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R26 Spoke install problem
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R26 Spoke install problem
1965 R50/2 (now sold)
1958 R60 (project) Now running well
1973 R75/5 (recently sold)
1956 R26 (basket case project)
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Re: R26 Spoke install problem
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
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Re: R26 Spoke install problem
R27/R26 spokes
Steel rim 4mm x 140mm
Aluminum rim 3.5m x 140mm
https://www.bmwclassicmotorcycles.com/p ... im-spokes/
So if you have a aluminum rim and use 4mm spokes for steel rim that could be your problem
54 R51/3, 55 R50/Velorex 560 sidecar, 64 R27, 68 R69US, 75 R75/6
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Re: R26 Spoke install problem
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Re: R26 Spoke install problem
Spokes are correct size for the aluminum rims.
I also posted the problem on Facebook R26 discussion site as well as here. Steffen Gormer spotted the problem within 1 hour. Ados Vergison also helped. They said that the spoke plates were incorrect for the bike. Should have been those used in older models like the R68. The spoke plates have a slot that the spoke can fit through. A picture was attached. They said the plates I have (original to the wheels as far as I know) could be modified to work. I used my Harbor Freight angle cutter to modify my parts and it works. Now instead of inserting the plate on the spoke and inserting the spoke into the hub, the spoke is inserted from the OUTSIDE of the hub and the plate is fitted over the spoke and then inserted in the hub. I cut the plates so that both of the slots to lock the spoke were still there. Picture showing the hub shows the alignment problem. This modification is only necessary on 9 of the 36 spokes. Hope this helps someone else.
1965 R50/2 (now sold)
1958 R60 (project) Now running well
1973 R75/5 (recently sold)
1956 R26 (basket case project)