Anyone who has ever just tried to true a spoke wheel will sit in amazement at the skill and knowledge displayed here 😃👍. (And the project bike is coming along nicely too 😉!)

It's a pleasure to know that master craftsmen still exist, but sad to know that they're becoming so rare.

Sir Paul McCartney in the background @Willis Wheels… I like it! Watching the wheel rim being punched and then straightened was pretty interesting. I’ve never seen this before. Thanks for showing the process. It’s amazing to see how he keeps tweaking the spokes until perfect. To me, the length of the video was no issue. Educational entertainment takes what it takes. Well done! The new tire looks great! Happy riding.

That thread rolling machine gave me goose bumps, wouldn't want to get my fingers too close, though! Very informative video, Tony, thank you. It didn't seem long at all.

Great video. As a bicycle mechanic and wheelbuilder myself, I was watching that (as I do all your content ) with great interest. Wheelbuilding is a craft, something between a science and an art. You need to decide on what sort of spokes and rim you want, measure, cut and thread spokes. The higher the number of crosses the spokes make, the stronger the wheel - as long as the angle isn't too acute. And finally, trueing itself has three components - lateral, radial, and dishing. Again, great video and full marks to you for going with a hand - built wheel, and to Willis Wheels for their craft.

Amazing skills!

Great to see such skill and craftsmanship at work here, this lovely gentleman is an absolute master at his game and not a computerised machine in sight. Reminds me of the consequences as kids when we decide to tighten your bike wheel spokes, especially when you have to tell your dad that you've just knackered your bike wheel. Never tightened a spoke since that day. Loved this Tony thank you.

Excellent video Tony, it's definitely an art form. I've never been able to live with the rapidly corroding spokes fitted as standard on various bikes I've owned, and always get them rebuilt using heavy duty stainless spokes, rims anodised etc . Your Enfield is looking great, the new size rim is spot on! Cheers, Steve

What a skill. Great to watch an expert at work.

Very nice Tony! It's a joy watching someone apply their craft to create something that leaves you wondering how they did it. I am glued here and await anxiously for all your upcoming vids!

Always fascinating, watching an accomplished expert at work. Is he a mechanic, an artist or a craftsman? All three perhaps? plus he can easily mix inches and millimeters.

Jesus, that looks awesome, what a skill that wheel building is… great vids, keep em coming 👍👍

Artisan at work. A very labour intensive job👍

Another excellent vid. Will seriously look into doing the same when I need to change tyres.

Looks great, always good to have a wider rear. Fair play to Chris, it looked terrible to begin with but persistence got there in the end. Enjoy!

Guess im ditchin my hole punch&hammer idear 😥😭...just kidding,great vid mate,shows what a pro will do&talkabout in a shop convo to you if you wanted a shop in say aus or us/euro ..vs a jocky chasing $$ talking crap just to get some money..

wow Tony what a great idea to film the process of wheel building, bike is coming nicely together, but have to tell the wheel builder is par excelant, what a craftsmanship in full display, always appreciated "how its made" stuff, looove it, cheers V!

A great skill, workmanship to die for very interesting to watch . Nice one Tony

Your bike looks great. Congratulations. I Will go on with your ideia for my bike .

Amazing work im stunned

Wow, building a wheel is clever & interesting... I wouldn't have the patience for that. Loved the vid.

Loving the series Tony and can’t wait to see what more you do to your interceptor. I did something similar to my interceptor but went slightly more extreme 17” rims front and back with 3” 150/17 tyres 😬😬

I just love how Chris switches from metric to imperial and back again, measuring the angle of the spoke prior to punching - "7mm over 6 inches"

Great upload and insight into wheel building, I love learning about new things and would have enjoyed this video if it was twice as long 👍

Wow absolutely magnificent scale

Will be interesting to hear how it handles now. For the looks it's a great mod, just hope that it hasn't made any difference to how it rides.

Fabulous video Tony. Chris is a master

Watching that fella build that wheel was pure witchcraft.

Looks nice that Tony, big improvement, love watching craftsmen in action 👍

Thanks for this video. I was going to try this myself but have now changed my mind!

That is Voodoo, what a craftsman

Hi T WHAT A REALLY INTERESTING VIDEO REALLY INJOYED IT.

Outstanding video Tony, really informative and a great production.

Been waiting for the next vid in this series.great stuff 👍

Wow what an ld school type skill that is probably fading out now.?really nice tastefully done job.

Fascinating video. Great content.

