Following much consultation on the subject I was hoping for some input on the specifics of mounting new rims and hubs on the Ten. The off the road stuff obviously comes complete, but at a cost! �1600.00 for two wheels seems a mite steep to me, that's nearly half what I paid for the bike... But it's worth discussing (and I hope that those of you with some experience with this will help me out here).

Fitting the Off the road kit looks relatively simple, I have checked out the website and although it's in German, it seems that the front wheel is the one that needs the most modifications. It seems from the site that it has only one brake disc. Is this correct? Does it use the same diameter roter as the OEM discs? Can the OEM Brembo caliper be used still? Do you then just blank off one of the hydraulic lines for the front brake? Will one disc provide enough stopping power for the Ten? Brakes aren't that great at the moment, cutting it to one rotor seems a little dangerous :P

I suppose you could also just get the rims and spokes and have a wheel builder make these up for me. If this is the case the costs are halved, which begs the obvious question, what are the hubs like apart from the cush drive rubber issue (not such a problem now I've discovered the Kev mod). Will the hubs be ok on excel rims and a good set of spokes?

Thanks in advance!

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2009 Tenere (mods so far)
Ohlins rear shock
Ohlins front fork springs
Guard It bash plate
Guard It tail rack
Touratech Zega-Pro panniers and pannier mounts
Touratech satnav mount for the Garmin Oregon GPS
GPS cable and voltage convertor on ignition
12V ciggie light plug on handlebars
Touratech raised wind deflector
Aftermarket Yamaha hand guards
Centre stand (removed side stand)
Touratech Makralon headlight protector
Various Touratech protectors (rear brake caliper, brake reservoir)

Starting to add up! Coulda bought a Multistrada...