You want to tap them with a wrench and listen to the sound. They can be loose enough to cauase a problem, yet not be loose enough for you to see movement when you pull on them. When you tap on them, they should give a clear "ping". If you get a dull "thud" the spoke is loose.

 

spokes are sharp looking but on a heavy bike, no thanks....I can cruise at 90 on my RK police without any problem....been to 100, no sweat...mag wheels all the way

 

Good excuse to dump the spokes and go for more bling!

 

4.6lbs. & 5.4 lbs. The lighter the wheel the less the parasitic horse power loss. Drag racers on full out bikes where 1/1000 of a second is great, we get 0.2 of a second. Fast, strong, and expensive. They are not for everyone. I have them on both of my bikes. I have no intrest in bling, just the best available bar none.


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Spokes suck on heavy bikes and thats just the hard truth. But harleys are not unsafe as you say. I ran my 07 road glide over a 100 many times and it was smooth as glass, my 05 RK custom runs nicely at 90 +. If your harley wobbles its got a problem, figure it out and fix it. Or I guess buy a beemer Most every police force in ga. runs harleys and has for years even though they could have bought beemers or hondas but that might change now that used cop bikes are not bringing the resale they once did. One harley dealer that sells to Atlanta PD just refused to take back a large amount of cop bikes in trade on new ones, so look for a bunch of APD bikes at the county auctions this year.

 

To me spoked wheels have the 'look' but personally I just don't trust their integrity.When I went shopping formy used RK one of therequisites was thatit had to have cast wheels. Although I don't ride as fast as a lot of others for the speeds I do cruise at I've had nowobbles or any other issues butas the saying goes..."never say never."

 

My thoughts [sm=exactly.gif]which is why I didn't want them on my RK,plus they cost more. I also think mags look better.

 

I had the same problem with my 05 RKC,rear wheel wobble.Mine was still under warranty and MOCO replaced it without a problem.I love spoke wheels but my next bike will not have them.

 

Only the HDand the other thin spokehave these issues. I had the Fat Daddy on 2 bikes and never had this problem. I stay burning rubber and never had a loose spoke.

 

While I don't own anything with spokes anymore, the 80 spoke and fat daddy wheels gave Very good service on some past rides. The main trouble with spokes on a heavy cruiser is they're not enough spokes, or big enough spokesin the factory wheels! Heap on some extra ponies, and things go south fast. If I wanted to keep the spoke look, I'd just replace the rear wheel with a mag. (preferably a disc)