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[Hedge]

Doc - will the #8 of this set work on our spokes even though he says it is a 5.5 and you said that the #8 is a 5.9?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 18792&rd=1

Dr Lapo - the nipple wrench size is 5.9mm or a #8 spoke wrench
at 4000 miles most spokes on my Thruxton required a 1/16 turn to snug them up. They are a right hand thread = righty tighty. The wrench that comes with a KX250F works so a dirt bike shop may be a good source
I have 30 years + worth of bike tools so the 5.9mm wrench has been in my tool box for a long time. A 6mm wrench is loose so be careful as the spoke nipples are soft, a #8 wrench fits too but I do not know where the "Title" #8 comes from; its just marked on the wrench (the other end is a "9")

[drlapo]

I have a box of old spoke wrenches and both the 5.9 and the #8 fit fine
a 5.8 may fit too but I don't have one of those
I don't know where the #8 etc nomenclature comes from
I checked my Thruxton's wheels again, this time at 38 degrees and they needed quite a bit of tightening

[drlapo]

5.5 sounds too small to me

[Hedge]

So should I just go ahead and buy that eBay wrench?

[drlapo]

the #8 should fit fine
the others are way too small
I tried a #9 and it will not go on the nipple

[Hedge]

Thx Doc!