I never worked on spokes but with your tutorial videos everything looks so easy. Great job man, the rim looks AMAZING! I can't wait to see this project come together soon.

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

Maybe you‘ll find a project with spoke rims one day and you can rebuild them yourself!😎 Thanks Matthew, the rims turned out better than I expected. I‘ll have more updates very soon. Stay tuned😁🤙🏽

Wow you really take the time to do it right! Love the content... and the editing is really great too! Thanks for sharing!

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback😃👍🏽 My goal is to try and do everything myself on this motorcycle restoration. From the paint job to the mechanical work! This is very time consuming and one needs many tools, but I’m up for this challenge😎 I‘m happy to hear that you enjoy these videos and thanks for always leaving a comment. It‘s much appreciated!! -Andreas

Brilliant job.👍

@WorkshopRebuild

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy the rest of this video series. Regards Andreas

Right back at the start you said about the pistons being offset. I noticed the spoxe on the wheels are too. I'd never noticed this but checked my mountain bike and sure enough that's how wheels are. Never noticed it before. Also never seen the power tool brand subscribe before!

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

That is right, the engine is set up in a way that you have two cylinders opposed from each other, but offset. This makes the engine longer and, but its cheaper to manufacture them this way. Correct, spokes are offset too and some wheels have a very noticeable offset! There are many details when it comes to mechanical components and the way they were designed. This power tool is actually made by Black and Decker, but the sticker fell off...so I added a little touch to it.

@simonchilli2088

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopRebuild Thanx for the reply Andreas. As always very informative.

Great Job ! you are so good !

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😃👍🏽

I was wondering if some type of coating would be needed to keep the rims shiny in the future. As always- great job.

@WorkshopRebuild

4 ай бұрын

This is a big thing and there are many companies that advertise they have the perfect coating for polished parts…but in reality nothing holds up, or at least not for a long time. Many car owners get their rims coated with 2k clear coat or even clear powder coat, but it starts to flake within a short period of time. Worst of all, it tends to „yellow“ even quicker on polished parts. I‘ve been reading a lot about this topic, but I haven‘t been convinced about the options that are out there. The best is to maintain your polished parts by keeping them dry and wiping a little bit of Mother‘s hand polish onto them from time to time.

Bravo! I have to admit to using the angle grinder recently but in my case the rims and spokes were toasty rust and I replaced both. You've captured the process of the polishing process very nicely.

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Richard! If you didn‘t reuse the rims then it‘s not as bad. The only issue is that if you cut through the spokes, the rim will deform and possibly crack...and nobody wants that happening! I‘m glad you replaced both spokes and rims😃👍🏽 I tried my best to share this lengthy process in short. It takes quite some time to polish these rims, but the end result is well worth it! Thanks for tuning in. Regards Andreas

@rvanderw998

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopRebuild exactly, this was for my Honda 360 project with new chrome rims and new spokes, so all good now. Polishing intricate components like engine cases/covers is very challenging.

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

That‘s a very nice looking bike. New chrome rims and spokes must look impressive! I haven‘t done polished engine components before, but I can understand how time consuming that must be!! Maybe I‘ll have the opportunity to build a custom bike in the future and then I can test some neat modifications. How many bikes do you have Richard?

@rvanderw998

Жыл бұрын

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Nice result! If you want to keep your hands (and parts) uncontaminated - consider nitrile gloves. (Have I suggested that before? 🙂)

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I recall your comment from a couple weeks back and I haven’t picked them up yet. I believe I have purchased everything but nitrile gloves. I‘m writing this on my shopping list right now. Thanks again for reminding me!😁👍🏽 -Andreas

@John-in-Boothbay

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopRebuild Buy plenty! Once you get used to them - you won't want to do without!

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

You‘ll probably see me wear them in an upcoming video and I have used them in the past. I‘ve just ran out and never remembered to purchase them. Thanks again for your heads-up! Enjoy your weekend John

Have you tried to clean the dirt/grease from polishing the rim with a mix of hot water some dish soap and a little bit of ammonia? It stinks but is efective.

@WorkshopRebuild

Жыл бұрын

Hello Jan, thank you for asking this question! Up until this day, I have not tried the cleaning solution you wrote in the comment above. Does this work best for bare aluminum or can this be used on alternative metal surfaces? Regards Andreas