rear wheel identification?

grumpuszed1 · #1 PostAuthor: **grumpuszed1** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:20 pm

hi all, any of you learned people indentify this rear wheel for me?, i bought a pair of (what i believed to be) z1000 wheels some time ago to swap over on my z9 the front looks ok but the rear has a steel ring around the hub on the brake side which the spokes slot into, not sure if this is right or not?any help greatly appreciated
thanks.
trying to add image of rear rim, not sure how to do this but rim stamped
"TAKASAGO 215 X18 5L 306 JAPAN"

ADRIAN H · #2 PostAuthor: **ADRIAN H** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:23 pm

grumpuszed1 · #3 PostAuthor: **grumpuszed1** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:31 pm

yeah, stupid i am!!!! dont know how to add a picture so see edited first post with rim stampings listed!

Z1parR · #4 PostAuthor: **Z1parR** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:36 pm

http://www.z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vie ... ight=mikey

Does this help ?

ADRIAN H · #5 PostAuthor: **ADRIAN H** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:56 pm

I believe the "5L" makes it a 1975 wheel, probably a Z1B.

taken from Beezees web site.

http://www.beezeees.com/resources/numbe ... .aspx.html

Hope this of use.

z1bman · #6 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:11 pm

chrome steel ring on the brake disc side is a z1000

malc87 · #7 PostAuthor: **malc87** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:19 pm

The wheel may have had the rim changed at some time?
The rim is December 1975.

grumpuszed1 · #8 PostAuthor: **grumpuszed1** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:32 pm

ok brill, so it looks like a z1000 hub with a z1b rim? i will check the front wheel i have and put the numbers on tomorrow, what is the best route to follow regarding re-building the wheels? should i re-chrome the rims or bin them for stainless ones?

z1bman · #9 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:41 pm

personally i would not entertain re chroming a rim which is nearly 36 years old. from previous experience any rust on the rim no matter how bad it is it will eventually re apear

Garn 1 · #10 PostAuthor: **Garn 1** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:08 am

GrumpusZed, after reading your post I'm not sure if you realise the difference between the 40 hole Z1, Z1A, Z1B or Z900 and the 40 hole Z1000 rear rim.

Just to clear the air, the above rims are different, as the Z1000 has to accommodate a rear disk hub of a larger diameter on only one side. There is even a directional arrow on the rim to identify this difference.
Hence you can never spoke a Z1000 wheel for a Z1B...Z900 hub, or vice-versa.
RegardZ.

grumpuszed1 · #11 PostAuthor: **grumpuszed1** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:55 pm

didnt know that but ive never used the wheels so if i decide to get stainless rims i will get zed thou ones, ive checked the front wheel and its marked "TAKASAGO 1.85X19 6K 305 JAPAN" i assume this is zed thou as well?

Garn 1 · #12 PostAuthor: **Garn 1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:14 am

GrumpusZed1, I think I've missed something... Where did Stainless steel rims come into the topic. You said earlier, you thought you had a Z1000 hub on a Z1b rim!
I will say again, you cannot have a Z1B rim with a z1000 hub the Z1000 hub has to have a z1000 rim. (mainly because of the spoke hole positioning).
RegardZ

grumpuszed1 · #13 PostAuthor: **grumpuszed1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:24 am

i was either going to have the rims re-chromed or bin the rims for new ones, the rear wheel i have is for a zed thou as its a disc wheel not a drum
the numbers on the rim show its a 75 z1b rim (according to people on here) im only going on what people have told me! i wasnt aware the z1 rims dont fit a zed thou hub but if the info ive been given is correct then they do fit ? im in the dark now! :??

Garn 1 · #14 PostAuthor: **Garn 1** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:15 am

Cheer up Grupus, someone will sought it out... I only mentioned it because i've been caught trying to spoke a Z1000 rear rim onto a z1 rear hub,,,,, It's bloody hard as it just can't be done.
RegardZ

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