Spoked wheels Vstrom xt

[vstroman]

Just wondered if anyone with the new xt stroms has any info on how the new spoked wheels are holding up? I suppose the salted roads this winter will be the real tester.

[doboy]

well I hope there better than the ones on the yamaha super tenere , they are terrible & even if you try your best they still rot as they are  "not stainless steel or chrome" ..next time you see a 1200 super tenere look at the spokes on it ..

[porter]

They look like a right pain to clean. Was in dealers last week looking at the new 650's. Sure the xt looks the part but too much time involved in cleaning the wheels right. I just spray gt85 on my cast wheels and wipe, easy.  The cast wheels are also strong,  I ran over a builders ladder a few weeks ago at 30 mph and both wheels were fine!

[greywolf]

The XT wheel rims an spokes appear to be the same as those used on the Super10.

[old git]

It's beyond me why anyone would choose wire spoked wheels on a road bike over one piece cast items. Let's face it, the offroad capability of V-Stroms is negligible at best. I wouldn't go anywhere on my V-Strom that I wouldn't go on my FJR 1300. Prior to the V-Strom I stupidly bought a new T120 Triumph. It only came with spoked wheels and they were my biggest misgiving. After weeks the spokes were corroding and after getting nowhere with Triumph I got shot of the bike. I have a 40 year old Suzuki GT500 with no corrosion but have no idea how modern Suzuki spoked wheels will last but why pay more to find out?

[Vera]

I`ve got to admit I hate the spoked wheels on my R1200GS Adventure - a real PITA to clean !

[Tintent115]

The spokes are difficult (well, virtually impossible) to clean, but the spoked wheels look better than the cast wheels on the beakless Vstrom.....

The current cast wheels look old fashioned, it might help if Suzuki tried something more modern looking, perhaps they could copy the NC750X....?...