Spokes loosen every ride

[89RM]

I've got a '89 RM250 just about after every ride some of the spokes on the rear wheel loosen up, so I just snug them back up. As far as I know the wheel has never been respoked. Should I loosen up each spoke a couple threads and put some lock tite on them?

 

[2-Strokes 4-ever]

On a bike that old, they should be seated by now. When we get new bikes we snug down spokes for the first few rides and then they quit moving. I wonder if your rim has wallowed-out holes...?

 

[spark250]

I have had spokes on older bikes that are corroded and the threads are questionable. They never broke but would never hold tension until replaced.

 

[89RM]

On a bike that old, they should be seated by now. When we get new bikes we snug down spokes for the first few rides and then they quit moving. I wonder if your rim has wallowed-out holes...?

The holes might be egged out, but from what I can tell the rim and hub is in good shape.

I've been looking on ebay and craigslist for a new(er) set of wheels. Do you know if any set of wheels would work or if I need to stick to wheels from my generation?

 

[08 GSXR1000]

i have had customers with older RM's that had the same problem,i figured out that most of the time the spokes themselves became weak over the years and would stretch causing them to loosen up,you might need to have the wheel relaced with new spokes.

 

[aaronnaland]

you need to tighten them just as tight as the other spokes not just snug them up or else you just need new spokes.

 

[MikeT]

I wonder if your rim has wallowed-out holes...?

Please use the correct terminology..... it is "Wallered-out". :laugh:

 

[2-Strokes 4-ever]

Dang tootin'