CaptainBob Posted yesterday at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:51 PM I have a 2023 GG 300TXT. The manual says spoke torque is 26 inch pounds for rear and 18 inch pounds for front. Most dirt bikes and other bikes I have owned are spec'd between 40 and 50 inch pounds I checked the spokes yesterday on my GG and they are much tighter then what the book called for. Am I misunderstanding something? Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted yesterday at 03:23 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:23 PM Wet or dry? ... hit one of the old spokes with penetrating oil first, might make a huge difference in the readings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konrad Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago A bike that new should not need this trick, but in addition to lemur's penetrating oil, particularly nasty ones need heat. I generally give the nipple a quick blast with a propane torch. I always make sure I can loosen a nipple prior to attempting tightening. You can tell a lot just by sound. Try tapping each spoke with a light tool (screwdriver, spoke wrench, etc.). Tight spokes will ring. Loose ones with thud. You want them all to sound similar. I don't own a spoke torque wrench. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBob Posted 16 minutes ago Author Report Share Posted 16 minutes ago On 7/1/2024 at 11:23 AM, lemur said: Wet or dry? ... hit one of the old spokes with penetrating oil first, might make a huge difference in the readings. I hear what you are saying but this is a new bike. Nipples shouldn't be frozen yet. I have done the tap technique but wanted to be a bit more precise so figured I would use my torque wrench. Any thoughts on what seems to be really low torque specs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBob Posted 15 minutes ago Author Report Share Posted 15 minutes ago 23 hours ago, konrad said: A bike that new should not need this trick, but in addition to lemur's penetrating oil, particularly nasty ones need heat. I generally give the nipple a quick blast with a propane torch. I always make sure I can loosen a nipple prior to attempting tightening. You can tell a lot just by sound. Try tapping each spoke with a light tool (screwdriver, spoke wrench, etc.). Tight spokes will ring. Loose ones with thud. You want them all to sound similar. I don't own a spoke torque wrench. I like that heat technique. I will use it next time I get a frozen spoke nipple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBob Posted 14 minutes ago Author Report Share Posted 14 minutes ago Does anyone actually measure the torque on their spokes? I am surprised I have not heard from anyone about the, what seem to be, really low torque specs published by GG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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