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30th October 2005
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sandy Eggo, CA
Posts: 1,888 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 883/1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: V-Strom 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 2014
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Spokes or Mags
Not what you have, but what you think LOOKS better.
Just wondering, but I think spokes look the best on a sporty.
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Definately spokes...though I have seen some nice mags, I just prefer spokes
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Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Valley St.
Posts: 2,281 Sportster/Buell Model: xl883 Tax's paid Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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i like mags not the stock ones but the one Randum77 has on his front is the style i hope to get come tax return time
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Spokes look fine.........on someone else's bike.
They ride rougher, require hours of maintenance and have to be tuned and trued every 5000 miles.
Sure makes a good set of mags look better don't it.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sandy Eggo, CA
Posts: 1,888 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 883/1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: V-Strom 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 2014
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Originally Posted by Jeffytune
require hours of maintenance and have to be tuned and trued every 5000 miles
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Huh?
Not that I dont believe you, but I've never heard of this.
What does it entail? |
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Converse, Texas--Just Outside Of San Antonio
Posts: 7,762 Sportster/Buell Model: 883>1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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I love Mags, they look good and are easy to maintain!!!  |
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: North Greenbush, NY
Posts: 2,955 Sportster/Buell Model: Buell 1125CR Sportster/Buell Year: 2009 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1964 Other Motorcycle Model: Kawasaki Ninja 250 Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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I LOVE spokes. I'm going to be doing a set from SunRims that Trak-Tek sells...black annodized aluminum rims with stainless spokes. Light, stylish, can't beat it.
There are some nice mags out there, but I tend to only really like the race style with the really thin spokes. Plus, a good set of mags will run upwards of $2000 for the pair, you can get away with spoked rims for a lot less money.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Chautauqua County, NY
Posts: 11,844 Sportster/Buell Model: 883>1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 97
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Too much BS with spokes...
Cleanings a PITA, trueing is a PITA....
Gimme my mags any day...I had spokes..hated'em....
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Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 3,325 Sportster/Buell Model: 2001 883 Custom
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Originally Posted by Jeffytune
Spokes look fine.........on someone else's bike.
They ride rougher, require hours of maintenance and have to be tuned and trued every 5000 miles.
Sure makes a good set of mags look better don't it.
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My sporty has a mag in the back and laced wheel up front. Mag is ok fo rthe back as they have to endure all the lateral stresses of acceleration. But I think a motorcycle should have at least one laced wheel . But that's just me. I have never had any problems with laced wheels. Other than they are a pain to keep clean. |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 2,929 Sportster/Buell Model: (05)1200C-Sold Sportster/Buell Model #2: (07)1200N-Lemon traded Other Motorcycle Model: 2008 FLSTN/2007.5 TUONO
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Mags definetly do it for me. Not into the spoke look.
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