16" front wheel need help
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Hey guys I'm trying to lace a 16" wheel on the front of my '08 street bob. I ordered spokes from hdwheels and got the hoop (16x3) off a softail heritage. I can't get it laced correctly, the outside (short head) spokes are coming up a little long and the inside (long head) are a little short. I'm beginning to think the hoop is incompatible. To those who have done this, what kind of hoop did you use? Or if anyone else has any suggestions I would appreciate the help. Thanks in advance.
Sorry about moving this old thead up... I am exactly in this situation. Could somebody tell me what should be the length of the spokes for this setup ?
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There is a second option. There are only two size hubs that H-D uses. Narrow and wide. Mid glide Dynas use the narrow hub. Fat Bobs use the wide hub. The wide hub is also used by all Electra-Glides. Therefore changing to a Fat Bob set of triple Trees would allow you to use an FLH front wheel and axle. Your lowers will accept either the one inch or 25MM axle. Your brake caliper will line right up with the wide hub when using wide trees. Do not use any FL Softail 16 inch front wheel. They are a different creature entirely requiring Softail sliders for the brake to line up.
Some don't like the wide forks, some do. Just another option. Good luck.
Some don't like the wide forks, some do. Just another option. Good luck.
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I did it this way. Took spokes from a supplyer here in Germany (W&W) part number 25-280 on a 16" Nightster rear rim.
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It´s tricky, I sat the approximatly spoke pattern before and taped the crossing points, then began to fit with an little angle in to the rim - this works, a second person would be helpful
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It´s tricky, I sat the approximatly spoke pattern before and taped the crossing points, then began to fit with an little angle in to the rim - this works, a second person would be helpful
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I know none of this help answer the question of using the Mid-Glide setup.
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