30" Wheels On Baggers

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Feb 7, 2011 | 12:57 AM

#21

Shredd522

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From: Battle Ground WA

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Originally Posted by 2004vmc

+1. to each their own. i like black and red. so i made my bikes black and red. i dont care for chrome, so i powder coated all of it, yes, black or red..... some people prob think that my bikes are ugly, well, dont f*cking look at it then. it is mine. it is the way i want it. go get your own, and make it look like a jap cruiser, or a space ship, or a surf board. i dont give a f*ck. but i take someone talking smack about my ride to be pretty disrespectful. maybe it is just plain old ***** envy, or resistance to change. if you dont like it, look the other way. i if dont like your ride, guess what, i ll look the other way.

corb

Feb 7, 2011 | 01:08 AM

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j1mmy

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From: navarre ohio

what do you need with a 30"wheel..a semi only has a 22-24"wheel..pretty soon custom motorcycles are going to look more like a farm tractor..they are already using tractor seats and rattle can paint

Feb 7, 2011 | 09:38 AM

#23

10 RED RK

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From: Heavenlies

Haha - wait till those dudes hit a pot hole with that big 'ol front rim - can we say "bent rim and blown tire" -

Feb 7, 2011 | 09:39 AM

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slothy

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Originally Posted by j1mmy

what do you need with a 30"wheel..a semi only has a 22-24"wheel..pretty soon custom motorcycles are going to look more like a farm tractor..they are already using tractor seats and rattle can paint

same can be said why people need 140+hp on a cruiser... - because they can

Feb 7, 2011 | 10:02 AM

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DooZ

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Any pic's with 30's floating around?

Feb 7, 2011 | 10:10 AM

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slothy

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Last edited by slothy; Feb 7, 2011 at 10:18 AM.

Feb 7, 2011 | 10:22 AM

#27

Choppy Chop

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From: Weatherford Texas

I like 23" front rims, about a year ago I looked into putting one on my bike. The 30's aren't my syle. Those bikes remind me of the old "Big Wheel" tricycle I bought my first son when he was three...man that seems like a lifetime ago...

Feb 7, 2011 | 10:25 AM

#28

2004vmc

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From: hope mills, nc

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Originally Posted by slothy

looking at white bike, not sure if that's a 30 or not - some angles it looks like it and other not.

ok, i dont think that the white one is 30". maybe it is, but if the bottom is 30, then the white one looks shorter. i am not a huge fan of 21"s on a bagger, but some of them look damn sharp. so i didnt really think that 30s would be to my taste either. the black on, well, i wouldnt do it to my scoot, but too each his own. but... the white one, looks damn sharp. as does the green one. again, i still wouldnt do it to my bikes, but, tastefully done, anything CAN look good on a harley.

the question was posed a few times "why do you need 30" rims on a harley? that is stupid" well, the same was said of custom paint, custom pipes, and 21 inch rims on baggers, not too long ago. it is called customizing. or maybe upgrades. (depending on how you look at it, i guess)

why do you need a blower on a harley? why do you need legend air shocks with a compressor and push button operation? why do you need ape hangers on your bike? why do you need loud speakers and an amplifier on a harley? again, it is my bike, if you dont like it, dont f*ckin look at it...... go buy your own, and do whatever you want to it.

rant complete,
corb