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delray

delray

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hey guys i have a two piece aluminum rim with a bolt on hub for the sprocket. the hub does not look like it was use for a drum brake,just for the sprocket only? wheel is a mag style design. i know i have seen this style before,but can't remember what it came on:doah:


 
INJUNTOM

INJUNTOM

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steven Durham said:
That is an Azusa Hex-Star 5 inch wheel
Steve :scooter:
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Actually Steve, the Hex Star is very close, but slightly different. This wheel is the same as a used on the Flea and the Nova minibikes. The Hex Star can be seen on some King O Lawn bikes like the Aggie.

This wheel was also available new through enginepowered on ebay several years ago. I bought a set back then and gave them to my buddy's kid for a wagon the other day. I also have a set of originals to go on my Flea too.
 
Mac

Mac

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#4
Actually this is the HexStar rim. Hex meaning six.

There are two styles of mounts for the sprocket as seen above.
I have a hundred of these sprockets if you ever need one:


The Aggie's are a five spoke.
Seen here on the right:
 
steven Durham

steven Durham

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#5
So who is right ? Isn't this fun ? Steve:scooter:
In my picture section is my American Maverick and it has a Hex-Star wheel . It was made in Los Angeles too.
 
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INJUNTOM

INJUNTOM

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I stand corrected on the KOL wheel being a Hex Star, but still see differences between the Hex Star and the wheel in question...they have what looks like a big rivet on every other spoke as well as a bolt hole on every other spoke...
 
steven Durham

steven Durham

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The wheel

Mac said:
Actually this is the HexStar rim. Hex meaning six.

There are two styles of mounts for the sprocket as seen above.
I have a hundred of these sprockets if you ever need one:


The Aggie's are a five spoke.
Seen here on the right:
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Mac: The American Maverick that I have uses a scrub brake and originally came with a scrub and band brake on the clutch. So how much for a rear wheel with the sprocket mount and a 60 tooth # 35 sprocket ????
Steve :scooter:
 
delray

delray

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#12
hey thanks tom and mac and steve:thumbsup:
looks like i had the three top guys on here trying to help id this rim:thumbsup: don't see alot of west coast minibike stuff here in the midwest :doah:
not sure what i will do with it? maybe build a minibike around it:doah:...........:scooter:
the other question about this wheel set up. what kind of brake set up did they use? was there a brake shoe set up in the sprocket hub? or a scrub brake or what????
thanks again.............:scooter:
 
steven Durham

steven Durham

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delray : I would say a scrub brake . You never see a brake drum mounted to the wheel with the bolt heads inside the drum. A drum brake would have the threaded mounts on the back of the drum and the bolts would be from the other side and would sandwich the wheel half's
Steve :scooter:
 
Mac

Mac

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The 6" Astro Style rims with sprocket mounts used a drum mounted inside the sprocket,


but all the HexStars I've seen used a scrub brake with that setup, and sometimes an internal drum brake with countersunk screws inserted through the brake side, as seen in my previous pictures here.
 
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