"Spokes"... To Stainles or not To Stainless?

[Ramseybella]

So some of you know I have the Woody's Wheels conversion on my bike, started of with rear 18" twice rims at spoke nipple seat cracked and was rubbing crotch of my swing arm, wheel size was to large.
Woody replaced them with 17" same cracking issue.
His last resort is to reinstall a stock 17" Tenere rim and call it a day, he wants to use his heavy stainless spokes on the job as well, all this is being done for free as he does not want a dissatisfied customer.
I am looking for some input as to go with the stainless or stock Yamaha rust master spokes?
I know Beamer Paul thinks they are to brittle and will break.
Shipping my rim out Friday to Woody's having a 805 Shinko spooned on it as well.

 

[Xt1200zsupertenere]

I THINK hard steinless steel spokes ar " to hard " ...... The spokes neds to " flex " A little bit , in other case the rims might crack where the spokes are fitted .... Right spokes , right NM .....
This is extra importent if you drive beside the road ......
Only pavement , then i think steinless spokes work great

 

[SilverBullet]

If the stainless are the beefier superlace spokes I would stay with OEM. To use those SS your rim will be drilled out some which might weaken the flange. That seems to be the weakest part of the rim, as photos from others have shown cracks originating at that point.

Careful with the Shinko 805 tire. Great performance on/off, wet/dry and good treadlife but sidewalls are crazy soft. I've dented my rear rim with one mounted aired up to 30-32 psi. Recently picked up a nail and started losing air, immediately started slowing down but before I stop had a sharp left turn and the bead popped on me. Once you mount your first one you'll see first hand, bead sets at 10 psi or less. Never had a tire set the bead so easy, but easy on means easy off. I'm on my third and final one, it's worn out with 6,400 miles and coming off today and mounting a Mitas E07 Dakar.

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[Ramseybella]

So what you guys are saying they will have to widen the mounting holes in the rim?
I have had way to much trouble with the three rear Excel rim to continue on with having issues with the OEM.
I do exploring no crazy banging around at 65mph mainly like 10 to 20 max if that on trails with large rocks and Baby heads and usually weave my way around them.
I did ask Woody if the fatter spokes could have been the reason the Excel rims cracked at the nipple seat he just sort of didn't answer.
So what would be the best spokes to use for my needs standard size stainless or the rusting OEM's?
Please reply as I just sent my wheel off yesterday.

 

[caillou]

I never had any corrosion problems with my spokes and I do not think this is an issue so I would go with OEM. You can give a shoot of ACF50 or other anti-corrosion stuff on the spokes from time to time if you are afraid of rust.

 

[Ramseybella]

Talked to Chris at Woody's today they are installing the standard size spokes not the heavy ones.
So all this in the end I will have one black and one bare aluminum rims. :-\
Funny but if you think about it my rear hub has been to Colorado more times than the rest of the bike has.