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I used the DNA 52 big spoke wheels on my '03 Wide Glide, they really looked nice One thing and perhaps it was just my set, you'll still be running tubes in them. I had the tires mounted at the Honda dealer without tubes and used .25 gram airsoft pellets for balancing; 115 up front (one ounce) and 230 in the rear (two ounces) and when I checked them the next day they were indeed losing air. The front was losing 5 PSI a day, the rear 2 PSI so I took them back to the Honda dealer, broke them down and removed all the pellets and had tubes installed and spun balanced. Zero issues after that and they held up well, I ran stock sized wheels with Pirelli Night Dragons.
I've been considering the 52 big spoke wheel for the front on my '13 in 21 x 2.15 but I'll be installing a tube when I have the Night Dragon 90/90 tire installed on it
I have Ultima Fat Spokes on my Heritage Springer and lose no air. I've been running them a few years now. They're also about half the price of DNA.But not sure if they're available in the sizes you need.
The spokes are 3/8", so very unlikely to break. However they're also very heavy, much more so that stock. So much so, that when I first picked one up, my reaction was WTF??? I put them on my cruiser so wasn't so concerned with the weight. But I would never even consider such wheels on my FXR, being that it's set up for performance.
Last edited by PanHeadRich; Jan 4, 2016 at 02:22 PM.
DNA had some rough times years ago.IF you dig deep enough you'll find why.
My rear is a DNA and front is Ride Wright.They look identical. Tubed no leaks.But,if i didn't get such a good deal on the rear wheel/tire combo i would have gone Ride Wright just for a piece of mind. I can't blame you for wanting to get rid of those weak looking 40 spokers that HD uses (cost) but,IMOP the fat spokers look better on a full fendered old school looking bike. Make sense?
If it were me I would (and did) go with a 60 or 80 stainless spoke wheel. I dunno that fat spoke on the wrong bike can have that "south of the border" look to me.
DNA had some rough times years ago.IF you dig deep enough you'll find why.
My rear is a DNA and front is Ride Wright.They look identical. Tubed no leaks.But,if i didn't get such a good deal on the rear wheel/tire combo i would have gone Ride Wright just for a piece of mind. I can't blame you for wanting to get rid of those weak looking 40 spokers that HD uses (cost) but,IMOP the fat spokers look better on a full fendered old school looking bike. Make sense?
If it were me I would (and did) go with a 60 or 80 stainless spoke wheel. I dunno that fat spoke on the wrong bike can have that "south of the border" look to me.
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One thing and perhaps it was just my set, you'll still be running tubes in them. I had the tires mounted at the Honda dealer without tubes and used .25 gram airsoft pellets for balancing; 115 up front (one ounce) and 230 in the rear (two ounces) and when I checked them the next day they were indeed losing air. The front was losing 5 PSI a day, the rear 2 PSI so I took them back to the Honda dealer, broke them down and removed all the pellets and had tubes installed and spun balanced. Zero issues after that and they held up well, I ran stock sized wheels with Pirelli Night Dragons.
