hen someone looks at your bike and says, “Hey, cool set of wheels,” you probably think they’re talking about your entire motorcycle. But have you ever noticed the bikes that get the most compliments actually have cool wheels? If you’re looking for the coolest wheels around, check out Drag Specialties’ full line of laced wheels.
     Whether you’re replacing a bent wheel, or just spiffing up a stock bike a bit, Drag Specialties’ laced wheels are the way to roll. They’re made in the USA using billet chromed aluminum hubs, chrome-plated steel rims in 40, 60, or 80-spoke styles, and polished stainless-steel spokes with custom smooth nipples. Bearings, seals, and a center spacer are included but not installed, so you can set up the end-play the way you like it and use your favorite wheel-bearing grease. These DOT-approved wheels are trued to less than .005-inch runout and use center metal valve stems, except 16x3.5 wheels, which use side stems.
     One step up the style ladder are Drag Specialties’ 120-spoke laced wheels. They use the same hubs, rims, spokes, and bearings as above, but feature the custom look of 120 highly polished stainless steel spokes. They’re a great way to dress up a stock bike, or add some flair to a custom. And like Drag Specialties’ laced wheels, they’re made in the USA.
     Speaking of custom, Drag Specialties also offers custom wide rear wheel assemblies. These American-made wheels come with chrome steel rims with center metal valve stems, chrome aluminum hubs, and highly polished stainless steel spokes. The 4.25-inch wheels will fit most applications by modifying the axle spacers and changing rotor and pulley spacing. The 5.5, 8, 9 and 10.5-inch wheels will require those same changes, and possibly modifications to the frame, swingarm, and fender, along with a narrower belt. Hub width is measured from rotor to pulley mounting surfaces; the stock hub width (6.375 inches) refers to the width of an OEM hub on an ‘86-‘06 Softail.
     Want the big daddy of laced wheels? Then take a look at the Fat Daddy laced wheels from Drag Specialties. These brutes use 50 straight, radially laced, polished stainless steel, 3/8-inch spokes with custom nipples. The rim is made of chromed and polished steel. And the custom hub is carved from billet aluminum, then polished and chromed.
     As if that weren’t enough, Fat Daddy wheels have something few other laced wheels have–they’re sealed so tubeless tires can be used (except on 21 x 2.15 applications). That means not only do Fat Daddy wheels give your customers the style they want, but an added measure of safety in case of a blowout, since tubeless tires often deflate much more slowly than tube-types when punctured, and can be plugged in an emergency to get you as far as a repair facility.
     Like Drag Specialties wide rear wheels, 4.25-inch Fat Daddy wheels will fit most applications by modifying the axle spacers and changing rotor and pulley spacing. The 5.5, 8.5, and 10-inch wheels will require those same changes, and possibly modifications to the frame, swingarm and fender, along with a narrower belt.
     All Drag Specialties wheels are made in the USA–no cheap overseas knock-offs here. And you won’t find any “universal fit” wheels among them, either. Drag Specialties makes specific wheels for just about every application, so there’s no guesswork, no jury-rigging spacers, and no angry customers. Check out the full line of Drag Specialties laced wheels and you’ll see that they’re the only way to roll.