H: Hubs, Wheels and Tyres Wheel Information

[Bowes Tim]

I wondered if anyone can give me some information on re building the wheels up to standard ie 300 x 20 front and 350 x 19 in steel or stainless.

They have got at present alloy Borrani WM 1-19 record front and WM 2 - 19 rear with 1970s chromed hub flanges and with twin Black Shadow ribbed chromed drums, front and plain drums at the rear.

Any information on wheel builders/restorers/recommendations would be appreciated.

Tim

 

[Graham Smith]

Services - Wheel Building

A number of people in my local Section (me included) have used Paul Woods to build wheels. He proved to be reliable and reasonably priced.

www.vincentownersclub.co.uk

 

[Albervin]

I wondered if anyone can give me some information on re building the wheels up to standard ie 300 x 20 front and 350 x 19 in steel or stainless.

They have got at present alloy Borrani WM 1-19 record front and WM 2 - 19 rear with 1970s chromed hub flanges and with twin Black Shadow ribbed chromed drums, front and plain drums at the rear.

Any information on wheel builders/restorers/recommendations would be appreciated.

Tim

You can probably sell those alloy rims to cover the cost of some nice new steel ones. Whether you go chrome or SS is up to you but the painting adds to the costs. You need to decide also if you want the extra holes for the weights and the clamps. I would also be be very suspect of chromed brake drums!

 

[vibrac]

I use this guy when ever I get a steel rim and fit an alloy one

Motorcycle wire wheel builders Essex England United Kingdom

www.williswheels.co.uk

He just did some special sized alloys for my Douglas and the alloy rear on the Twin Racer
He is on the well known perimeter of he VOC used North Wheal aerodrome

 

[Robert Watson]

You can probably sell those alloy rims to cover the cost of some nice new steel ones. Whether you go chrome or SS is up to you but the painting adds to the costs. You need to decide also if you want the extra holes for the weights and the clamps. I would also be be very suspect of chromed brake drums!

He said chrome hub flanges ---- more likely spoke flanges chromed than drums.

 

[Michael Vane-Hunt]

And 2 ribbed chrome drums.

 

[Robert Watson]

And 2 ribbed chrome drums.

my bad

 

[brian gains]

why not have a go at building the wheels yourself. if it doesn't work out, take it to local builder to true it for you.
tell Central Wheels what you have and they will supply correct spoke set and rims.

 

[Chris Launders]

If you have a go yourself and get stuck I can do the building for you, been doing my own for 40 years and a short stint doing them for a shop, I'm 40 miles from you.

 

[Albervin]

The wheel suppliers in Birmingham give discount to VOC members.