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18" wheel broken spoke HELP

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Spider:
I've ridden before with missing spokes but, not with as large a bike as the K5. stainless can be welded but I'm not to sure about it holding the stress a spoke endures. If you do get it welded be sure to unplug the CDI to protect it from the voltage spike the welding process causes.

Dale

afritts4u:
Goot tip on the voltage, I will take off the wheel just to be safe. My last ride I think I rode for about 45min with it broken. At 90+mph though its not worth testing. I will keep you posted on how well the weld holds up. May be usefull for other riders.

Brett:
You may be best to turn up a sleaveto slide over and then just tack weld at each end.

afritts4u:
I wire tied the loose spoke to another one. Rode motocross at Lake Ellsinore MX Park. Was launching 50+ footers and the wheel never went out of true. Worked so good I think I will just take all the spokes off, lol.  It will be fixed with a new spoke this week but for those of you who ever wondered if you could ride with a broken spoke, most likely it would be absolutely no problem!

gowen:

--- Quote from: afritts4u ---I wire tied the loose spoke to another one. Rode motocross at Lake Ellsinore MX Park. Was launching 50+ footers and the wheel never went out of true. Worked so good I think I will just take all the spokes off, lol.  It will be fixed with a new spoke this week but for those of you who ever wondered if you could ride with a broken spoke, most likely it would be absolutely no problem!
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Be careful! I did that and ended up nearly losing my rear for that reason, as it puts quite some power to that tire and it will end up busting all the spokes. Make sure you keep the spokes tight and don't let the losen up.

You might consider upgrading to the Excel spokes, they are about twice as thick as the stock spokes. I've used them for a few years and have yet to even come lose. It costs about $80 and it fits to a stock hub and rim. I also had a 18 inch rim and they fit. Good luck.

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