Planet Minis

LaOGM · 04-27-2008, 05:11 PM

anyone had to change their front rim yet on the OGM 150?
Bent mine and need help finding one that will work with the stock billet hub.
would like to go alloy

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 05:22 PM

I just did it today. KTM65 rim works just fine. I used a pro wheel rim. Looks to be pretty good quality, but mine has a high spot that can't be trued out. It is in the rim itself. If I had the bucks to spend, I would have gotten excel.

If you want to change the rear, I am told that ktm65 works and I have that on order, but I haven't swapped it over yet. I ordered a KX65 rear and found out when it got here that kx65's have 28 spokes instead of the 32 I needed..Doh!

Pax Racing Tanya · 04-27-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by chiro972b

I just did it today. KTM65 rim works just fine. I used a pro wheel rim. Looks to be pretty good quality, but mine has a high spot that can't be trued out. It is in the rim itself. If I had the bucks to spend, I would have gotten excel.

If you want to change the rear, I am told that ktm65 works and I have that on order, but I haven't swapped it over yet. I ordered a KX65 rear and found out when it got here that kx65's have 28 spokes instead of the 32 I needed..Doh!

You used a ktm 65 front rim and stock spokes ? Billet hub ?

LaOGM · 04-27-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chiro972b

I just did it today. KTM65 rim works just fine. I used a pro wheel rim. Looks to be pretty good quality, but mine has a high spot that can't be trued out. It is in the rim itself. If I had the bucks to spend, I would have gotten excel.

If you want to change the rear, I am told that ktm65 works and I have thawast on order, but I haven't swapped it over yet. I ordered a KX65 rear and found out when it got here that kx65's have 28 spokes instead of the 32 I needed..Doh!

Was that on a OGM or a pitster?

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pax Racing Tanya

You used a ktm 65 front rim and stock spokes ? Billet hub ?

Yes I did. Billet hub. I tried to buy rims from you guys. PM'd Pax Racing twice and tried twice to talk to him on a thread. Was completely ignored, so I had to figure it out on my own.

LAOGM it is on an OGM

Paxracing · 04-27-2008, 07:30 PM

You used the stock spokes ? and a ktm 65 rim

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 07:44 PM

Yepper. The spoke holes lined up perfectly. Angles were great. Spokes seemed a bit long, all the threads were covered before I got it to tension, but there seems to be still some adjustment room left.

The rim wasn't a KTM brand. It was a pro wheel rim for ktm65. Same model rim is spec'ed for the KX60 if you look at the pro wheel part numbers.

Pax Racing Tanya · 04-27-2008, 07:48 PM

Well chiro972b said it works , we sale the ktm 65 excel rims $ 110.0 ea

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 07:51 PM

My wife get's back in town tomorrow with my digital camera. I can take a pic if anyone is interested. It is on the bike without the tire. I have to do a little final truing still. I got tired of it this evening. I haven't built wheels in a few years and I got tired of bending over working on it.

Let me ask a question. The rim has a hole for a rim lock and I don't think I want one on the front. Where can I get a little rubber plug for that? Anyone know?

OLDSCHOOL · 04-27-2008, 07:52 PM

Eric,
Glad that worked out for you....

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 07:54 PM

Yep Kevin. Thanks for your help. I think the tension is pretty good. I don't know how much further I can tighten them before the I run out of threads on the spokes, but none of the spokes are near coming out of the top of the nipples. I used to run into that problem on bicycle wheels and if you didn't catch it you would have constant flats from the spoke end.

keith42 · 04-27-2008, 07:55 PM

Run duct tape or electrical tape around the rim on top of the spoke nipples.

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by keith42

Run duct tape or electrical tape around the rim on top of the spoke nipples.

I definitely will. I like the duct tape for that. But what I was saying is that none of the spokes poke through. But yes, I always run a rim strip. Even if the spokes don't poke through, the nipples will eventually wear holes in the tube without it.

keith42 · 04-27-2008, 08:06 PM

sometimes you get little burrs from tightening the nipples, It took me a few tubes, I'm a slow learner.

OLDSCHOOL · 04-27-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by keith42

sometimes you get little burrs from tightening the nipples, It took me a few tubes, I'm a slow learner.

Eric has Built Bicycle rims for years he definetly is in tune with things

Ive run into the long spoke thing (Buchannan) with a bunch of the BBR wheels I have built for People

and they were Kits only a couple of times did I have to take the dremel tool out to hit a few of the heads...

No Biggie they are still rolling today....... 4yrs +

LaOGM · 04-27-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pax Racing Tanya

Well chiro972b said it works , we sale the ktm 65 excel rims $ 110.0 ea

are there new spokes that would work with the new rim and billet hub I have?

chiro972b · 04-27-2008, 08:30 PM

That I don't know. I wish I did. Dougtrip was asking about trying to get a group buy going with buchanan spoke and wheel. They have great quality stuff, but I don't know if they have anything for us. Even though I think these are going to be fine, I would still be up for doing it if someone want's to research it.

