Agitator wheels
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Booming metropolis
So if i go with the AGitator wheels it's actullay gonna raise the rear of my bike? I was always a little hesitant on the 18" rear wheel cuz i thought they made the rear LOOK higher, i never knew they actually DID make the bike higher......
GOD D*M IT !
i've been thinking about wheels for like aee year, and was about 99% set on the 19/18 AGitators...now i'm back to scratching my head
what i would LOVE would be a 19/17 set up with a 200 rear, but that is only available aftermarket and from what i can tell it quite a bit more $$$
GOD D*M IT !
i've been thinking about wheels for like aee year, and was about 99% set on the 19/18 AGitators...now i'm back to scratching my head
what i would LOVE would be a 19/17 set up with a 200 rear, but that is only available aftermarket and from what i can tell it quite a bit more $$$
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 610
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From: Oregon Ohio
I have the agitator wheel and did not change out the pads, I only had a few hundred miles on the stockers. I don't know if it was the pads or the floating rotors, but I have a pretty bad pulsation thru the front brake now. I'm not too impressed with the floating rotors
Stage II
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 2
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From: North Carolina
Got Chrome Agitators today
I had these put on today. The black and chrome are on back order so I went with the all chrome. After seeing them I'm glad I did. I like these better. The front is 19". It rides great.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,296
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From: Land of the cold....
Rode my bike with stock wheels for 3000 miles then got this set up......here my take....no diff on the ride you notice NOTHING!!!!BUT if I was to do again i would look around a 21 wheel look way better in the fender tan the 19......no way i would buy these in a 18 front!!!!!go 21 or wait becuse HD will make this rim in a 21 soon......
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Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 228
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From: Katy, TX
Scumbagger-
I have your same bike, color and all. I also have the mirror chrome agitators. The reason I bought them is that I DID NOT want the 21' up front, but wanted something slightly bigger than the stock set up. In other words, I just wanted a little less tire sidewall from an appearance standpoint. I know folks love 21"s, but I didn't want a wheel with a black rubber band around it... This why there are different flavors of ice cream...
I have your same bike, color and all. I also have the mirror chrome agitators. The reason I bought them is that I DID NOT want the 21' up front, but wanted something slightly bigger than the stock set up. In other words, I just wanted a little less tire sidewall from an appearance standpoint. I know folks love 21"s, but I didn't want a wheel with a black rubber band around it... This why there are different flavors of ice cream...
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Near Myrtle Beach, SC
Here's my front 19" all chrome Agitator:
Here's a shot showing how much of the rear 18" Agitator you can see:
-You have to buy new Agitator rotors for the front. OEM rotors don't have the correct bolt pattern for these wheels. You can also spring for some EBC or Lyndall rotors. Pricey but top of the line.
-Bike is up probably 1/2 inch over stock. New Dunlop tires feel great, ride smooth, and seem to handle road irregularities well. They also ride good in the rain.
-You will use your stock rotor on the rear Agitator. Always use new rotor bolts on the rear when installing the rotor on the wheel.
-I think I would go ahead and get new pads all around. I use Lyndall Gold+, but OEM should be fine.
-Contrast or Chrome...a personal choice. Early reports of the contrast peeling but I think that has been corrected in todays runs of these wheels.
-Of course you will get a new wheel bearing kit with both wheels.
-I installed mine myself, so I had the opportunity to weigh the Agitators versus the stock Knuckle wheels I had. The rear wheels weigh essentially the same. However, the front Agitator is 5 lbs lighter than the front Knuckle. That is the weight difference of the two wheels, ready-to-install. You wouldn't think that 5 lbs would make much difference, but the front end is so much easier to turn now during slow speed maneuvers. I attribute some of that to the new front tire as well.
Here's a shot showing how much of the rear 18" Agitator you can see:
-You have to buy new Agitator rotors for the front. OEM rotors don't have the correct bolt pattern for these wheels. You can also spring for some EBC or Lyndall rotors. Pricey but top of the line.
-Bike is up probably 1/2 inch over stock. New Dunlop tires feel great, ride smooth, and seem to handle road irregularities well. They also ride good in the rain.
-You will use your stock rotor on the rear Agitator. Always use new rotor bolts on the rear when installing the rotor on the wheel.
-I think I would go ahead and get new pads all around. I use Lyndall Gold+, but OEM should be fine.
-Contrast or Chrome...a personal choice. Early reports of the contrast peeling but I think that has been corrected in todays runs of these wheels.
-Of course you will get a new wheel bearing kit with both wheels.
-I installed mine myself, so I had the opportunity to weigh the Agitators versus the stock Knuckle wheels I had. The rear wheels weigh essentially the same. However, the front Agitator is 5 lbs lighter than the front Knuckle. That is the weight difference of the two wheels, ready-to-install. You wouldn't think that 5 lbs would make much difference, but the front end is so much easier to turn now during slow speed maneuvers. I attribute some of that to the new front tire as well.