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Nightster wheels
Whats going on guys,
Short story long I was rear ended on my bike (2008 nightster) and need to order a new rear wheel. Local motorcycle shop quoted me $614.99 on a rear wheel from Harley. I found two sites online for $100 cheaper:
https://www.surdyke.com/AdvPartInfo....umber=55109-12
http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline....HLRRLCDBLK16X3
Anyone order from these sites before and will the wheel still be OEM?
I am also throwing some whitewalls on the bike (front and back) and the shop is saying I need (2) rim strips and (2) Tube Inner. Can someone please confirm and .explain those to me
Thank you.
Short story long I was rear ended on my bike (2008 nightster) and need to order a new rear wheel. Local motorcycle shop quoted me $614.99 on a rear wheel from Harley. I found two sites online for $100 cheaper:
https://www.surdyke.com/AdvPartInfo....umber=55109-12
http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline....HLRRLCDBLK16X3
Anyone order from these sites before and will the wheel still be OEM?
I am also throwing some whitewalls on the bike (front and back) and the shop is saying I need (2) rim strips and (2) Tube Inner. Can someone please confirm and .explain those to me
Thank you.
Road Master
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From: Essex, England
Rim strips are, for want of a better description, a large elastic band that covers all the spoke screws and prevents them puncturing the tube.
Quite why the shop cant use your old ones I don't know though? Okay they might not want to risk anything from a damaged rear wheel but there is no reason why they cant use the ones from the front wheel? I guess they dont want to risk feeding lawyers?
Quite why the shop cant use your old ones I don't know though? Okay they might not want to risk anything from a damaged rear wheel but there is no reason why they cant use the ones from the front wheel? I guess they dont want to risk feeding lawyers?
Road Master
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From: Florida
Never heard anything negative about Surdyke. As for the tube and strips, it's good practice to change them when you replace tires. The strips are there to protect the tube from the spokes. As time goes by the spokes make indentations on the strips and start to break through leaving your tube vulnerable. As for the tube in addition to the fatigue and degradation of the material over time, the installation, removal and then re-instillation once again of the tube can produce damage. The last thing IMO you want is a flat tire while on the road because you saved a couple of dollars on those items.
the tubes are also rubber and they also go bad over time, i would not for the sake off a few quit not buy new tubes, with new tires.
then you could end up next year paying for changing the tubes, that would cost more then the tubes
regards
RIX
then you could end up next year paying for changing the tubes, that would cost more then the tubes
regards
RIX
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