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Has anyone put solid wheels on there sportsters yet? I've always loved the look of solid black wheel and contemplating getting a pair to put on my sporty. From what I've heard, the wind affects them quite a bit. Anyone have any real experience with wind and solid wheels? How much does it really affect the ride.
I have a solid rear wheel. Came stock on my 99 custom. The wind blows me around quite a bit. Not sure if its the wheel or the fact that I only weigh 155#. I have heard that spoke wheels take on the properties of solid wheels at speed. I kinda buy into that theory....but not 100%
John
hoping to go with a solid rear myself. just the rear wont make much differance in the wind.
had fatboy wheels , back n front on my streetbob made BIG differance in a cross wind.
I have hear that a soild wheel will suck in the wind, but I had an anlost solid rear wheel on the 1200 C I had and it felt no differant than the laced rear wheel I have on my XL50.
Have a solid wheel off of a fat boy on my 01 sportster.. never had a problem with it. Only problems I have with the bike getting blown around is that it's a small bike (freeway riding, big open spaces with cross winds or big trucks passing). Not 1 bit difference with the solid wheel or with spokes. But I can only speak from my first hand experience. Maybe others have noticed it differently.
I have a solid rear on my Custom. No effect I can tell. My son has a Fatboy with solid f/r. I couldn't tell it on that bike either. I think it's a myth myself.
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