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I'm rebuilding my KX250 97 front wheel. I bought a spokes kit. It's sold as KX/KXF 92-2013 21". But compared to the old spokes, the new spokes are about 3 or 4mm shorter



Is it normal ?

Thanks

I checked on cmsnl.com and from 1989 to 1999 the Kawasaki spoke reference is the same (410291197). But starting 2000 the front wheel uses two spokes reference: 41029-1295 for the 27 inner spokes and 41030-1165 for the 9 outer spokes.
So how can a spokes kit be sold as 1992-2013 ? I checked, even Excel kits specify the same years range.

I took better pictures :

Any chance you don't have a 1997 KX250 front wheel? The diagram here shows 230mm, which looks like your new spoke length.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/K ... parts.html

Jason wrote:Any chance you don't have a 1997 KX250 front wheel? The diagram here shows 230mm, which looks like your new spoke length.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/K ... parts.html

I don't think so, it seems to be OEM

TAKASAGO J 21x1.60 DOT 315 JAPAN 897
Hub F-1249 Kawasaki MADE IN JAPAN

But I don't have a 100% guarantee, I bought the wheel on eBay.

Think the old ones are just stretched out.

Is it possible ?

It looks like a 1998 model, as the date code is August of 1997. Either way, they are the same OEM parts, I think.

I played the spokes lottery again I received today the spokes for the KDX rear wheel. It's an Excel Excel XS9-21187 kit, sold as compatible with KDX200 89-06. I opened the package, the spokes seem to have the same length as the OE spokes. But the nipples are bigger, 8.5mm. So it's a semi-fail I think enlarge the rim holes as already read here. It's only 1mm difference. btw I don't have the rim here, maybe it will fit like that.

Another finding: unlike the new front wheel nipples these Excel nipples can be screwed on the OE spokes.

Nevermind, the Excel nipples fit perfectly in the rear rim.

KDX rear wheel laced. But for the KX front wheel theses "Gnerik" spokes doesn't work. I can lace the first 9 spokes but after the angle seems to be different. I'll have to buy the Excel too...

Sorry to hear that they did not work out.