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11-15-2015, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by skratch

Polar bear rode?. In November?. Little early yet ain't ya?

Nope.Our season starts in October and runs thru April. Every Sunday. There are people that won't ride when it's 50f or below. This is the best time of the year for riding.,,

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11-16-2015, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bone Doc

I'm sorry the OP's ride was interrupted but it turned out just fine.

I have a 2012 Heritage and laced wheels. The difference is that my tires are tubeless. So, if the same thing happened to me, I'd get my tire repair kit and compressor from my saddlebag, fix the tire, inflate it and I'm on the road again.

The moral of the story is that not all laced wheels leave you stranded.

The tires may SAY tubeless on them, but if you're running the wheels shown in your signature picture (3.00 x 16", steel, drop center rims), I hate to tell you, but you have tubes in those tires.

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11-16-2015, 09:56 AM

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One of the reasons I traded in my '14 Super Glide with spoke wheels and tubes, and got the Road Glide with cast wheels.

Even a set of Performance Machine wheels is cheaper than a new bike.

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11-16-2015, 10:23 AM

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Even a set of Performance Machine wheels is cheaper than a new bike.

Oh, that wasn't the main reason at all. There were many reasons I wanted a new Road Glide.

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11-16-2015, 10:25 AM

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Spoked wheels are the least of my worries when I'm out riding. Seriously, if I added up all the 'poor me' stories on here about anything HD related then I should just give up riding all together.

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11-16-2015, 10:36 AM

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My wife had a rear flat at 60 MPH on a 2013 Heritage and kept the shiny side up. Took both lanes and shoulders of a 2 lane road. About 6 miles before the Canadian border. $700 tow bill to the nearest US Harley dealer. Had a pinched tube when a Harley dealer installed a new rear tire. They stood tall and paid for the tow and tire. She traded up to a Street Glide now. No more laced spoke wheels.

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11-16-2015, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle G.

The tires may SAY tubeless on them, but if you're running the wheels shown in your signature picture (3.00 x 16", steel, drop center rims), I hate to tell you, but you have tubes in those tires.

That's what I was thinking too. I have the actual HD tubeless spoke wheels and they are smooth.

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11-16-2015, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rideflhr

That's what I was thinking too. I have the actual HD tubeless spoke wheels and they are smooth.

Stupid question, but how do you tell if the spoke wheels are tubeless or not? I have the spoke wheels that are an option on a 2015 Road King.

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11-16-2015, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bone Doc

I have a 2012 Heritage and laced wheels. The difference is that my tires are tubeless. So, if the same thing happened to me, I'd get my tire repair kit and compressor from my saddlebag, fix the tire, inflate it and I'm on the road again.

The moral of the story is that not all laced wheels leave you stranded.

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Originally Posted by Uncle G.

The tires may SAY tubeless on them, but if you're running the wheels shown in your signature picture (3.00 x 16", steel, drop center rims), I hate to tell you, but you have tubes in those tires.

Sorry, but my rims are not steel. They are chrome, tubeless profile laced aluminum wheels. Oh and yes, they are tubeless. The sig pic is a bit small to make any analysis of the wheels.