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Richard230

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Reply #15 on: April 07, 2019, 10:33:58 pm
A few month ago I found a broken spoke in the rear wheel of my 2005 Triumph Bonneville.  While the price of the replacement spoke wasn't bad at around $8, I did have to dismount the rear tire and remove three other spokes to get that one installed and then reinstall the other spokes.  I didn't worry too much about tensioning. I just tightened the spoke nipples using the feel-good method, while tapping each spoke to make sure that they sounded about the same.  ???  That was the first time I ever had a spoke break during 57 years of owning 45 motorcycles.
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Reply #16 on: April 08, 2019, 01:00:17 am
Recently found 2 broken spokes on rear wheel of my brothers GT with only 4000 km ( 2500 miles) didn't bother with warranty he's getting rims and hubs painted black and new quality spokes fitted now by a wheel builder .
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Reply #17 on: April 08, 2019, 08:40:50 am
I have not had a spoke break again after having the rear wheel re-laced with quality spokes.
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Reply #18 on: April 20, 2019, 08:57:48 am
I had a bunch of loose spokes in the front wheel then three in the back with only 600 miles on the clock. All taken care of under warranty. 
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Reply #19 on: April 21, 2019, 05:55:07 pm
Checked spokes on my 14 GT at 1st oil change.  Several that went "thunk vs ting" were already tightened to the limit.  So far none have broken.   Thought about the old trick of safety wiring crossings, but . . . .    My way back when, my '71 Ducati 450RT (another one of those I should have kept) was really bad about breaking rear spokes until I found a shop in the LA area that specialized in wire wheels and had it rebuilt.


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Reply #20 on: April 25, 2019, 11:46:39 pm
No broken ones. But when I brought my CGT home it had a small wiggle in the front. I checked and it had a 4mm lateral run-out! Some spokes were loose some too tight. Really disappointed in my dealer since before I could take delivery they did a full inspection on it.
Anyway, I trued it up myself and now have less than 1mm run-out. SMOOTH.....


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Reply #21 on: August 31, 2019, 06:35:38 am
Found 2 more broken spokes in the back wheel while washing the GT just now. It's at about 36,000 km and 4 broken spokes from memory.
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Reply #22 on: October 15, 2019, 09:15:36 pm
One broken here also. Rear wheel, 3500 miles. On closer inspection some spokes seem neat in the hub holes while others clearly are not.  I'll take a better look when the weather improves. 
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Reply #23 on: January 11, 2020, 05:53:16 pm
  A  broken spoke on any of my bikes past or present is a rarity. I recently rode ten miles with a flat tyre on my old 600cc sidevalve. I put a new tube in and didn't have to even tension the spokes. I've got British Italian and Japanese bikes with all sorts of spoke lacings. As has been said the reason the spokes keep breaking is appalling Indian quality control. No other factor is relevant.
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