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Offline Darren marsh

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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #40 on: April 26, 2020, 14:45:01 »
Has to be cast even after 10yrs they look like new
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #41 on: April 26, 2020, 17:59:25 »
I'd pick cast over spokes, even for off roading.
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #42 on: April 27, 2020, 13:13:57 »
I have a '17 xt with spokes. Normally I'd go for cast.
Having said that, these ones are unblemished so far. But then I rarely go out on salted roads, partially acf the bike every winter, don't commute, and do a fairly limited mileage. The spokes came with the bike 2nd hand. I quite like cleaning my bike and I like the look of the spokes  :shrug:
Having said that, I've had plenty of spoked wheeled bikes over the years, and each one has had (eventually) a problem or two with spokes (sometimes from being abused! Overloaded, hitting massive potholes abroad etc), wheels needing rebuilding.
All things being equal I'd go cast. They take a lot of beating!

Oh! And the new beaks look good imho :dance:

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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #43 on: April 27, 2020, 17:23:14 »
Cast it is!  She arrived today!!   :lala: :lala: :lala: :lala:
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #44 on: April 27, 2020, 18:03:28 »
Who says the caste system is a bad thing?! Works well with wheels.
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #45 on: April 27, 2020, 21:50:19 »
 lol lol lol.  You’re picking on me because of auto speller!!   That’s my excuse anyway!! lol.  :) :)
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #46 on: April 28, 2020, 16:04:30 »
https://images.app.goo.gl/WmRi2o5jKTNfBD6g8

This chap couldn't decide which wheels  either so he used both.
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #47 on: April 29, 2020, 00:39:38 »
If you are just road riding, go cast as they are lighter and easier to clean... but the spokes look so good ;-)
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #48 on: April 30, 2020, 09:20:03 »
Cast easier to live with, spokes look better IMHO (on the Vstrom anyway). To be honest had a fair number of both and I have never had a problem with either. My 1978 400 dream has the original comstars (alloy rim, steel spoke)….now that's a wheel that can cause problems (later ones were all alloy so OK)!
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #49 on: April 30, 2020, 19:49:16 »
CAST! Definitely cast wheels over spoked, have you ever tried to keep those fucker clean? Christ it drove me mad, so after about 5 months of my XT I sold my wheels on and bought a set of 10 spoked allys off a 2017 strom from a breakers yard. Best decision I ever made
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Offline Suzeebaby777

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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #50 on: May 03, 2020, 01:57:35 »
I've got spiked wheels on my 650xt & am happy with them.As far as I know they are a stronger unit than caste.Reading others comments who say the opposite.
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #51 on: May 03, 2020, 02:06:03 »
Cast wheels can take more punishment than spoked?I always thought the opposite was true.
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Re: V-Strom spoked wheels or caste?
« Reply #52 on: May 03, 2020, 07:08:19 »
Anyway, the op answered his own question 4 days later - and 5 days ago.
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