do you post just to hear the clicking of the keyboard?

 

I went from a spoke wheeled ride to the Softail Custom which has the solid back wheel. As noted earlier, I have not noticed any riding difference. Just my experience.

 

Spokes! Not for the performance...but because it makes me feel like a kid again.

 

I have spokes on my Super Glide...in high winds I’ve been blown around also, so I’d say nothing to do with your solid wheels.

 

Not the wheels. Aerodynamic of the FB in general is the problem. Adding a windshield will help the stability and It's a lot cheaper. Fangs will help tremendously as well.

 

Thanks all for ur responses. Possibly correct on the aerodynamics. Possibly due to hw I sit and my each as well

but a compressor on a spinning wheel? Sorry that is flawed for sure. What is the wind pressure and the repetition speeds? Small amounts of air on a spinning object, of course it will deflect. When wind hits something revolving it does not just deflect, it looks for a way out so it will collect and go with the repetition of the revolving object. A myth buster? Possible. I still think the solid wheels play a certain part in the bike being pushed by cross winds as it has nowhere to escape.

Anyhow ill I’ll start by changing up my bars and bringing them closer to me to change my seating position

 

There are a lot of people that state the the Fat Boy's solid wheels act like sails and make the bike very susceptible to being blown around in the wind..

But, when you look at the cross section of various bikes, the wind sail theory doesn't hold water. Look at the Heritage, for example, it has more side surface area than the Fat Boy, even though the wheels are spoked.

But even the breakout with the minimal, cast wheels; by the time you ad in the surface area of the disk-breaks and tires, the difference in surface area is not significant. Certainly less significant than a passenger would be, i.e., a breakout with a passenger would be more prone to being blown around by the wind than a Fat Boy.*

I am not an expert in aerodynamics, but on the surface, the theory is full of holes.

*There are other variables, like the tire size, but, I believe the argument still holds (just my opinion)

 

Nothing technical/theoretical but was recently caught in heavy side wind on my new fat boy following an older heritage with spokes. Effect of wind seemed same on both - e.g. both of us were getting blown sideways about same amount from what I could tell.

 

This has been steadily spread by tin men selling rims. Make sure you fallaway setting is at minimum, not maximum.

 

In heavy winds, you're gonna feel the wind regardless of wheels. BUT... Solid FatBoy Wheels will cause even more of a push in heavy winds. Harley tried to correct this on newer FatBoys by drilling holes in later model wheels. That being said, the spokes will make a difference.