When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Thinking about getting new wheels for my 1996 fxstc. Any input on who makes the best or experiences with different wheel makers. Since I have a skinny front wheel my concern is having one that won't bend etc etc
Fat spokes look cool and are pretty sane cost wise. DNA for budget ride write for more. I've ran DNA for a while and not had an issue running them tubeless.
Regular chrome spiked wheels always are a classic as well and if you were closer I have a nice set of 21/16 I'd let go cheap. Billet style wheels like you have now I've got no experience with so I've no idea what's out there but i think hogpro is a company that sells some pretty nice ones.
I had a 94 softail classic with the skinny 21" front tire an didn't care for the way it would follow groves in pavement an there wasn't a lot of contact patch for braking...my fatboy has the 130 front an it's night an day different. If it were me I'd go with a 21" wheel with a 120 wide tire. those fat spokes look nice an that bike that was shared is super clean looking. I love the look of a low thin seat but keep the stocker handy for taking the GF.
There are so many choices out there that you need to decide how much you want to spend first.
I think you could save some money and up with something that looks good if you sent the wheels you have now of to be chrome plated and get the fork sliders chrome plated as well.
I find most wheels are ridiculously overpriced. I can't see paying $1,400 per wheel but yet people do it.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
Wheels ?
