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Feb 16, 2009 | 10:14 PM

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crazybastid83

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Ever consider buying a Harley rim and aftermarket stainless steel spokes and lacing them up yourself? Or maybe a bicycle shop will take on the job, they lace wheels all the time and are good at it. Most of the time at a dealership it is cheaper to replace rather than fix, so it is rare when an HD mechanic has to true a wheel. Practice makes perfect.

Feb 17, 2009 | 09:41 PM

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WVNightrain Rider

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Originally Posted by crazybastid83

Ever consider buying a Harley rim and aftermarket stainless steel spokes and lacing them up yourself?

Actually I considered that. I could keep my hub and just get the wider rim and spokes. I know Drag sells everything needed.

Feb 17, 2009 | 09:55 PM

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JayDee5150

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Stainless all the way...!!!

Feb 17, 2009 | 11:03 PM

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nkauf21

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Originally Posted by WVNightrain Rider

Actually I considered that. I could keep my hub and just get the wider rim and spokes. I know Drag sells everything needed.

Black Bike wheels (blackbikewheels.com) does great spoke wheels. They did mine using the stock hubs and re-lacing them with new rims and stainless spokes. Definitely use stainless spokes.