It was not my intention to cause panic just to inform (as it seems others have failed to do unfortunately). Funnily enough though when I was in Tulsa recently I saw a - oh but that's another story 
. Anyway, we are all well used to surprizes when it comes to 961 ownership, so I think panic would be hard to generate here.
It seems to me the Talon hubs on the earlier bikes which are most at risk of failure [USER=8032]@Panetone[/USER] may be able to shed some more light on this as he has had two replaced already.
Some observations:
- If we look at the picture I copied from Facebook which is a Talon hub like mine and compare the sidewall of the spoke socket to the thickness of the spokes which are 4mm, that sidewall can be absolutely no greater (in my estimation) than 1.5mm at it's thickest point.
- The set in some of the spokes appears to be too close to the mushroom head and inside the socket which makes the spoke press on one side as it exits causing outward pressure on the socket as the spoke is tightened. This stress will only be exasperated as the bike goes through it's normal daily cycle during riding.
- It may be the camera angle but some of the spokes appear to be straight and some not. As mentioned earlier, does the hub actually match the rim?
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By way of a comparison I took a photo of the front hub on my 24hp Enfield Himalayan. The spokes are a similar gauge, and you can see that there is approx. the same thickness of sidewall material as the spokes on either side of, and above them. The set in the spokes also happens well outside of the socket.
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I have already contacted Talon and they have said they are unable (or unwilling?) to supply me a replacement hub, so hopefully as part of the new TVS spares arrangement they will be available. If not I will consider breaking mine for spares, as I could not knowingly ride it or sell it on.
