Want to buy some new wheels for my 01 Custom and am looking at "Outlawcycleproducts" on ebay at some fat spoke chromes for a decent price. Says they are sealed so tubeless tires will work (no tubes for me). Anyone have any experience with these or dealing with these folks? would appreciate any input. Ebay number of them is: 140398947191 Thanks, Doug
What is their ebay rating? What type of warranty do they offer? Is the warranty given to you in writing? If you know what state they are in you can check with the Better business Bureau. They may be a great company and the wheels may be first rate but you need to protect yourself when buying online.
Thanks Don. Rating on ebay is 99.7% for over 12K items. Had not EVEN thought to ask about warranty but just sent a note to them. I SHOULD have thought about that and glad I asked on here. Appreciate it! They are in California
That's a really good rating for that amount of sales. You also may want to know where the wheels were made and who did the chrome. I don't know how much $$ were talking about, but you don't want the chrome peeling off 6 months from now.
Ad says they are made to order here in the U.S. and triple chromed. Got some (EDIT) aftermarkets on the bike now that came with it when I bought it. Chrome is all peeling off. Pondered whether to have them redone or just buy something else. These on Ebay are $787 for the pair buy it now. CHROME MAMMOTH FAT SPOKE WHEELS HARLEY 21x2.15 & 16x3.5 - eBay (item 140398947191 end time Dec-08-10 10:35:00 PST) Please read this... [note] A Friendly Reminder - Harley Davidson Community [/note]
Great price. I'd say if your conforable with the seller it looks like a good deal. They are great looking wheels!!
They do look nice, but they'll be a (EDIT) to clean. I'm getting rid of my spokes because of this. But that's just me. Best wishes on your purchase. [note] A Friendly Reminder - Harley Davidson Community [/note]
Hey Rich and Don, I was banned from posting for a few days for describing my aftermarket rims in an unappropriate manner. Sorry mods. Will watch it from now on VERY closely. Found out there is only a warranty on the wheels themselves with these fat spoke ones...nothing on the chrome which was mostly what I was worrying about. Still looking for anyone who may have bought wheels from these folks to see how the chrome holds up. Thanks, Doug
Doug we are pretty insistant that everyone's post are without language. I know the wheels you are looking at look good in the pictures, but as you have already found out, looks can be deceiving. With wheels you have to remember all the things they get subjected to being the closest thing to the road. I have seen some of th major manufacturers run discounts once in a while but usually all the custom wheels are pretty pricy. If you take what you paid for the wheels on you bike with the peeling chrome and purchased the ones your looking at and they peeled, you would probably have spent what the good ones go for. Welcome back.
(The term you Get what you Pay for) is number 1 when considering rims, a general rule of thumb for quality when looking a laced rims is stainless steel spokes and nipples are used in the application.
