hey guys my buddy just gave me his roadglide front wheel, looks great but bearings are different also rotors. Does anyone know if my bearing just swap right in ? will replace with new but just so I know the numbers are right.

 

No, they won't!

There are lots of things that have changed in the last 30 years. The OD of your wheel bearings is smaller than the metric ones in the RG wheels, so they won't swap. With the RG bearings being larger in OD, so also are the housings that the rotors centre on, so your rotors won't swap over either.

The RG wheels may be round and have black tyres, but that is about all they have in common! It can be made to fit your bike, but that will require a lot of extra parts and effort.

 

He could find giveaway take-off lowers and swap a lot over. Graham is correct in that you'll need rotors and then you'll need newer style calipers too.
Good luck,
Tom

 

Axle might help also....
Yeah, this ain't gonna be too cheap.

 

Thanks guys I knew the rotors wouldn't fit,so I have a line on some take offs, but the calipers wouldn't work either ?

 

Nah. What are you gonna do about the speedometer drive? Another obstacle

 

Should be able to just notch the new rotor ?

 

Current 3/4" axle versus what? 25mm or 1" axle? You might get by milling it down to the correct diameter but it shouldn't be plug and play. Listen, I'm just asking the questions out loud and not trying to be a downer. What do I know? You may have the courage (*****) for this as well as the tools.
If you're gonna go through with it it then I would try and get the newest style Brembo touring calipers.
Keep it on the front page of the forum!
Tom

 

It's gonna be cheaper to find a wheel you like that fits, and sell the free one on Craigslist.

 

I'm actually in the process of rebuilding the front end of my '90 Glide with later parts, including an 18" SG wheel, take-off lowers and calipers. I'm actually using 1" bearings, so that size of axle as well, plus new EBC rotors and pads. I have a front wheel speedo drive and will be notching one of the rotors to match, also machining the axle spacers so everything fits and the rotors centre. I'll spare you the details of the other stuff involved with these forks for now!

Later rotors are larger in diameter than Evo ones, which is another reason why the sliders and calipers need to be changed.