GS Cafe

[The Veg]

[SteveD]

Are they tubeless mug stains?

[Garnet]

Are they tubeless mug stains?

Spokeless?

[enigmaT120]

BMW came up with those cool spoked tubeless wheels for the GS bikes, where the spokes attach to the rim outside the tire's edge. But I was looking at my buddy's F650 and while it has spoked wheels, they went back to tubes.

I sort of hate to ask this question, but why?

[Rob]

BMW came up with those cool spoked tubeless wheels for the GS bikes, where the spokes attach to the rim outside the tire's edge. But I was looking at my buddy's F650 and while it has spoked wheels, they went back to tubes.

I sort of hate to ask this question, but why?

$$$?

[Chuey]

Ed, those wheels with the spoke heads in the edge of the rim are very hard to work on. So, $$$ is the right written answer. Spoken, (get it?) it would be different, but I like the alliteration of "right written".

I'd like to get one of those $$$ wheels that has a defect, making it only $ so I could try to learn more about them.

Chuey

[Armaguidon13]

Nice drawing

[Sibbo]

Very.

There are a few good looking STs on this thread, not quite GSs but maybe better in some ways .
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=391063

[The Veg]

BMW came up with those cool spoked tubeless wheels for the GS bikes, where the spokes attach to the rim outside the tire's edge. But I was looking at my buddy's F650 and while it has spoked wheels, they went back to tubes.

I sort of hate to ask this question, but why?

The tubeless spoked wheel, also known as the 'cross-spoke' wheel since the spokes cross from one side of the hub to the other side of the rim, is still available on the 1200 bikes. It's really a great wheel, as it is VERY sturdy and quite stable. I'm on my third cross-spoke-equipped bike and I have had ZERO problems with these wheels, and that includes ZERO need for any adjustment of even a single spoke. I've hit a few pot-holes without any sign of damage or reduced roundness or straightness, and I've heard stories of these wheels remaining true after some fork-mangling crashes. The fact that the spoke-planes attach at two different arcs along the rim I think has a lot to do with these excellent characteristics.

My only complaint about these wheels is that they're a little more time-consuming to clean. Other than that, I do very highly recommend them.