ok guys how many of you have the profile laced rims with the chrome jumping off around the spoke holes . well i do and guess what,nobody at the company will admit there is a problem even though i went on a run this weekend and every one of those rims i saw had the same thing going on, and the rims are obsolete after only 2 years of prodution .thanks jim
I bought my bike in April of '05 and right about a year later noticed the chrome starting to lift around the nipple holes on both the front and rear wheels. Harley replaced them. This march I was cleaning the wheels and guess what? Bubbles in the chrome again. My dealer said that they would contact Harley but that it was usually a one time thing. Another new set of wheels went on the bike two weeks ago, again paid for by Harley. My wifes '06 Deluxe had same thing happening and is now waiting on new wheels at Harleys expense. I like the profile wheels but there is definantly a quality issue involved with them.
My 05 15th anniversary fatboy has done 7000 miles from new, never been wet or had winter road salt on the wheels, spends winter under a cover in a dry garage yet i am currently on my third set of wheels. The half alloy half chrome rim bubbles and cracks where the chrome covers the alloy, the dealer says its a widespread problem on this model but Harley Davidson say its not.
The dealer is quite happy to keep replacing them as he gets paid every time.
The current set of wheels has done 500 dry miles and as i was cleaning the bike on Sunday i noticed the rear was starting to go again, where will it end?.
Same thing on 05 elec glide...tried to have them powdercoated...NFG...had to throw out spokes, rims and front hub....
On the front I now have a red powder coated steel rim, ss spokes and black PCed REAR hub...
On the rear I have a Mag wheel I got off e bay PCed red....
Fog hollow had 16" polished Akront alum rims on sale for $90 ea and the wheels are very easy to lace up...
No pics...E tarding...but I do alot of wrenching....it's a sierra red E.Glide with rims that match the pin striping...
I don't want to show pics of some of my custom parts...I have a sissy bar and A/C cover that I don't want to see on someone elses bike...
05 15th Anniversary FatBoy in the UK
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