Honda CB750 Sandcast

The Restoration Shop => Wheels - Hubs - Spokes - Tires => Topic started by: Don R on June 17, 2015, 11:18:09 am

Title: possible spoke nipples tip,
Post by: Don R on June 17, 2015, 11:18:09 am

 I bought a 17" goldwing rim on a 4 hole cb750 hub on Ebay. Anyway, the spoke nipples are yellow colored and have the round end just like the sandcast spoke nipples. I can't say for sure if the spokes are GL1000 or late cb750 but they are a close match to sandcast nipples.
 Might help someone. I did see sandcast style spoke kits somewhere so it might be just that easy to get them correct looking. CB750.com or Z1 I'm not sure.
 

Title: Re: possible spoke nipples tip,
Post by: Sam on June 17, 2015, 01:31:17 pm

The yellow color on the spokes can be achieved correctly with a yellow chromate on top of the normal clear zinc.

I used this kit from Caswell (http://www.caswellplating.com/electroplating-anodizing/zinc-plating-kits/chromates/yellow-chromate.html) and got these results:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5610/15054505963_affa345522_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oWjh8D)

Very happy with the results!

Title: Re: possible spoke nipples tip,
Post by: Riccardo on June 22, 2015, 02:59:31 pm

Tropical yellow surely.

Title: Re: possible spoke nipples tip,
Post by: Don R on January 13, 2019, 07:24:43 pm

 Update, that wheel was a cb750A front wheel and the spoke nipples had the round area at the top above the flats. Since photo bucket acted up I'm lousy at pictures.