Street Glide front wheel installed on a Vulcan 1600 (pics)

[mobandy78]

I'm still a little jealous about all of this. I like where it is all going.

Now, I'm just trying to figure out which toy to buy stuff for. I'm trying to outfit my Land Rover Disovery2 with some off-road stuff, like bumper w/ winch, bigger tires, wheels, and that sort of stuff.

I also want to add a reckless fairing, stereo, paint, and this new wheel option to my Nomad. Geez! My wife is going to kill me when I bring this one up to her.

[Vulcan Bill]

Originally Posted by mobandy78

I'm still a little jealous about all of this. I like where it is all going.

Now, I'm just trying to figure out which toy to buy stuff for. I'm trying to outfit my Land Rover Disovery2 with some off-road stuff, like bumper w/ winch, bigger tires, wheels, and that sort of stuff.

I also want to add a reckless fairing, stereo, paint, and this new wheel option to my Nomad. Geez! My wife is going to kill me when I bring this one up to her.

Maybe shes jealous cause you get to have all the fun. Let her put the winch/bumper on, you do the wheel mod!

[mobandy78]

Originally Posted by Vulcan Bill

Maybe shes jealous cause you get to have all the fun. Let her put the winch/bumper on, you do the wheel mod!

You're reading my mind! I think I've almost convinced her to buy the bumper for the truck ($650). If she does that, I'm going to get a Harbor Freight winch ($200-$300). Then, maybe I can work on the fairing and the front wheel.

[Thunderhoof]

That wheel mod looks real good Vulcan Bill. The chromed forks really set it off.

[Vulcan Bill]

Originally Posted by Thunderhoof

That wheel mod looks real good Vulcan Bill. The chromed forks really set it off.

Thanks. I'm real happy with the way it turned out. The lower legs are polished, not chromed. The shop did such a good job its hard to tell and it was half the $ it would have cost to chrome them.

[dmyers]

It does look great!
Good polish work on aluminum will last a long time with just minimal maintenance
I would consider doing this but I got my heart set on a 21" wheel

[Vulcan Bill]

Originally Posted by dmyers

It does look great!
Good polish work on aluminum will last a long time with just minimal maintenance
I would consider doing this but I got my heart set on a 21" wheel

You can have that 21" wheel! Once you do this modification you can put any wheel that fits a 2010 and up Harley Steet Glide/Road Glide on your bike. I'm sure they have 21" after market wheels available.
I'm finding the polished legs don't really require that much maintenance to keep them shining. An occasional buffing with Simichrome or some such keeps 'em sparkling.

[Bdog]

I think the polished aluminum looks way better than chrome. I refer to it as white chrome...besides...anybody can buy chrome but pol. alum. takes a lot of elbow grease...Bdog

[Vulcan Bill]

Originally Posted by dshelly

Just an update on front wheels, Street Glide, Road Glide and Road King wheels will fit too. You just have to measure the distance between the bearings and the rotors for fork and spacer mods. Just be sure the wheel you pick has 25mm ID bearings.

Oh and by the way if someone with a 1500 would like to do this mod and you can get me some dimensions, send me a PM

Hey Dave..the conical axle spacers you machined for me arrived in the mail last night. Excellent workmanship, beautifully done. I was going to wait until my next tire change to install them but after seeing them I'm eager to put them on.
Thanks!

[dshelly]

Thanks Bill,

Are you sure you can wait for a tire change to install them? Glad you like them. For even more bling you can polish them. They'll look like chrome.

[Thunderhoof]

Originally Posted by Vulcan Bill

You can have that 21" wheel! Once you do this modification you can put any wheel that fits a 2010 and up Harley Steet Glide/Road Glide on your bike. I'm sure they have 21" after market wheels available.
I'm finding the polished legs don't really require that much maintenance to keep them shining. An occasional buffing with Simichrome or some such keeps 'em sparkling.

I'm curious what do you use to buff them? The same buffer you would use to put on car wax?

[Vulcan Bill]

Originally Posted by dshelly

Thanks Bill,

Are you sure you can wait for a tire change to install them? Glad you like them. For even more bling you can polish them. They'll look like chrome.

I clamped one in vise this morning and using a buffer wheel in my drill and some Simichrome polish had it looking like chrome in about 10 minutes.
I'll be installing these this weekend.

[Vulcan Bill]

Originally Posted by Thunderhoof

I'm curious what do you use to buff them? The same buffer you would use to put on car wax?

I do it by hand using a rag and my favorite metal polish, Simichrome. You turn on the radio, open a beer and spend some quality time polishing the bike

[DR Roos]

Many thanks go out to Vulcan Bill and dshelly for answering all my questions on doing this incredible mod, Wow what a difference. Front tire is a 120/70.

The Nomad is on my HF lift now doing many more mods I will end up starting a new thread to keep you all up to date.

[Vulcan Bill]

Looks good, Doyle! I really like the looks of that 120 tire. I might have to drop down to that size on my next tire change. How about posting your impressions on handling after you get a few hundred miles on it.
BTW..you can plug those axle holes with chrome snap caps bought at a Lowes, Home Depot or any electrical store. They buff up to nice shiny finish and only cost about a buck each. Use a little silicon to glue them in place. Look at my pictures on page one to see what they look like.