN1, BN2 and 100/6 (all models with drum front brakes) cannot fit a
> stock 60 spoke Dunlop wire wheel because the inner set of spokes do an
> interference fit to the perimeter of the drum.
> The 72 spoke Dunlop has enough of an offset of the hub to allow the
fitting
> of these wheels on the drum brake models.
> Mechanically it's a good strong wheel to fit to a BN2 but to me the 72
spoke
> wheel looks too "busy" on a Hundred.
> That said, a 60 spoke Dunlop wheel can be fitted if a pair of conical
> adapters are machined up to allow about a 1/4" standoff of the wheel from
> the hub cone. A local friend has done exactly this on his BN2 and runs
> chrome 60 spoke wheels with great success.
> Rich Chrysler
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Shope" <healeymanjim@JoiMail.com>
> To: "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 4:05 PM
> Subject: wire wheels
>
>
> > while trying to solve a shake problem on a bn2, i discovered that 2 of
the
> 48
> > spoke wheels, which had been sent to a professional to be chromed and
> adjusted
> > years ago, were actually strung incorrecty.  the spokes go to the wrong
> holes.
> > hard to believe, i know.  anyway, i suggested new wheels.  i was
thinking
> 60
> > spoke since i had always heard 72 spoke will not fit a bn2.  perusing
ebay
> i
> > saw a bn2 which said it had 72 spoke and i counted the spokes in the
> picture
> > to confirm it.  was this a special case or do 72 spoke wheel really fit
a
> bn2,
> > and more important, is it a good idea to put 72 spoke wheels on the bn2?
> i
> > await your expert guidance, listers.  healeymanjim





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