I am trying to decide what to do with my rear wheel. 2006 FXSTi.

 

Powder coat it black. Be easier to care for and cheaper than a new wheel or chrome plating.

 

Dump it for a custom

 

No offense, but that 17" wheel is probably Harley's best effort in forcing the buyer into a change.
I'm not sure what the design staff was thinking, but maybe ***** called down and told them "boys, butcher one"..

Go custom.

 

I like the back wheel - but would be perfect for me if chromed. I'd look at a chrome swap, like the fatboy's have been doing for years. Trade your wheel in for the same thing, but you'd get the chromed version in return. $400 around here through some of the local dealers.......

 

I doubt it...

If Willie C said anything it probably was: "Lets create a blank palette at an entry level price that riders can customize to be their own"

A lot of guys probably would have been better off starting with the Softail Standard rather than buying a more expensive model and doing modifications on almost everything.

 

I go with the chrome it option. Your bike looks great and the extra chrome would make the rear look even better.

 

I bought my '06 Standard right off the floor fire red pearl w/ the factory chrome wheel upgrade. Solid rear wheel w/ a "rolled" laced front. Looks way better than the swiss-cheese holed powdercoated stock wheel IMO.

 

Custom wheels or spokes to match the front.

 

I have the same wheel. I am in process of switching out my front wheel to a fatboy wheel and fender. I will probably end up keeping the rear wheel as is for the time being. I will probably have the rear wheel chromed.

If you ride with saddlebags, they don't show too much. Everything about the Harley is Huge Dollars

[IMG]local://upfiles/13603/B5AD32189F55434EB3AFD6A9307E03D6.jpg[/IMG]