I'm thinking of replacing the standard wheels on my 2007 Heritage with a pair of chrome nine spoke wheels. My thinking is, as well as looking good, they will take tubeless tyres and be easier to clean.

I do a lot of touring miles (22,000 so far in 15 months) and hopefully will do many more next year. Would appreciate any thoughts / views on the choice of wheels?

 

I think you will lose the look of the heritaige if you go with a 9 spoke rim . that is more for a fat boy. You can change your brake pads to lydall racing plus pads they give you better stopping and almost no brake dust and you can put 50 spoke fat daddy rims or 52 spoke dna mammoths on it and it will still have a spoked rim but look custom also both those spoked rims take tubeless tires.the spokes are sealed.

 

I think they would look great without the tassles, if you want to keep the tassels then keep the spoke wheels.

 

some folks like them and some folks dont

 

Looks good to me.

 

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Thanks for posting the pics. That is a nice looking bike.

The wheels on this Heritage are not nine spokers, but I think they give the bike a cool (non spoke) look.

 

I've got chrome 9 spokes on both of my Heritages! I think they look great.

 

You will lose the "classic" Heritage look, but that may be what you're going for. That's what I was going for.

 

Personal taste only, I think the spokes are right on the Heritage for the semi-nostalgic look. But it is your bike, so do what you want with it. If you like it, who cares what others think? Some people don't like what I did with my Springer, either, but I am the one paying for it and riding it.

 

Heritage looks killer with spokes. Get the fat daddies of the DNA 52 mammtoh spokes. Check out Dingers bike. Do a search. Or if you want a cast rim check out the Hogpro mystic.