When the topic of tricking out touring bikes comes up, it seems that wheel upgrades are always at the top of the list. It's an easy way to personalize your bike and make it stand out from the rest. When starting to search for just the right set of wheels, one can find themselves dumbfounded looking at thousands of designs, sizes and colors. Have no fear, because we at Baggers have come to the rescue once again and have wrangled up the latest and greatest wheels in this handy buyer's guide.
Big Bear Choppers
Spade
$1,099 (909) 878-4340
bigbearchoppers.com
Big Bear Choppers wheels are custom made in California from American materials and CNC machined from one-piece aluminum forgings. All BBC wheels come complete with hub, sealed bearings and valve stem.
Drag Specialties
Fat Daddy
$890 (call your local dealer)
dragspecialites.com
Radially-laced with 3/8-inch black coated stainless steel spokes and chrome nipples the Fat Daddy has billet aluminum hubs and sealed chrome rims. Fat Daddy wheels are available in single- and dual-disc versions in 16, 18, and 21-inch sizes.
MetalSport
Phoenix 3D
$1,600 (562) 776-9594
metalsportwheels.com
A five-spoke version of MetalSport's famous Trippin' wheel, the Phoenix 3D is machined from solid billet aluminum one at a time then chrome plated. The Phoenix is available in a multitude of sizes from 18-inch to a mammoth 26-inch in any width you may need.
Coastal Moto
Maverick
$949 (888) 889-6686
coastalmoto.com
One of four new designs, Coastal Moto's Maverick wheels features a fresh 10 spoke design that is CNC machined and chrome plated. Available in 18 different sizes from 16-inch to 23-inch with matching chrome Maverick rotors and pulleys.
Rampage
The Del Rey
$1,145 (714) 447-0020
rampagewheels.com
The Del Rey is one of over twenty new designs offered by Rampage Wheels. This wheel is available in sizes from 16 to 23-inch in chrome and a myriad of custom colors.
Ride Wright
Fat Daddy Uni-Hub
$775 (714) 632-8297
ridewrightwheels.com
The new Fat Daddy wheel features a patented "one wheel fits all" hub design that includes a built-in kush drive. Applications range from Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, and Victory from 16 to 23-inch diameters.
Sinuous
Savanna
$1,600 (800) 746-1464
sinuousinc.com
A wild-looking directional billet aluminum wheel, the Savanna is available in 18, 21, and 23-inch sizes in triple-plate chrome or "Sintrast" where Sinuous applies custom paint over the chrome wheel. The full line of Sinuous wheels fit '09 H-D baggers using the OE H-D spacers.
Performance Machine
Torque Contrast Cut Platinum
$1,299.95 (800) 479-4037
performancemachine.com
The Torque is a directional wheel with nine knife-like spokes with a combination of black anodizing and polished aluminum. The Torque wheels are made in the USA and are available in 16, 18, 19, 21, and 23-inch sizes.