I need some work on the front wheel of my 89 FXSTC and no one does truing in my area. I'm considering sending the wheel to Buchanan in California, does anybody have any experience with them? http://www.buchananspokes.com/categories/index.asp

 

I've never used their services but I have used their spokes ... Top Quality

Check with the dirt bike shops in your area ... most of them do it and are reasonably priced ... Woops, just noticed "Alaska" :<(

 

I had them re-lace two wheels. They did a great job and are regarded as one of the best, but not the cheapest.

 

I recently had a great experience with them. I am building a Sportster Scrambler and worked with Buchanan on a spoke kit to lace my stock Sportster rear hub to an 18" x 2.5" Boranni Moto Guzzi rim. They were very helpful and responsive. G.B.

 

How do you know when spokes need truing?

 

tink, tink, tink ...thud ... Play a little tune on the spokes ... you'll hear a loose one ...as far as true ... spin the wheel and judge for yourself

 

Been the best hands down for about 50 years. Did a front wheel for me in 1971 - they were in Monterey Park, CA, then about 10 miles
from their existing facility. Their Sun rims were the rage for desert racers back in the day.

 

Their Sun rims were the rage for desert racers back in the day ... Geez, you are an old fart :>)

 

Yep - left Cattle-tracks MI in 1959 - hello USAF - and just visit once a year now. Retired in 1998 over Palm Springs way in a cooler mountain
pass area. Yep, I got fans and coolers on my bagger but it beats No. MI snow.

 

Imagine if he said, "Akront..."