American Wire Wheels® - By Dayton
Classic Motorcycles Wheels

Custom Wheels for American Made V-twin Motorcycles Including Harley-Davidson®, Victory, Indian, and More!

  • 90 years experience building custom wire spoke laced wheels - No one has been doing it longer.
  • As with all American Wire Wheels® they never need retruing - utilizing our Perma-True™ technology.

  • Chrome plated steel rims.

  • Polished stainless steel spokes and Chrome plated nipples.

  • Chrome plated billet aluminum hubs.

  • 4-layer nickel chrome plating, all in-house facilities.

  • Custom finishes available.

  • All 16"& 18" wheels are factory sealed to run tubeless tires

  • All 19" & 21" wheels require the use of an inner-tube.

  • All internal bearings, races , seals, and spacers are installed and all bearing end-play is set at the factory.


Cyclone built by Darrian Tefft of Jolly Roger Customs

Built by Darrian Tefft and Mario Audia of Jolly Roger Customs in 2005, the Cyclone was inspired by, and is a tribute to, the board-track racing champion of the early 1900’s that goes by the same name.

At its core, Cyclone features an 88” S&S based Panhead engine built by Steve Broyles of Stevenson’s Cycle. The power is transferred through an RMD Billet primary into a Baker RSD (right side drive) 6-speed transmission. All of that power is brought to a standstill through the utilization of a revolutionary transmission braking system by Pro-Fab, which is why you don’t see any braking hardware attached to either wheel of the bike. The wheels themselves are a pair of one-off 100 Spoke Classic wire wheels by American Wire Wheel. The rear wheel is a “single-sided” 18x8.5” that has been machined clean on the blank side; and the front is a 21x3” with a custom built “no-brake” narrow hub. The wheels feature gloss black rims and hubs with polished stainless steel spokes and chrome-plated nipples. The wheels are shod with 120mm front and 260mm rear Metzeler tires.

Beyond that, nearly everything else on this motorcycle was hand-built by the team at Jolly Roger Customs. With an emphasis on engineering, the rigid frame that is raked to 38 degrees, and the massive billet “springer” front-end are true originals. The bars are one-off polished billet originals that feature a twist clutch and internal wiring. All of this gets pointed in the right direction with the guidance of a custom fabricated headlight. Keeping it clean, the seat uses an internal hydraulic strut as suspension, and the taillight utilizes a completely wireless set-up. Countless hours were spent shaping the custom, heat-wrapped exhaust pipes.

Once everything was painted by Liquid Illusions, and polished by K&D Custom Polishing, the final product is the motorcycle you see here. Visit www.jollyrogercustoms.com for more information on Cyclone, and other projects by Darrian Tefft and his partner Mario Audia of Jolly Roger Customs.


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