21" swap spokes?
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12-27-2009, 09:31 AM
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12-27-2009, 08:47 PM
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With spokes, as with many things, you get what you pay for. I learned the hard way. I bought chrome spokes from J&P Cycles on sale, and they sucked (thin chrome and rust). You buy cheap, you get ****.
Go through someone like Landmark, Buchanan, or hdwheels and pay for quality stainless spokes. If you can't afford them now, wait till you can.
Go through someone like Landmark, Buchanan, or hdwheels and pay for quality stainless spokes. If you can't afford them now, wait till you can.
I think I had them in wrong. I took it all apart and did it backwards to what the manual said ( as you said) and I think it is gtg now. When I say ''backwards'' I mean where it tells to rotate the short this way and the long one that way, I did it opposite.
I also bought the J&P spokes- $50. But I didn't want to spring for the others because the bike is completely apart and I'm on a tight budget. Also next year I will likely go to a wideglide front end. I would definately buy the best you can afford and live with the results.
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12-27-2009, 09:56 PM
I'm going with these from drag specialties Part # DS-380139. Does anybody have any insight on these with having to deal with rust. I've read a few that were happy with them, but this rust question wasn't asked in the other threads and I didn't think about it. It said it's chrome and stainless and for 55 bucks I figured I'd wing it. Not sure what's chrome or stainless. I ordered them last week and waiting for them to come in, but I would like to find out if I should go with something else before I lace it up. Thanks!
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whoa!
can someone help me out, as i'm following this post but have a related question.. have an 07 SB. want a polished SS set for the front and back.. had the bike for 2 years and the damn things are rusting... Where can I go for a good price on these?
And what can I expect to have someone do it for me.. Some dude told me that he would charge me about 650 bucks to take off the old ones, install the new, true, balance the wheel... ???
thanks
J.
And what can I expect to have someone do it for me.. Some dude told me that he would charge me about 650 bucks to take off the old ones, install the new, true, balance the wheel... ???
thanks
J.
where are you? I'll do it for 75/wheel (off the bike)...
I prefer Buchanon spokes, but there are others: landmark, Drag Specialties...
expect to pay upward of 200+ per set. 2 words: spend it.
as far as a shop goes, chances are you'll spend about 3 hours labor plus the spokes/ wheel.
hope this helps
roll on
-L