21in. Front wheel for VL800

http://www.volusiariders.com/47-custom-mods/233946-project-21in-front-wheel-bike-pg-11-a.html

here we go here is the build thread

I've been looking for a 21.... will have to see how finances go in the next few weeks.

Dang, I just read through the thread... that's a really narrow rim

Yea if I did it all over again I would have went with a 2.15 hoop but that hoop alone is well north of 300

I already spent over a grand on this wheel completed idk I get compliments on it when people see it and I'm going to do a 21 on the next bike also if that happens

yeah, I was starting to price one out a few months back, and thats when I decided to put that idea on the back burner

i hear you now you can have one a lot cheaper

ttt

I like it

I just picked up a heritage that will be getting a big wheel treatment also

My wife has a Shadow with a 21 front wheel. When I go from my bike to hers, it a challenge. Front forks want to fall to the side fairly easy when turning. Like an extended fork bike. She likes it a lot and does not recognize it that way but I do after riding my bike.

RV

You got married again?

I felt it somewhat before I lowered the front of my bike but it wasn't like i felt it was going to wash out or anything like that it was just a different feel

beezer said:

You got married again?

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Yes, divorced in 2014 from a Colombian. Met a women here in New Braunfels Texas a year or so ago. We bonded over a Xmas Eve all day ride. She has her own bike. Ridden since age 5, mostly desert, Forest roads in CA. She's recovering from a crash in Sept that broke 8 ribs, clavicle and punctured lung. She rode again in early Dec. and wants to ride every chance we can.

RV

That's great. Congratulations. I remember reading about her mishap and I hope she fully recovers. Best of luck to you both in your future together.

Corey said:

Hey Guys I built this 21 in wheel a few years back and have been riding with it ever since I will see if I can find my build page for it and post it on the second post but here is some pics oh Im asking 600 but I will entertain offers wasn't really planning on selling but have my sights on a new scoot possibly

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Hey Corey , I started researching and looking for 21” wheel for my bike and your forum from years ago came up , I’m pretty sure that you already sold the wheel you build and was on the pictures but I just thought I ask if you could point me in the right direction on getting one just like it ??

bofo1720 said:

Hey Corey , I started researching and looking for 21” wheel for my bike and your forum from years ago came up , I’m pretty sure that you already sold the wheel you build and was on the pictures but I just thought I ask if you could point me in the right direction on getting one just like it ??

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Welcome, new member!

This post is 6 years old now. And Corey hasn't been active on this forum for almost 3 years. So, sorry to say, you probably won't hear anything from him in reply.

Perhaps someone else will swing by in Corey's absence and help you out.

bofo1720 said:

Hey Corey , I started researching and looking for 21” wheel for my bike and your forum from years ago came up , I’m pretty sure that you already sold the wheel you build and was on the pictures but I just thought I ask if you could point me in the right direction on getting one just like it ??

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Welcome from Kennesaw GA!

You'll likely get more attention with a new post of your own.

Does nobody look at dates when they respond to ancient threads? I bought his wheel, sold it because it was waaaay too skinny and didnt handle well on the shitty backroads where I lived at the time, and built a wider 19" wheel. Buchanan Spokes in CA can custom lace about anything to your stock hub, but be ready to spend some $. Or, if you track down a vstar custom front rim, its a 19x2.5, buchanan already has the spoke length on file to lace it to a stock c50 hub, because I built one. I wouldnt go any narrower than a 2.5" wide front rim on these bikes