How far back does the "Solid Rear Spoked Front" wheel style go? Where did it come from?
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How far back does the "Solid Rear Spoked Front" wheel style go? Where did it come from?
I was looking through chopper builds over the years, especially stuff based on EVO sportsters, and noticed an interesting little design choice.
A fair bit of them have a Solid disc rear wheel, and wire spoked front wheel. This apparently was the stock wheel setup on a few sportster models for several years.
The Softail Deuce also has a solid disc rear with scallops cut in it, and a wire laced front wheel.
The original Fat Boy has solid disc front and rear, so it doesn't fit but it still where did the solid disc wheel idea come from?
This is a style i've emulated on my bike with the different years of M8 Fat Boy wheels, I have a 2018 model year lakester rear, and a 2024 Model year Slotted Lakster front wheel. I did it entirely because of this sportster/deuce style design. But I don't really know where it came from.
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A fair bit of them have a Solid disc rear wheel, and wire spoked front wheel. This apparently was the stock wheel setup on a few sportster models for several years.
The Softail Deuce also has a solid disc rear with scallops cut in it, and a wire laced front wheel.
The original Fat Boy has solid disc front and rear, so it doesn't fit but it still where did the solid disc wheel idea come from?
This is a style i've emulated on my bike with the different years of M8 Fat Boy wheels, I have a 2018 model year lakester rear, and a 2024 Model year Slotted Lakster front wheel. I did it entirely because of this sportster/deuce style design. But I don't really know where it came from.
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I also think it's a great look. In addition, my personal opinion is that most tires that go flat due to nails and other road debris are on the rear. I have seen just one nail in a front tire over the decades, and I've seen many on the rear. (hoping I don't jinx myself, but it's always been riding buddies, never my own ride.) Does the front tire hit a screw or nail and throw it up into the rear? No idea. Is my experience nothing more than a huge coincidence? No idea, but I have thought about getting a solid or mag rear wheel for my bike, but would leave the front spoked wheel alone as I like the vintage look.
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