I have after long searching found the solution to the notorious Wide Glide front tire pushes out earlier than every other motorcycle. This issue is entirely the front tire. Harley, put too narrow a tire on the front of the late model Wide Glides, the 80mm wide 21" "pizza cutter" as they are lovingly referred to. Harley putting a 21"x2.15" doesn't help either, your only other choice on that rim, is a 90mm wide tire, and it's hard to find a matching rear (if that's important to you)

The widest rim you can put on a Wide Glide without modifications is a 21x3.5. Pirelli makes a tire called the night dragon, it comes in 120/70R21, it will be a similar overall diameter to your original tire, and they have a matching rear at 180/60R17. Just changing your front rim and tire, you could solve the "push out" issue. I found this all on my own, the Harley dealer told me they could not find me a wider tire for the front, so please share this information, as I feel the 80mm tire is an unsafe feature of the Wide Glide model.

 

Night dragons also come in a 90 which is what I have on my stock wheel and have zero issues

 

Great post, thanks.
Amazing how ignorant some dealers can be.

 

Not sure they are ignorant, just lazy to help.

 

10 year old thread, lol