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hi lads, whats different about two wheel rims, ones got 3L 303 stamped on it, the other has 5G 303 ?

baz, the 3l one is a december 73 and the 5g is a july 75. the letter denotes the month, with A being january and L being december. hope this helps.

Mick,
Whilst I agree about year, the letter part is still not clear regards month. I’ve seen a few letters past the 12th letter, eg: N, S, V and I’m sure Rick Brett knows of more.
What month are these letters?
However, I agree that the lower the letter the earlier the month.
John

ok ir, that answers that then its certainly as you say, the earlier the letter, the earlier the month. mystery time then.

You might be right Mick. I don't know for sure. Thinking about it, the N, V letters etc I've seen have been on the brae disc codes, but can't remember if they apply on wheels.
John

cheers lads , you see the rear rim on my 73 z1 that i am going to mint up this winter is buckled and dinted and has the 3l 303 stamp on it. the one on ebay has 5g 303 on it, think it will do or should i wait. dont worry you'll get pics before i start.

id put a wanted add on this site Baz, i recon you'd get a 73 rim. there are a few other bikes that used the tachy rim too, i think cb750 and s;z;k' gt750.

mick z1a wrote:id put a wanted add on this site Baz, i recon you'd get a 73 rim. there are a few other bikes that used the tachy rim too, i think cb750 and s;z;k' gt750.

I've got a feeling the suzuki GT750 were a 36 spoked rim not 40 like Z1, something in the back of my mind says they are different. Basically check & double check the No holes + 2 for the rim blockers if the rear.

Mike

Yeah, Mike's right - 36 hole on GT750 but 40 on the CB750. David Silver spares used to sell them really cheap years ago but no longer has the Takasago.