Wow that’s a real skill very impressive

This is fascinating, equal parts science and art. Thanks for sharing the process. I wonder if he'd take work from US customers? Love the idea of a wider 17 inch tire

The new wheel and bBike looks fantastic. I am also interested in how this will change the bike's handling characteristics.

I'd put a larger wheel in the front as well but, to each their own ;) it's looking great

amazing skill

This was fascinating! Thank you

Fantastic insight into wheel building.. would love to do this conversion myself as the 17” rim makes sense.. might need to use your links!

Interesting, having built wheels for bicycles it's very similar process is involved except I didn't have to punch holes in the rims or cut spokes and make the treads on them. Definitely looks good on the bike interested on how the bike feels now with more rubber on the back.. Cheers mate

Great video

Looks great. I would commit atrocities just to get my hands on a set of spokes to convert mine to 17s.😂🤣

Great job Man… unfortunately you can’t do this job in Italy.. 😢 Local law don’t allow to change tyres size different from the motorcycle registration document… 😢

Great watching the wheel builder at work..Sure is an art truing the wheel.... No wonder cast wheels are predominant nowadays..Just one question, namely because I went for a wider rim on my Triton years ago. Did you check the available space between the swinging arm before deciding on a wide profile tyre....

vidéo très intéressante 👍🏻 merci pour le partage !

Lovely work there both on the bike and in making this video. Glad you retained the workmanship and no problem at all about the longer video. Have subscribed, guess I posted a question on your other video already about height and ground clearance. This video made me ask another question, is the rim width the same or more than the 18"? Cheers!

What a great contribution, a question about how much was the final size of the spokes (in millimeters)?

I'm surprised you didn't take the opportunity to have a tubeless set-up.

my local wheel guy wanted to know what width rim was used 3" or 3 1/2". From Australia Thanks

man whats the lenght of the spokes/??? please help meeee

Wheely interesting 😜

It’s an art

Did you note down the before and after weights at all Tony? Wheel Vs Wheel and Tyre Vs Tyre?

Wow great job done by you and your team. Now what is your riding experience on different speed as there are so many persons have change the stock dimensions but they aren't successful specially in the higher speed the bike have wobbling issues. s

It really does make a big difference to the looks. I had an inkling that building up spoked rims was tricky, but if it takes 100 or so tries to get the knack of it, it really doesn't make sense to DIY, does it?

Love to watch an expert ply their trade.

Are there any aftermarket hubs for the Interceptor 650 ? or any hubs from other bikes that will fit? I’m looking for a slim hub for a chopper build

Can you make a tubeless tyre with spokes??

Very interesting video, and great results! Does the 110 on the front affect the speedo accuracy?

Hi. Chap how much for wheel and tyre in all ? (If you don’t mind me asking .

Why would you need a new Rim? I think the OEM Rim could support up to 150 as well.

Will it work if I just get a set of 17 inch alloy tubeless rims? Do I need to change anything or watchout for anything?

So if I put a fatter tyre to the oem rear wheel,, the tyre won't bulge??

Great video mate really enjoyed watching it , has it changed the feel of the bike in any way ?

Perhaps I missed it on the first (and second) viewing but how was the final spoke tension set ? Nice idea for a video mate.

So how did the fatter tires affect the quickness of steering and leaning?

What is the rim width? I am guessing 4.25" !

4.25" x 17" rim????

Hello Tony! Sorry if I missed that. Did you use a tube or did you make a tubeless conversion?

Why do RE put 2 18” on ? Seems daft to me

Was this an expensive exercise?

Qual a medida dos pneus novos??

true tolerance?

im guessing you had to lose the centrestand?

Fascinating, sadly I suspect a dying trade

Hi, What’s the rear wheel rim size ?

Outex tubeless kit?

How’s it handle now Tony?

Well, I didn’t realise that there was so much science behind it, that guy completely lost me.

Wonder if he has a young apprentice to pass on the skills?

Witchcraft.

I understand English, I'm a native speaker, but ol' mate might as well have spoken Arabic or Mandarin. I would have understood just as much. 😆 Love his passion and competence!

So many people spending too much time and way too much money on overcapitalising their interceptors with what they consider their preferred aesthetic. Also everything a bit technical gets done by some expert at great cost, do it yourself Obviously you blokes spend far more time looking at your bikes rather than riding them. I've been riding here in Australia for 45 years and always do all my own work including making custom parts. I have a near new interceptor with which I hunt down and blow away Triumphs on the many great bike roads around Armidale NSW. So stop looking at your tyre size or getting the brat stance and get out and ride the thing! Regards, Brian

What?! What..I..what??!!

Shame a pot hole would kill all that hard work