Gonna look sweet. Isn't the rear a 16" wheel and not as wide as the '06 and up bikes? You gonna go smaller for the back?

 

Metzler makes a 160 and a 180 for a 16" wheel.

 

Pulled the front bearings and cut off the tire

 

the 160 is as wide as you can go on that 3" rim width and that is even pushing it.. I'm pretty sure the 180 is for a 4 or 4.5" and bigger.

 

You know, I couldn't get rid of the 'wagon wheels' fast enough ... found a buyer on craigs list or e-bay (I forget which, now) ...

I've been kind of surprised at how popular they seem to have become ... especially on the 'club' style bikes ...

I prefer the wheels that came out a year or two later, the 10 spoke wheels ...

Here are what mine looked like ...



I think they look a lot better powder coated black ...

R/
'Chop

 

Chop...I agree, I like the 10 spoke ones better too. However, I think the 13's are popular due to the fact of having provisions for a dual disk setup.

 

Awesome how-to! Can't wait to try this myself! Thanks so much for posting it!

 

yeah i am sticking with the 160 as im not a fan of the wider tires...

 

chop- i wanted dual disks on my spoked wheels originally which i may still do but figured id try out the mag wheels since i like the look of them blacked out....and once the mag wheels are done im gonna break down my spoked set and powdercoat everything but the nipples black..and put an 18" hoop in the rear so i have options when i feel like a change..

 

Ah cool.. I just put on the metzeler 150 a few Weeks ago only because the 160 was about fifty bucks more and I was buying both front and rear and was already broke.. I really like these metzelers though. The rear has a more rounded profile than the dunlops so its easier to throw side to side.