Excel Sline drive spokes

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Edited Date/Time 11/12/2014 9:15am
Recently broke a spoke on my nicest YZ250 wheel. They were laced up with the super annoying spline drive nipples. The nipple is still there but I need a spoke.

Does anyone know if a normal yamaha spoke will thread into this nipple?
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Skerby 11/3/2014 9:58pm
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Or honda spoke, I remember running those on this wheel when the chinese spokes I bought started breaking. I think I had like 15 on there at one time.

Stay away from chinese spokes and rims.
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RKExcel 11/4/2014 7:56pm
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Skerby,
Please contact us tomorrow and we'll see if we can find what you are looking for. Please speak with either Cole Anderson or Gary Kies. Our number is 760-732-3161.

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Markee 11/5/2014 4:28am
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I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip.

RKExcel, are the spline nipples available separate from the spokes? I looked and could not find them.
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Skerby 11/5/2014 7:16pm
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Solid point Markee. Im gonna get some old spokes from a dealer, if they don't fit I'll give RK a call.

Thanks guy.

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RKExcel 11/6/2014 7:13am
11/6/2014 7:13am
Markee wrote:
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip. RKExcel...
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip.

RKExcel, are the spline nipples available separate from the spokes? I looked and could not find them.
Yes they are available separate. Keep in mind that our nipples are designed to be used with the Excel spokes and in most cases the nipples will not thread onto OE spokes. So if you do order the nipples separately, just make sure the spokes you're going to thread the nipples onto are the Excel Spokes.

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RK Excel America Inc
deltamotocross 11/6/2014 5:20pm
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Markee wrote:
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip. RKExcel...
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip.

RKExcel, are the spline nipples available separate from the spokes? I looked and could not find them.
Agree, spline drive nipples are awsome. Had full TCR wheels with gold excells , bulldog spokes and splinedrive aluminum nipples and everything held up perfect with no stripping after continuess tightning untill they seated in fully..
Tokyo_Tiddler 11/11/2014 1:43am
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Markee wrote:
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip. RKExcel...
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip.

RKExcel, are the spline nipples available separate from the spokes? I looked and could not find them.
RKExcel wrote:
Yes they are available separate. Keep in mind that our nipples are designed to be used with the Excel spokes and in most cases the nipples...
Yes they are available separate. Keep in mind that our nipples are designed to be used with the Excel spokes and in most cases the nipples will not thread onto OE spokes. So if you do order the nipples separately, just make sure the spokes you're going to thread the nipples onto are the Excel Spokes.

Cheers
Farrah Bauer
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RK Excel America Inc
Hey RK,

Why don/t you guys sell the RK "Chain Refresh" chain lube in the US? I used it for years in Japan as it was one of the best. I can't find it in the US. When I was in Japan this past summer, I bought 6 cans, but it was confiscated from my checked in luggage in Taiwan Sad

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FGR01 11/12/2014 6:44am
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Hmmm, says it's a teflon based lube. Have you tried any of the teflon lubes available in the states? Anything come close?
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RKExcel 11/12/2014 7:10am
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Markee wrote:
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip. RKExcel...
I think the spline drive spokes are great, takes a light weight aluminum nipple and makes it usable unlike the square config, they WILL strip.

RKExcel, are the spline nipples available separate from the spokes? I looked and could not find them.
RKExcel wrote:
Yes they are available separate. Keep in mind that our nipples are designed to be used with the Excel spokes and in most cases the nipples...
Yes they are available separate. Keep in mind that our nipples are designed to be used with the Excel spokes and in most cases the nipples will not thread onto OE spokes. So if you do order the nipples separately, just make sure the spokes you're going to thread the nipples onto are the Excel Spokes.

Cheers
Farrah Bauer
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RK Excel America Inc
Tokyo_Tiddler wrote:
Hey RK, Why don/t you guys sell the RK "Chain Refresh" chain lube in the US? I used it for years in Japan as it was...
Hey RK,

Why don/t you guys sell the RK "Chain Refresh" chain lube in the US? I used it for years in Japan as it was one of the best. I can't find it in the US. When I was in Japan this past summer, I bought 6 cans, but it was confiscated from my checked in luggage in Taiwan Sad

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Mike,
We considered bringing this product into the US market last year however after comparing the costs of current lubes on the market to the cost of the RK Refresh, our lube was too high to be competitive. The retail cost of the RK Refresh lube would have made it around $20. For a new entry into the chain lube market, it was deemed to be too high of a cost for consumers. We continue to revisit the lube each year, and may bring it to the US in the future.

Best regards,

Farrah Bauer
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RK Excel America Inc
Tokyo_Tiddler 11/12/2014 8:17am
11/12/2014 8:17am
FGR01 wrote:
Hmmm, says it's a teflon based lube. Have you tried any of the teflon lubes available in the states? Anything come close?
ah.. so you read Japanese or katakana at least.. yes it says it contains Teflon at the top of the back of the can.

The closest I have found is the Maxima chain wax.

mike
Tokyo_Tiddler 11/12/2014 8:19am
11/12/2014 8:19am
Thanks Farrah.. it is a good product. Shame that customs took my cans away from me Smile . It was about 3000 yen per can if I recall correctly. Not cheap, but worth it.
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RKExcel 11/12/2014 8:28am
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Tokyo_Tiddler wrote:
Thanks Farrah.. it is a good product. Shame that customs took my cans away from me :). It was about 3000 yen per can if I...
Thanks Farrah.. it is a good product. Shame that customs took my cans away from me Smile . It was about 3000 yen per can if I recall correctly. Not cheap, but worth it.
Yeah it is an excellent product. But unfortunately the high price tag would prevent most users from trying it.
We'll keep you posted if we do eventually bring it to the US.

Cheers,

Farrah Bauer
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FGR01 11/12/2014 9:15am
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FGR01 wrote:
Hmmm, says it's a teflon based lube. Have you tried any of the teflon lubes available in the states? Anything come close?
Tokyo_Tiddler wrote:
ah.. so you read Japanese or katakana at least.. yes it says it contains Teflon at the top of the back of the can. The closest...
ah.. so you read Japanese or katakana at least.. yes it says it contains Teflon at the top of the back of the can.

The closest I have found is the Maxima chain wax.

mike
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