02-01-2017, 10:02 PM
Back in my day spokes/ tubes were on every new bike even the most expensive ones. I bought a set of Lester Mag wheels for my KZ1000 Kawasaki,(the most powerful bike of the day), in 1977 which came with spoke wheels. Few bikes had mags. They had to be bought from the aftermarket.
The 1976 Yamaha RD400 was the first production bike from a major manufacturer to come with Mag wheels stock (but still used tubes). In 1977 Honda introduced the Comstart wheel (a multi piece riveted design) and was the first manufacturer to offer tubeless tires as standard equipment.
My 2003 Triumph came with spokes and tubes. My brothers 2016 Triumph also came with spokes and tubes.
The 1976 Yamaha RD400 was the first production bike from a major manufacturer to come with Mag wheels stock (but still used tubes). In 1977 Honda introduced the Comstart wheel (a multi piece riveted design) and was the first manufacturer to offer tubeless tires as standard equipment.
My 2003 Triumph came with spokes and tubes. My brothers 2016 Triumph also came with spokes and tubes.