Who makes the lightest KTM wheel sets?

Northland
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Seems there are several companies making wheel sets but most are fairly heavy compared to stock.

Who makes good quality light wheels?
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Yeti831 12/7/2020 8:17pm
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Northland wrote:
Seems there are several companies making wheel sets but most are fairly heavy compared to stock.

Who makes good quality light wheels?
I would think Kite, or Talon makes those hubs with carbon centers.
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JohnMatrix 12/7/2020 10:01pm
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SM Pro wheels are pretty light weight from what I recall. I have a set on one of my bikes and they’ve held up great. You can definitely shed some additional weight running Michelin tires over Dunlop, and lightweight tubes

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Rickyisms 12/8/2020 8:43am
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I believe Warp 9 makes Ti spokes as well that save a good amount of weight.
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TeamGreen 12/8/2020 11:18am
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Dubya has carbon and aluminum "lighter" hubs and I believe you'd use stock spokes with the al. nipples to build the lightest possible wheel...?

Are the LTX rims the lightest?
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cartel 12/8/2020 12:17pm
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CarlinoJoeVideo wrote:
Talon carbon hubs maybe? Kite? Dubya will have them. Not going to be cheap though....

https://www.dubyausa.com/
I'm stoked that I'm used to MTB pricing on parts. Yes, I realize there's a big difference between the ceramic-bearing, carbon-hoop offerings for bicycles, but when I look at custom replacement wheels for moto all I can think is how affordable upgrades are.
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BikePilot 12/9/2020 5:25am
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I’m not sure the aftermarket hubs are actually lighter than the stock cast ones. The ti spokes definitely save meaningful weight though.
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DL 12/10/2020 11:47am
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Faster USA makes their hubs in house and does the proper testing with main event SX racers, pro MX and pro off-road racers. We’ve been running them for years and I compare the to Other premium hubs. Colin the owner, has seen it all and designs their hubs and builds your wheels up to your spec and budget. Give him a call.
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Dirty Points 12/10/2020 12:01pm
12/10/2020 12:01pm Edited Date/Time 12/10/2020 12:09pm
For weight? KTM

But that is not most racer's concern in wheels, unless it is purely a scale exercise.

If it is a purely scale exercise, your best results will probably being using a mix of KTM's hubs with somebody else's exotic bits.
eastcoastmx54 12/10/2020 2:06pm
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The KTM hard part wheels like what come on a factory edition are fairly light and still strong and could lace them with warp 9 titanium spokes but I haven’t seen any solid reviews on their ti spokes yet. I personally wouldn’t want a wheel blowing out.

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