Aoshima Yamaha SR400

[Ian M]

Nice!
It is both a mental and physical challenge.
You nailed it!

[The Smythe Meister]

Wow!! Lovely stuff :smiling3:
I'm considering respoking the wheels for my Italeri 1/9 Zundapp Combi, so your work here I am shamelessly going to copy!!
That really does look most excellent,painstaking, but CERTAINLY worth it if you can get that kind of result :smiling3:
Andy

[simontie]

Looks very fine to me. Well worth it.

thank you there a few areas i need to work on but yes very happy with results

[simontie]

Nice!
It is both a mental and physical challenge.
You nailed it!

most definatly challanging simon

[simontie]

Wow!! Lovely stuff :smiling3:
I'm considering respoking the wheels for my Italeri 1/9 Zundapp Combi, so your work here I am shamelessly going to copy!!
That really does look most excellent,painstaking, but CERTAINLY worth it if you can get that kind of result :smiling3:
Andy

your welcome, a few pictures are the key, for the pattern & once the first couple of inner ones are fixed its easy enough to follow but .3 wire in a .4 hole blind is fun while holding in place and appling super glue...
i also found that using an off cut of the 0.3 and sliding this through the nipple hole helped guide the nipple in to place,
i was planning on doing the back wheel slightly differantly, on the outter side of the rim where the tyre seats i was going to centre drill it out and push the tube through to the desired length and cutting it off once in position, i was left with a few ragged ends, very hard to clean up but will see how it works out

simon

[simontie]

Ok engine is just about there top and bottom complete, but a fair bit of fettling to get it here will press on as per plans nothing painted and i must have a good 40% of it soaking in bleach a lot of plated parts that just look so ugly ….

[Ian M]

I found it easier to insert the spoke in through the hub first then out through the rim and give it a good drop of thick CA. Then trimmed them to length after.

[simontie]

I found it easier to insert the spoke in through the hub first then out through the rim and give it a good drop of thick CA. Then trimmed them to length after.

I might try that on the rear wheel when i get to it thanks for the tip

simon

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent progress Simon. The wheel has come out really well. Engine isn’t too shabby either :thumb2:

[simontie]

Ok due to other issues not as far on as i hoped but chrome plate i dipped yesterday has gone parts look so much better now, see how i get on tomorrow

[PaulinKendal]

Those wheels are fabulous, Simon! Such a massive improvement over the stock ones - you nailed it!

[simontie]

Well as mentioned in RC166 a busy week
engine carbs sorted, engine now in frame started rear wheel build, and did a spot of painting. Few other wee bits done but you can tell its not by Tamiya but should turn out ok more when i have them
simon

[simontie]

rear wheel done just need to clean up the hubs but looking ok for a first time second was a little easier

[Tim Marlow]

Really nice work. Reminds me of my old SR……

[Ian M]

I considered a real one of these a few years ago as a project bike to make as a Cafe racer. I was amazed by the prices they went for.
All these bike builds of late I will have to try one (again) some time...