RD350 spoke torque spec

[Plasticman]

What is the torque spec for RD350 spoked wheel spokes?

Rob

[Czakky]

I don't know thus for certain, but I would confidently say any spoke torque of equal material should be sufficient.

[Plasticman]

I know there's a spec for torquing the spokes, I'm just trying to find out what it is. I would think it would be in the manual, but I don't have one for an RD350 handy (mine's buried in storage).

Rob

[SoCal250]

Rob,

I checked my factory repair and owners manuals. Both instruct to tighten spokes periodically but no torque spec is provided. It just says to tighten loose spokes 1 turn.

I did find a spoke torque spec in a CS5 manual: 15 kg-cm (or 1.1 lb-ft). Equivalent to 13 in-lb). If I come across anything else I'll post it here.

Here's some info on wheel lacing posted in the Tech Library
THE TECH LIBRARY »SUSPENSION - WHEELS

[Plasticman]

Thanks.  Various motocross and motorcycle wheel websites are saying to torque between 30 and 48 in-lbs.  My RD350 manual is in storage, so I was hoping there would be info in the manual, but maybe not.

Rob

[Still biking]

If you are torquing are new or fairly new wheel, a torque spec has relevance.  If you are torquing a used wheel with significant exposure to elements, torque spec is irrelevant.  Loose spokes, trueness of wheel takes over.

[MRDRcycle]

I was trying to find the torque spec as well. Do you happen to know what size spoke wrench to get? Seems like its about 5.6mm

( I just got a spanner tool in today and the 5.8mm Adapter fits well on the front and rear wheels.) ( My manual arrives tomorrow and I'll check to see if there is a torque specification. )

I got the haynes manual and there isn't much regarding spoke maintenance. It basically states what the video link below covers.

This might help too if you don't go by a torque setting:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=spoke+adjustment#id=1&vid=e31ba532938c2ab6293e96c1d73afbdc&action=click

[Diablo007]

I have to dig out the paperwork to be 100% sure, but I recall the torque given by Buchanan's for the new stainless spokes/nipples for my Royal Enfield as 80 in-lbs.

[Diablo007]

Dug out the paperwork.  80 in-lbs is for 'large displacement motorcycles'.  Don't think the RD350 is 'large displacement motorcycle' or the Bullet 500 for which I re-spoked the front wheel.  Didn't use a spoke torque wrench so I don't know what the torque is.  Just made sure they were 'relatively' tight and all rang the same when tapped with the spoke wrench.  Old timer told me that you want a 'ting' sound...for what that's worth.

[quocle603]

I know tusk makes a torque wrench for spokes, but not 100% on the specs. Just make sure the wheel is true.