No, if you assume that a wheel with cracks means that every wheel in every situation on every bike has cracks and use it to deride 961's and the only time you bother to login to the modern forum is to take a know it all doom and gloom, I told you so, pot shot - it will be pointed out as such.
Hi Tony, yep I have a small lathe. When do you expect to get your wheels?
Early March , maybe sooner they have been shipped from India
Voodooo found them on ebay and posted it here .
Oh I would really like CF BST but a bridge too far for me. These were on ebay and they took my offer so I couldn't come close even with used . It was price point driven and if the wheels were silver I would have said no . So , color and price won the day . And if they arrive undamaged and fit for purpose , maybe I can pretend they are CF because they are black .
You will have to start a thread to report about them. I thought about buying a set just to check them out.
There has been a bit of 961 stuff coming from India. I wonder how it got there?
I’m not sure about the time frame, I just noticed them the day I posted them here.
We have some awesome roads around the Sunshine Coast hinterland but also our fair share of potholes, which appear like magic every time there’s a big storm. The reason I’ve kept the standard wheels - one big hit on the BST and I could be swapping them back in a hurry. ‘Pays yer money - takes yer chances’!
I suspect some suppliers bought from India and sold it as their own. Even the Chinese do that as well.
yes its been at least 6 months I noticed the first set on there.
I wouldn't want to buy engine castings from them after seeing what the India casting look like . (Stu Bodycote Post) .
well you can find out yourself 
Hi Gazz your spoke blocks are of a new design you can see there is more alloy on the side wallThis is a very worrying development, thanks Cliff for bringing it to our attention. There doesn't appear to be enough metal around the holes.
I've checked my bike this evening I cannot see any problems yet but I will look again tomorrow in the daylight..
My bike is a 2018, it's difficult to tell but I think mine appears to have more metal around the spoke holes, what do you think?
Glad you're sorted. Did you change the wheel, or manage to get a hub?Well regarding these front wheel hubs on our 961 Nortons
ive just changed mine (for a new type) and I can say just in time.
one side has all blocks but one cracked and the other has one lifted block and four
Blocks cracked.
I inspected the new commando front wheel at the London show on Saturday
and I can say there much thicker blocks (better design) then the early ones plus the spokes
are thicker.
But all I will say beware when changing yours for the new type ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
im happy I’m on the road again