i have the same, as pictured in my previous post, my black glide... cleaning is a breeze, i get/got a good deal on them so i bit... gonna get set of custom wheels too, to put on after fresh black paint and ghost theme...

 

Got it in. Love the look with the laced wheels, especially with the chrome uppers, lowers and polished rotors.

 

easy to clean put it on a jack and clean. chrome so i just wipe 2 or 3 times a years with capt richards bike wash. have never had cast so i can't compare.

 

A lift is a must with spoke wheels.

 

She's beautiful... Congrats and good luck. Be sure to service the spokes often, I've been seeing a lot of loose spoke problems lately.

 

+1 on the spoked wheels. I just think it's the way a motorcycle is supposed to look. I'm interested in upgrading to some fat spokes but not sure if any of those aftermarket spoked wheels are compatible with ABS.

 

I had laced wheels on my last bike. Cleaning them was a big pain in the ***, and I told myself never again, and so far I have not looked back. Although if I ever end up with a Road King, IMO you almost have to have the laced wheels and WWW tires.

mikebaby

 

Not mine but thought it looked sharp.......... Black Pearl with WWW



Been thinking about replacing the 17 with the 18 on my Street Glide, thinking about powdercoating the spokes Black Pearl, decisions, decisions

 

Here's a link to a photo of my 2011, not a great photo of the wheels but maybe it'll help. I was not a fan of them, they came with the deal, but they have really grown on me and I wouldn't have wheels any other way now.

I find them easier to keep clean than I thought they would be, as long as you're willing to go heavy on some chrome wheel cleaner. Rinse thoroughly....

These are 2012's BTW, tubeless. Some guy bought a 2012 and didn't want the laced wheels, dealer traded them for the stock wheels on the bike I bought a few weeks later. I do recommend them.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/6344829101/