I'm not a small guy, so I would think if I ride this thing hard enough, I will want to replace the rims and spokes every year or so just as preventive maint.

Pax Racing Tanya · 04-28-2008, 11:59 AM

Here's the problem, my dad has 4 bikes here and 2 of them have spokes going one way and the other 2 have the spokes going the other way. The first one the spokes go right into the rim and the the second one you need special spokes for. It all depends on which hub you have.

Thanks
Tanya

chiro972b · 04-28-2008, 06:41 PM

You should be able to shift the rim so it still works, but you might not have the parallel spokes at the valve stem then. Mine happened to line right up.

Brandonbmw · 04-28-2008, 06:53 PM

Jeremiah at sgr-usa.com should be able to assist you with anything ogm.

04-27-2008, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
LaOGM 1st Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: denham springs, LA Posts: 177	OGM/Pitster front rim anyone had to change their front rim yet on the OGM 150? Bent mine and need help finding one that will work with the stock billet hub. would like to go alloy

04-27-2008, 05:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
chiro972b 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 895	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim I just did it today. KTM65 rim works just fine. I used a pro wheel rim. Looks to be pretty good quality, but mine has a high spot that can't be trued out. It is in the rim itself. If I had the bucks to spend, I would have gotten excel. If you want to change the rear, I am told that ktm65 works and I have that on order, but I haven't swapped it over yet. I ordered a KX65 rear and found out when it got here that kx65's have 28 spokes instead of the 32 I needed..Doh!

04-27-2008, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paxracing 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: ca Posts: 5,519 My Mood:	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim You used the stock spokes ? and a ktm 65 rim

04-27-2008, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
chiro972b 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 895	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Yepper. The spoke holes lined up perfectly. Angles were great. Spokes seemed a bit long, all the threads were covered before I got it to tension, but there seems to be still some adjustment room left. The rim wasn't a KTM brand. It was a pro wheel rim for ktm65. Same model rim is spec'ed for the KX60 if you look at the pro wheel part numbers.

04-27-2008, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pax Racing Tanya 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 762	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Well chiro972b said it works , we sale the ktm 65 excel rims $ 110.0 ea

04-27-2008, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
chiro972b 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 895	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim My wife get's back in town tomorrow with my digital camera. I can take a pic if anyone is interested. It is on the bike without the tire. I have to do a little final truing still. I got tired of it this evening. I haven't built wheels in a few years and I got tired of bending over working on it. Let me ask a question. The rim has a hole for a rim lock and I don't think I want one on the front. Where can I get a little rubber plug for that? Anyone know?

04-27-2008, 07:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
OLDSCHOOL 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cape Cod Ma. 02660 Posts: 8,157 My Mood:	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Eric, Glad that worked out for you....

04-27-2008, 07:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
chiro972b 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 895	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Yep Kevin. Thanks for your help. I think the tension is pretty good. I don't know how much further I can tighten them before the I run out of threads on the spokes, but none of the spokes are near coming out of the top of the nipples. I used to run into that problem on bicycle wheels and if you didn't catch it you would have constant flats from the spoke end.

04-27-2008, 07:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
keith42 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: sumner, wa Posts: 461	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Run duct tape or electrical tape around the rim on top of the spoke nipples.

04-27-2008, 08:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
keith42 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: sumner, wa Posts: 461	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim sometimes you get little burrs from tightening the nipples, It took me a few tubes, I'm a slow learner.

04-27-2008, 08:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
chiro972b 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 895	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim That I don't know. I wish I did. Dougtrip was asking about trying to get a group buy going with buchanan spoke and wheel. They have great quality stuff, but I don't know if they have anything for us. Even though I think these are going to be fine, I would still be up for doing it if someone want's to research it. I'm not a small guy, so I would think if I ride this thing hard enough, I will want to replace the rims and spokes every year or so just as preventive maint.

04-28-2008, 11:59 AM	#18 (permalink)
Pax Racing Tanya 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 762	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Here's the problem, my dad has 4 bikes here and 2 of them have spokes going one way and the other 2 have the spokes going the other way. The first one the spokes go right into the rim and the the second one you need special spokes for. It all depends on which hub you have. Thanks Tanya Last edited by Pax Racing Tanya; 04-28-2008 at 12:31 PM.

04-28-2008, 06:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
chiro972b 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 895	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim You should be able to shift the rim so it still works, but you might not have the parallel spokes at the valve stem then. Mine happened to line right up. Last edited by chiro972b; 04-28-2008 at 06:57 PM.

04-28-2008, 06:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
Brandonbmw 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Corona, Ca Posts: 1,794	Re: OGM/Pitster front rim Jeremiah at sgr-usa.com should be able to assist you with anything ogm.

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