I buy rims from these guys in Italy and have been using them for a few years. Great quality, straight, no blems about $125-140 shipped.
Others that race use this company also. www.ebay.com/usr/piricambi2008?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

The brake is from a Honda CB 77

Thanks for the source! Looks like they carry a steel front that I could use, as well as the shouldered alloy rims. I will need to contact them about a steel rear.

Still thinking/rethinking this part of the project. So far the only deviations from standard I will be making are S&W fork springs, bronze swingarm bushings, and taper roller bearings (the latter 2 not really necessary from a wear perspective). Alloy rims not out of the question, as they were a performance 'upgrade' for the time period.

Thanks again! 

I'm considering aluminum rims on one of my future projects. The local chrome shop said it would be able to chrome plate a new set of aluminum rims. But said they would not do old used rims.

Thanks for that source Pills, I appreciate it as they are quite reasonably priced. I do have a couple of questions though:

First is, I assume since they are coming from Italy, that they are made there? (Not Chinese I hope)

Second- what kind of markings are on them? I am thinking about the comments on the rims coming from Thailand that have large stampings on the side of the rim, which would not do it for me. Any chance of a pic of the stampings on yours?

Next point- about the chrome shop refusing to re-do old rims. Quite possibly that has turned into a nightmare for them in the past, and now they "just say NO". Kind of understandable from that perspective. If chrome is what you really desire, maybe check those out that Pillsbury provided the link for? Might be cheaper in the long run for you?

Cheers guys! 

Glad I could help.
There are no stampings or markings. Not Chinese. I have a freind in Europe that restores race bikes and uses these

I worked at an aluminum (car) ford,gm,bmw wheel factory, the owner sold unstamped wheels at the local swapmeets for
1/2 the retail price............just for cash flow. I 'm not sure about the story here, but I know he has been selling them for years