I usually use Bike Wash from Blud Lubricants or Slick Products because they are less harsh on our bikes. Good news! The anodizing will fade over time so be forewarned that if you use harsh chemicals like Simple Green or 409 to wash your machine, the hubs will discolor somewhat. You know that feeling (when you’re in the air) and your wheel is bouncing around because it has a couple good whacks to it? Yeah, that feeling never happened to me over the course of this test. In other words if the ones closest to the rim lock are loose then check the whole damn wheel! After almost 30 hours the rim did get a couple whoops in them, but nothing that warranted me to get a new wheel laced up. You especially need to keep an eye on the spokes closest to the rim lock, so if you’re lazy (which some of you are) and you don’t want to go around the complete wheel, use the first few spokes as a guide to judge if the others might be loose. The spokes needed to be checked after every ride for the first couple weeks of riding, but after that I didn’t have to fuss with them that much. These Tusk hubs/wheels have held up surprisingly well for a lower price point wheelset. So how did they hold up? Look… You can count on two things… I am a hard ass when it comes to wheels and clutches. This allows the wheel to follow the ground better and absorb some of that new found firmness of the hub/rim. Trust me, it helps in almost every condition with stiffer wheelsets. If they do feel slightly harsher than your stock wheelset try speeding up your rebound on your fork and shock 1-2 clicks to see if that helps. If you’re purchasing these, give yourself a couple rides to adjust to them, but I am sure you will get acquainted fairly quickly. Yes, it’s slightly firmer than the OEM hub/rims, but they aren’t so stiff that I wanted to take them off ASAP. The Tusk hub/rims are only slightly more rigid feeling than that of the stock Yamaha hubs/rims and DO NOT give me that harsh feeling on the track. These hubs immediately change any bikes handing character.

I DO NOT use Excel A-60 rims/Talon hubs because of the rigidity on square edge and braking bumps. Some wheelsets can make a bike feel rigid and stiff, especially on slap down landings and on braking bumps. So how do they work on the track? Installing aftermarket wheelsets can change a bike’s character on the track.

Tusk impact rims