Fatboy Wheels Are Dangerous? 

I own a 2018 FatBoy. Love it. And can absolutely tell you that story with the wheels making the bike get blown around is the biggest BS I’ve ever heard.

I have a fat boy. Never had a problem if there is a heavy wind blowing strong enough no matter what bike your on your gonna get pushed around a little bit.

I rode my Fatboy across the United States 3 times coast to coast and never had any issues.

The windshield looks good too!

I had a 2007 Fatty, my wife a 2001 Hertiage Classic, essentially same bike except wheels and some styling. ABSOLUTELY ZERO DIFFERENCE in the wind as I've rode both back to back in the wind just to see for myself

After having owned and raced numerous sportbikes ....I now own a 2024 Fatboy and in my opinon you are 100% on point with your conclusion on the Fatboy wheels !!

Hello Canadian Saint, I had to talk to you about the fat boy. I am in the process of being my first Harley made in 2008 96 BORED with a few extras added also.And also I have ridden a lot of different size bikes and it seems to be that the heavier the bike the better the ride. I rode throw rain, wind, sunny days also. But in the Krazy Miles KM's I rode have I EVER had seen or experienced wheels that effect the ride. I'm no professional rider ,BUT A RETIRED PROFESSIONAL TRUCKER CLASS ONE.HIGHWAY/OFF HIWAY AND WHEN I retired it was sad to see the ride end.I miss that life . Now I R-Ving my life away. I love the way you put truth about the wheels and things that go bump in the night lol. But your right give them guys a few miles on X winds and with different types of bike and you will see the difference . I'm going to R V across Canada and ride also . Going to be an experience of my life. I found it is the speed and the weight of the bike you ride not the wheels.Spoke wheels were needing constant checking and not so much about the wind. I would say that if a X wind effects your ride .Park it and go back to the auto cage ride where you yep on you r stinking cell phones and drink your booze and do drugs life to miss out on the real life.Like riding with the wind on you. So I must say ride to live ,Not drive and yep on the stinking cell phone.

Had a 2007 up until 2019 and absolutely no issues, not even on german autobahns, now have a 2022 and handles even better

I like spoked wheels

No issue with my 98 Fatboy...and I rode through all kinds of bad weather conditions.

Culprit problems….tire pressure, steering head bearings, warped brake discs, overloading or poorly distributed weight and or , in many cases large ship sail windshields! After working on fat boys since their conception, I would never suggest to a customer their wheels were the single cause of a wind push!

Good video. A very interesting topic.

Hey bud, great video and topic. I totally agree with what you say on this!! I own a Fat Boy as you know , with solid wheels and I have NO PROBLEM whatsoever, weather riding on the highway or back country roads. I have been caught in wind and NEVER had a problem AT ALL. LOL. The solid wheels are a staple to the Fat Boy look ( just my own opinion ) . Keep up the great work and ride safe 💯🤘🏻

My first Harley Fatboy was a 2005, and' it has the solid wheels, and' I know how a 2015 Fatboy, and' I was actually asked when' I had the 06, about the problem with the wind. I never had any problems with it. Don't have any problems with my 2015 have any problems with the wheels on it now. Though' they have the holes in in them, but' I still don't have any problems with them. Yes' with enough strong winds, it's going to push you around. I was riding my 2015, and' there were some high gusts of cross winds that caused my bike to get blown in the direction of the way the wind was blowing, but' that was only because the wind that day, was really bad. But' no' I have never had any problems.

I get that question a lot also. My answer is it moves less in the wind gusts than other bikes, due to the sheer mass of the large tire and wheel, ie gyroscopic effect. Its what keeps missiles and space craft going in a straight line when other forces are acting on it.

I personally got between a concrete wall and a diesel truck, and yes I was doing around sixty mph, yes definitely a death wobble...

I've had zero issues with the Lakester wheels. Mine have the slots/holes on the outer part of the rim. 2023 Fat Boy 114

2019 Fat Boy in windy conditions no different than other bikes I own. Triglide will move if windy enough.

My '05 VROD with solid wheels: I'd have to say yes, in strong X-wind, the VROD became a bit squirrely. Not dangerously so but frankly, at high speed the VROD did not handle all that well anyway, Realistically though, how many of us have ridden in truly strong X-winds? I bet very few. I know I have and in my experience it seemed a bit weird. But, I never bought non-solid wheels to test and compare and maybe the VROD just handled poorly at high speed. I do know that with my size 14 boots that above 90 mph, my feet started to lift off the forward controls. That was annoying but in reality, I rarely rode it that fast anyway

You are always so entertaining and you give advice that is very useful for my fat boy as well so thank you

Ive been blown more by the wind on my 1972 Honda XL 250 on the Highway where i sat higher and the bike was much lighter..never noticed it on my fat boy as much as my enduro bikes..your upper body, side, shoulders, head, hips, catches the wind things way more..after all thats where all the leverage is ...

