Rebuilding spoke wheels is one of the rights of passage in the “custovation”* of an old bike. That convoluted three-dimensional puzzle with an alloy hub at the center of a spider web of steel, wrapped ...

This is not intended as a complete “how to” article on re-spoking a motorcycle wheel. Instead, the intention is to relate the problems I encountered along the way when I recently re-spoked a set of ...

A: Look closely and you'll see the spoke wheels on adventure bikes like BMW's GS and Yamaha's Ténéré can use tubeless tires because the spokes attach to the rim outside of the air chamber. Because the ...