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.
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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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