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Hey guys,
I just bought some really nice spokes with whitewalls for my Fatboy.
I'm think that they will probably not work?
Right now my wheel axle bearings are 3/4" and the spoke wheels are 25mm.
I know I can change them into 3/4" bearings but what I'm worried about is the new wheels not lining up or not working with my disc rotors and belt pulley?
My wheels right now are solid chrome
16"x3" (front/ rear) Tires: 130/90-16, MT90B16
The spoke wheels are 16"x3" (front/ rear) Tires: 130/90-16, MT90B16 also...........
Can anyone shed some light or do I just sell them?
(I really really love these wheels).
You can make 'em work with bearing bushings. I've seen 'em available. I made my own since I have the tooling to do so. I actually made a one-piece spacer/bushing.
The front should be no problem. What you should check for is if the hub width on the rear is the same as yours. For example, the wheels I retro-fitted to my '06 Deluxe were from a 2015 Deluxe. The front worked fine with the spacer bushing arrangement. The rear hub was .400" wider on the late model wheel. I had to unlace the wheel, modify the hub, and relace. I also modified the rear hub to take the 3/4" axle bearings.
I did this because I wanted the tubeless spoke wheels. There was no way the wider hub was gonna fit. It was either replace the hub or modify the existing.
I really want to get these wheels on my bike. Im willing to replace to ž wheel axle bearings and to use spacers for the brake rotors/pulley.
Before I start the break-down of my bike, does anyone know if this will work?
Thanks for your help Mike (you went from a 06 to 15) I'm going from a 95 to a 2014.
If you have a mechanically driven speedo that will pose a problem for you. Also you will need a 2000-up brake rotor for the front and back. Physically they will work with conversion bearings but you will need new spacers and to line everything up
Hey guys,
I just bought some really nice spokes with whitewalls for my Fatboy.
I'm think that they will probably not work?
Right now my wheel axle bearings are 3/4" and the spoke wheels are 25mm.
I know I can change them into 3/4" bearings but what I'm worried about is the new wheels not lining up or not working with my disc rotors and belt pulley?
My wheels right now are solid chrome
16"x3" (front/ rear) Tires: 130/90-16, MT90B16
The spoke wheels are 16"x3" (front/ rear) Tires: 130/90-16, MT90B16 also...........
Can anyone shed some light or do I just sell them?
(I really really love these wheels).
Vulcan engineer has a lot of bearing and spacer applications
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Will these wheels work on my 95?
