04-24-2021, 05:23 PM
This was very common on Africa Twins (AT) in 2016/17 and Honda replaced many owners spokes under warranty. It was probably the number one complaint and a large topic on the AT forums. My AT spokes held out well for a good year then tarnished as yours are. I think there is little point in cleaning them one by one, the effort outweighs the benefit, they will be back like that in no time.
As for replacing them one by one. I think that is a poor idea as the new spokes will be of a different material and weight requiring a different tension. As you went around the wheel tensioning them back up it would pull the wheel be out of balance with uneven forces, you will get to the end and have to start all over again. I really think your only solution is to bite the bullet and get them re-spoked with a quality product.
As for replacing them one by one. I think that is a poor idea as the new spokes will be of a different material and weight requiring a different tension. As you went around the wheel tensioning them back up it would pull the wheel be out of balance with uneven forces, you will get to the end and have to start all over again. I really think your only solution is to bite the bullet and get them re-spoked with a quality product.