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I really like spoke wheels. They're lighter than solid cast ones. They are also more compliant over bumps, making for smoother ride.
Only trick is getting them wide enough for modern radial tyres. Fitting them has the exact challenges as using any non-stock wheels from other bike such as CBR600 or Ninja650. Consider these areas:
axle diameters are most likely different. You can change bearings to fit proper axle.
axle lengths are not always compatible. You can chop and add new threads with lathe.
spacers typically need to be custom-made to centre wheel.
brake-brackets may need to be customized in order to fit caliper brake-disc as the offset may not be same
cush-drive sprocket-carrier may need to be machined to get proper sprocket-offset. This ties in with the spacers above.
First step is to draw accurate picture with numbers for all the above. Then when you find a wheel you like, simple to just pull out calipers and measure and see how close it comes to your picture and numbers for stock wheel.
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