I totally agree there will be no movement on that bike I own a v max almost solid wheels and nowt no movement at all big heavy bikes on the flip side I did do a zed 550 with solid wheels and yea the wind kicked the sssshhhh out of me

You should ceramic coat that paint before the bugs hit. I'm doing mine(FXLRS) tomorrow. Believe it or not the snow banks where I live in NH disappeared only two weeks ago and since then it's rain nearly every day. At least the sand and salt is off the road. Now for the bugs. Gotta keep that paint looking pretty. The totally solid wheels are easier to clean.

How do you like the WindSplitter windshield? I am considering a 15 inch tall Windsplitter-but worried it wpn't be tall enough. I do not want to look through the windshield, but rather look over it by 2-3 inches. It looks like you might have a 19 inch? I am 5 10 1/2 (don't forget the 1/2 inch lol) and I had a 15 inch tall recurved windshield from Freedom Shields on my last bike which was an Indian Chief Vintage. That windshield when combined with some lower wind deflectors was incredible.

All bikes can be pushed by the wind. My Ninja 600 was the worse for it out of all the bikes I have owned, cause it was so light. My 2023 Ultra Limited carves through the wind way better but when the wind is gusting hard, even it moves around just doesn't seem as sketchy because of its weight. All bikes are effected by cross winds and it's the whole side profile of the bike and rider combined not just the wheels ...solid or not.

2 1/2 years of riding my Fat Boy and I can confirm the wheels don't push me around at all. I've never noticed them creating a problem. I'm 130lb gal, should be super easy to blow me around I weigh nothing. I had more problems with wind when I had a passenger on the back. The wheels are too low to have enough rotational torque to push the bike around. I think it has a lot to do with a lot of fat guys on the bike getting blown around and they blame the wheels instead of their profile lol. it ain't the wheels bud! it's that six pack and everything else around it! People also said this about the VROD that has solid disc wheels front and rear too. Personally I very much dislike Change for the Sake of Change choices. If they cut out the wheels for change for the sake of it, that makes me really unhappy with their choices. But at least in this situation it turned out well for me. I had a 2024 slotted front put on my 2018 so I have a solid disc rear and a slotted front, replicating that EVO Chopper, Softail Deuce style that had a solid disc rear and spoked front. I love the slotted front and solid rear, looks so cool.

I like the newest wheels best.

Your right true story

The amount of wind it would take to penetrate (giggity) the air being pushed around the wheel would be more of a concern for the bike and biker itself, as in we're talking 80+ mph sustained straight line winds. It wouldn't matter what wheel you're running, you're gonna feel it. No issues on my 04 fatty but again if it blows enough to move my Fatboy plus 350lbs of pure sexiness...we got bigger problems.

More issues with my Electraglides and a Goldwing with the wind catching the fairing and tour box.

Fun fact. Motorcycles are dangerous. That’s why we love them.

Hi, any change you could look at some security options for your faty? How do you secure the bike when you are out and about?

I would think that the wheels would be a lot heavier and the rotating mass would effect performance in that aspect if anything.

The solid wheels are better because they act like Gyros for the bike & keep it planted. It takes a huge wind to blast the Fat Boy off the road & especially so if a Fat Boy is riding a Fat Boy Bike. That's close to 950 LBS. depending on the person. Like those bikes without all the crap attached to them.

two guys are on rafts in the ocean ONE has a sail made from 40 spoked wheels the OTHER has a sail made of 20 fatboy wheels. which one is Cuban ?

What is your moto vlog setup?

05 rod 2012 fatboy no issues. Drz 400- blown all over the show 😂

i like rhe solid wheels on the new fatboy slotted wheels do not look good

I think Heritage Classic had the solid wheels in the early 2000s

H-D WOULD NOT SELL THEM IF THEY WERE DANGEROUS. THEY WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS COULD YOU IMAGINE THE COURT CASES.

hold the bike sideways in a wind tunnel .

Hello sir. I was wondering whether you know anything about crosswinds being problematic with the Fat Boy due to it's solid wheels. Do crosswinds aim for Fat Boys and take them (and their riders) out? . . . OOOPS . . . forgot . . . you mentioned something about that in the video . . . and you're fed up with people asking you about it.. . . . But . . . really . . . could it be a problem?

Nope.1of my bikes is 05fatty..that's bullshit

I like the original wheels.

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