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[RAZ]

I have a 2000 Fltrse1 and need new tires. Don't like the wagon wheels on it but I am on a tight butget. Was thinking of putting a fatboy solid wheel on the back as you can't really see it. Then on the front maybe a 18 inch street glide wheel. Can find those wheels for less than a 100 each. Does that sound like it would look and ride OK? For the tires going back and forth between Elite 3 and 880's. Just not sure any insights will be appreciated. 
Thanks Steve   

[deldago]

Not sure about the rims but had the 880's on my last bike and they rode and lasted much better than anything else I have used. It was even easier pushing the bike around in the garage. I would buy them again if they made the size my bike uses.

[mark]

A riding partner put a solid rear wheel on his SG and an after-market mag on the front. It rode fine.  Also, one of my buddies wanted to dress up his SG, but didn't want to spend the money on new wheels.  He had his stock SG wheels chrome plated and it really dressed up the bike for a low cost.

[Puzzled]

I have a 2000 Fltrse1 and need new tires. Don't like the wagon wheels on it but I am on a tight butget. Was thinking of putting a fatboy solid wheel on the back as you can't really see it. Then on the front maybe a 18 inch street glide wheel. Can find those wheels for less than a 100 each. Does that sound like it would look and ride OK? For the tires going back and forth between Elite 3 and 880's. Just not sure any insights will be appreciated. 
Thanks Steve   

To keep your costs down look for wheels with 1" bearings (00-07). In 08 they went to 25MM. I also suspect there was a hub width change in 08 also as the wheel spacers are different.

[Twolanerider]

1" on the front of the 2000 but the 2000 is 3/4" in the rear.  Going to 1" bearings in the rear necessitates axle and swingarm swap and one of the various aftermarket bushing kits to use the new swingarm on the older bike.  Don't get me wrong, using the newer swingarm is beneficial.  It's just a lot more parts to get for a wheel swap.  

Original poster; don't let the scare you though if a wheel swap is still on your agenda.  If you find a newer wheel you like that is setup for 1" bearings and spacers you can still stay with your original parts.  The outside diameter of each size bearings are the same.  So you can directly install the 3/4" bearings in place of 1" bearings.  The ID of the 1" axle spacer will just accept the OD of the 3/4" spacer.  So you can slide one inside the other and keep right on rolling with your 3/4" original axle and original swingarm.

A (relatively speaking compared to many wheels) cheaper option perhaps worth considering is the Street Glide wheel.  They can often be found in a chromed set on eBay for a surprisingly reasonable fee.  The chromed version looks great compared to the black and aluminum original finish.  And they look good on a 2000 Road Glide .

[1sharprdkg]

I've had both tire brands. I would give a slight edge to Elite 3's.