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Old Nov 19, 2013 | 12:31 PM
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I just bought a set of wheels and tires that were removed from a friends bike with only a couple of hundred miles on them. My thinking is that ill just swap out the new set with the old when the tires wear out. Both bikes are 2013 Road Glides. How much should the swap out cost? Brake calipers are already installed on the new wheels.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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The only thing you need to know is if your bike and the other guys bike have ABS brakes as a wheel of an ABS bike has a different wheel bearing than that of a NON ABS bike. So is your bike ABS? Is your buddies bike ABS?
 
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The only thing you need to know is if your bike and the other guys bike have ABS brakes as a wheel of an ABS bike has a different wheel bearing than that of a NON ABS bike. So is your bike ABS? Is your buddies bike ABS?
Both bikes have ABS
 
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That is a direct swap then. Good to go. The easy way out when it comes time for a tire change.
 
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