The Talon/Excel rear wheel setup is lovely. Way better than the Yamaha one. Better cush drive, lighter, proper captive spacers so it's not an enormous PITA getting the wheel in.
I've only done about 4,000 miles on mine so far, so hardly comprehensively tested, but everything is still spot on. It's the same hub they use to build cush-drive wheels for Dakar bikes - so I'm not worried about the design.
Personally, from a UK point of view I think you'd be daft paying �1k to OTR in Germany when you could buy the same wheel direct from Talon in the UK for ~�540. OK, I think OTR include a disc and sprocket, but they don't add up to that much.
In terms of getting one shipped to Aus, I dunno. Just been chatting to someone via PM who's been having trouble getting a response out of Talon UK - dunno why, they were generally pretty quick to get back to me.
If you've got access to a wheelbuilder and a machine shop, it might be easier to get one made up locally.
AFAIK, this is what Talon have done to make the wheel:
- The hub is the Talon part for an LC4 KTM.
- The rim is an Excel 18x2.50
- Spacers are made to get the hub in the right place, lining up the rear sprocket with the front
- Rim is laced to get the rim centred - because the XT motor is wider than the KTM, there's a bit more of a dish to the wheel than there would be on a wheel built for an LC4.
- There's a ~10mm thick spacer ring behind the brake disc to push it back over to the right, again because the KTM setup is narrower.
