Whats wrong with this picture?
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From: Stockbridge, GA (Atlanta)
back wheels -- get the match -- otherwise show quality
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From: connecticut
I just ordered front and rear chrome agitators. I've been wanting wheels for my bike and was thinking about stock chrome also. Ah its only money. It was 2015.68 complete package from lakeshore.
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From: Gastonia, NC
I wouldn't say it "sticks out like a sore thumb" but it IS a detail that only you can decide if it's worth addressing.
The rear wheel is easy to hide in a photo with the right camera angle. In PERSON, however ... the rear wheel is easy to spot whether stock or extended bags. (Get about ten feet away and there it is.) I've yet to see a bagger in person where I couldn't see the rear wheel with the possible exception of air ride customs that are dropped to the ground when parked.
Many people won't notice but there are a lot of guys like me ... first thing I do when I see a cool front wheel is check the rear wheel. Sorry man. lol
The rear wheel is easy to hide in a photo with the right camera angle. In PERSON, however ... the rear wheel is easy to spot whether stock or extended bags. (Get about ten feet away and there it is.) I've yet to see a bagger in person where I couldn't see the rear wheel with the possible exception of air ride customs that are dropped to the ground when parked.
Many people won't notice but there are a lot of guys like me ... first thing I do when I see a cool front wheel is check the rear wheel. Sorry man. lol
I picked the rim out within 10 seconds of looking at the pic.
I didn't get through 10 pages of replies
but I will have to agree with this one though. Sit the bike on the stand and walk 20 feet away and tell me you don't see the rear wheel. You will and so will other people. The reason the rear is as noticeable as it is is because of the way the spokes go out to the edge of the rim on the agitator and you can see that the rear is flat on the side of the rim. you get down from the bike just a bit you will then notice the 5 big spokes in the back pretty quickly because the front is so streamlined and clean. That being said... It isn't as noticeable on your mock-ups due to Chrome on Chrome. You can get away with it and money is the main thing. Your bike is suweet anyway you look at it anyway.
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Yer Killin me Strat.... KILLIN me! Between the wheels and the bags.... KILLIN ME!
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Thanks....and I agree with your earlier post....I should have just bit the bullet and bought the CVO too! Oh well...part of the fun is 'tweaking' I guess.
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From: watertown, wi
I think if you would have put a topless model on the bike, no one would have noticed. In the real world I don't think anyone notices the wheels don't match...
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I thought that it was the stock a/c...
Toss a RS on there or other free flowing unit, but to each their own.
Do not see that the rear wheel is of any aesthetic significance that detracts from the bike.
Toss a RS on there or other free flowing unit, but to each their own.
Do not see that the rear wheel is of any aesthetic significance that detracts from the bike.
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