Sorry for the new be question but I just bought a 2004 1200 Custom. I do not like the front spoke wheel. The wheel has a "dent" from the first owner and a pot hole. Please let me know if I can get an solid wheel for the model. If anyone has any pictures or part numbers that would be great. Thanks in advance

Be Safe JIM

 

Any 19 or 21 inch wheel will fit, just make sure it is for the 04 and up as they have larger axles.
You could have your current wheel fixed with a new rim by someone who knows how to lace a wheel. Perhaps a new spoke or two.

 

I would go with the 19 inch wheel if I were you. You can put a wider tire on a 19 inch rim, much better for turns and tracking.

 

You need to be careful here, the 04 axle is 3/4" and any Sporty 00-04 wheel should fit. Since then the axle size has gone to 1", and now to 25mm (hollow). This can be overcome by changing the bearings if needed to the correct size.

I also recommend going to a 19" wheel with the fatter tire if you are a higher mileage or twisty rider. I never got more than about 7,000 miles out of my 21" tires but now get around 25,000 miles out of the 19".

The wheel in my sig pic is the 19" HD Thunderstar.

 

I will be going with the 19in when my front 21in wears out, I perfer the solid cast wheel

 

What size is the front tire on these wheels?

 

Standard tire for the 19" wheel is 100/90-19.

 

Charley, you must push your bike in the turns much harder than I do, this tire on my 1200C now has 11,428 miles on it and doesn't appear to be half worn out yet. The rear one is only slightly more worn, I'm very attentive to tire pressures. Having nearly 34 years of heavy vehicle training at the phone comany has made me a smooth operator, I got 65,000 miles from my original F-150 tires when most others didn't make 45,000.

 

First, I keep my tire pressures within 2 psi of spec ( +/- 1 lb)

Yes, I push the bike aggressively 2-3 times a year when I spend a couple of weeks running the twisties in the Smokies. In fact, that's where I am now.

That however is far from the significant factor that affects tire mileage. Asphalt mixtures are not the same in all parts of the country, and more importantly asphalt temperature has a big bearing on tire wear. Where I live, it's really, really cold if the temp drops below 50* and high summer temps will really soften the rubber compound. (My tires always wind up being replaced due to wear in the center of the tire, not the edges, so aggressive cornering is really not an issue here.)

The number of miles I get on a tire compared to someone else in another part of the country is not relevant. What IS relevant is the mileage I get on one tire vs another. Same bike, same rider, same conditions.

But, if I wanted to ride something that I was going to baby like an old lady, I would have bought a Vespa.

 

Whoa Charley, I did not mean to come across as offensive, I am well aware that you're conciencious about your tire pressures. That one brand to another is something I would like to know more about. For example how does the Screaming Eagle/Michlen compare to the Dunlop Elites. My son gets 3,000 miles on a good day with his FZ 1000.