Anyone in the St Louis Metro area want to swap their mags for my Spokes?
Just throwing it out there. My bike is an 07 Nightster
-Eric

 

If you can't find anyone locally, I'd be down to trade.

 

Thanks, but I think shipping would be a nightmare, plus the downtime waiting for them would Really suck.

 

ugh...wish i was closer , good luck

 

Yep, been looking for the same thing with my 2010 Iron, my mags for the wire wheels. I might just end up purchasing a set of Nightster wire wheels, shooting the wires with gloss black spray (or not), and then selling my mags on E-bay. The down time would suck with shipping both ways, and overnighting them would be rather expensive, I guess, I dunno.

 

Hey Eric and fellow riders,

Doc here. I just want to let you guys know that simply trading wheels from a 2007 nightster to 2008 and UP Iron isn't simple.

I tried it this past weekend and found out the hard way that the axles and bearings are totally different sizes.
I have a: 2007 Nightster
Front axle and bearings are Quarter Inch or 3/4
Rear axle and bearings i believe are 1 Inch i believe

Was trying to trade for 2010 Iron 883 but found out his sizes were:
2010 Iron 883
Front axle and bearings i believe is 1 inch
Rear axle and bearings i believe are Quarter inch or 3/4.

Now there is a solution for the problem. You can buy a kit that will just allow you to upgrade to the other size to fit but it is $70 a piece meaning $140 for two sets front and back. It may seem too much or too little to some but i think its a matter of how bad do you want it. I figured for that trouble i think i may just buy some custom wheel wheels that aren't spoked so i can get something cool.

Sorry for the long read
-Doc-

 

Oh and i have those part numbers from harley if you guys want them...

or i can just post them later!

 

I have a nightster too and have thought about doing this. Mainly because I hate cleaning stuff and rarely do it.

 

if anyone is down to wait for shipping lemme know. i'll trade my mags for nightster spokes.

 

Got rid of my last spoked wheels on Saturday when I swapped out my SG wheels for some take offs at the dealership. GM let me trade him my 09 spokes (including tires and rotors) with about 5k on them for a set of the 2010 (front is 18" v 17" really the only difference) cast wheels (again with tires and rotors) with 5 miles on em. I just don't like the extra maintenance that comes with spoked wheels (plus I can't stand them on anything as heavy as a bagger). As of 1 month or so ago 4 out of my 6 wheels were spoked. Getting rid of the FXD wheels was the easiest, just traded the bike for my new Iron. Now I am living spoke free.