Finally found someone to swap me wheels!
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Cool look to the Iron, looks more like a 48 with the spokes.
Just make sure you buy a bunch of spokes for when they start breaking as your riding.
I've had both spokes and mag rims. I'll take a mag rim any day as unless you have a major impact hard enough to crack them, they will run forever. As for spokes, they twist, bend, crack, and break off, and that often effects handling, not to mention the adjusting constantly to keep the tires trued up.
Just make sure you buy a bunch of spokes for when they start breaking as your riding.
I've had both spokes and mag rims. I'll take a mag rim any day as unless you have a major impact hard enough to crack them, they will run forever. As for spokes, they twist, bend, crack, and break off, and that often effects handling, not to mention the adjusting constantly to keep the tires trued up.
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Mustang Fastback. Love that damn seat, really keeps your a$$ in place, comfortable too!
yeah, im learning that now! it's a process to clean them.. start cleaning, get pissed, take a break, start cleaning... this goes on until theyre done haha.
yeah, im learning that now! it's a process to clean them.. start cleaning, get pissed, take a break, start cleaning... this goes on until theyre done haha.
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So today I decided to install thunder torque inserts too (obviously not shown), but I am actually very impressed! I got them and thought, really? these are supposed to work? But like that are advertised, they do. Highly recommend them to anyone with short shots like me looking to get that low end back.
I also did a little DIY tank lift, about 1", and since I was really just looking to clean up the line of the bike (from the headlight back over the tank, etc.) I didn't want/need to tuck any wires. I am really happy with how it turned out, and it only cost me $7 bucks!
anyways, here's a picture of how she sits now, tank is now over the bars instead of vice versa:
close up:
sorry, pixels are a little stretched, it was getting dark.
I also did a little DIY tank lift, about 1", and since I was really just looking to clean up the line of the bike (from the headlight back over the tank, etc.) I didn't want/need to tuck any wires. I am really happy with how it turned out, and it only cost me $7 bucks!
anyways, here's a picture of how she sits now, tank is now over the bars instead of vice versa:
close up:
sorry, pixels are a little stretched, it was getting dark.
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I have spoaks and never had as issue with them, infact when I ride I ride hard. I have only had a few come loose over the past 4 1/2 years I have had the bike. I have never pulled or broke one.
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That's good to hear! Like I may have said before, the wheels only have 300 miles on them so I'm not too concerned with anything going wrong with them in the near future. But either way, I've worked hard to get these, I'm not changing my mind on them now.