Cost to true a wheel?

[JoeBlow Kokomo]

What do shops charge for that these days? Thanks

(82 xr100 if it matters)

[FeliX 450]

prices have changed a lot since 1982 hahaha jk jk

If you go to a big dealer it will cost you a fortune around 170 bucks a wheel

but if you find a smaller local shop it will cost you about 200$ for both. at least that what it cost me

[rpt50]

The cost to true a wheel is about $6.99 (the price of a spoke wrench). Seriously, this is an easy thing to do. Now lacing a wheel is another matter entirely, but getting a wheel true is easy. Since this is a dirtbike and you are not going to be riding down the freeway at 80 mph, it does not have to be perfect. Any bicycle or motorcycle repair book should have basic info on how to true a wheel. If you have can't find anything, PM me.

[YamahaMXer1129]

lacing was the easy part for me. truing was the really hard part.

but about 80 to lace and 80 to true

[PATHPOUNDER]

Put the bike on a stand.....put a pointer of some sort next to the rim, to give you a reference point..you will see where your hi and low...mark the low area with a marker, slowly tightening the spokes in the low area pulling the rim higher..Check the tightness of the spokes in the low area, they may need to be loosened..After some adjusting, youll understand how it works..give it a shot , its real easy..the spokes come off the rim at an angle,one side pulling one way ,the other side pulling the other way..become one with your wheel.

[MxBaller621]

lacing was the easy part for me. truing was the really hard part.

but about 80 to lace and 80 to true

Hmm Mine was $50 to lace and true a wheel, so I got mine done for $100 all said and done, plus I got new rubber mounted. You guys are getting raped.

[yami racer]

Man I must have gotten a deal. I had Kenny Germaine do mine and he only charged me $30.00. He wrote the article for Trans World on Tire trueing about 3 years ago and it is perfect.

[250Nasty]

i called my shop the other day about this, they said it would take about an hour, so it would be an hours labor, which is about 75. but they said it would be more if there are seized spokes or anything like that

[Veccster]

If your buying a new rim and spokes...get a prowheel and mail them your hub. They'll lace and true a wheel for $30.

I had a local shop do it and they told me it would be under a $100. The bastards charged me $99.99 for one stinking wheel. They did get is more percise than I could ever do on my own.

[Zappa]

If you want to do it yourself for pretty much free, PM me. I have some good PDF files that tell you how to lace and true a rim. I also made a pretty good stand for truing the rim that involves stuff around the garage.

Lacing was easy, once I found the pattern it was just line up the holes and push em through. Truing it from scratch took about an hour to hour and a half and it was perfect, no up down or side to side deviation. Once you read the PDF it's simple. It tells you which nipples to tighten to move the rim which way etc.

Don't be afraid to do this yourself, really easy.

[JoeBlow Kokomo]

If you want to do it yourself for pretty much free, PM me. I have some good PDF files that tell you how to lace and true a rim. I also made a pretty good stand for truing the rim that involves stuff around the garage.

Lacing was easy, once I found the pattern it was just line up the holes and push em through. Truing it from scratch took about an hour to hour and a half and it was perfect, no up down or side to side deviation. Once you read the PDF it's simple. It tells you which nipples to tighten to move the rim which way etc.

Don't be afraid to do this yourself, really easy.

You've got mail.

[JoeBlow Kokomo]

The cost to true a wheel is about $6.99 (the price of a spoke wrench). Seriously, this is an easy thing to do. Now lacing a wheel is another matter entirely, but getting a wheel true is easy. Since this is a dirtbike and you are not going to be riding down the freeway at 80 mph, it does not have to be perfect. Any bicycle or motorcycle repair book should have basic info on how to true a wheel. If you have can't find anything, PM me.

Thanks

[Numba68]

I got a local mechanic to lace up some new spokes and it cost me 40$cnd to do the rear.

[Zappa]

I once read a website that said that wheel lacing and truing was something that caused most riders to go running for the hills, even though it is a fairly simple thing to do.

Do you have?

a) Around 3 hours of time

Two axle stands, a table and duct tape

c) 6" long pieces of wood and a paper clip

d) A spoke wrench

e) Ability to read and have a tiny clue about what the writer is saying (plain english)

If you have all of the above, you should have no problem lacing and truing up a wheel. As long as you can be patient and repair each little fault as they arrive you should have a completely true rim in no time.

I made a post about it a while back but here it is.

https://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4241284#post4241284

Really, there is no need to spend the extra money to go to your mechanic to do this. Take a risk and jump into it, even if you fail miserably and cant get it running true. At least you tried and you can bring it to your local mechanic with a pre-laced up rim with part of the job already finished!

[CRVT427]

Spent $90.00 for one wheel at the Honda dealership. However, I did a better job when I did it previously.