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Yeah I am going to have to follow suite and copy you here with this wheel swap. It just looks too good and is too simple not to. I'm on the hunt for a 19" front touring wheel now!
Yeah I am going to have to follow suite and copy you here with this wheel swap. It just looks too good and is too simple not to. I'm on the hunt for a 19" front touring wheel now!
The handling is soooo much better, you won't regret it.
Continuing...the more I looked at the wide stock fender and 130mm the less I liked it so I purchased a Low Rider S front fender. Of course the LRS has a taller front tire so there is a gap. Looking at a taller tire instead of dropping the fender. My indy loves Metzler tires and I have had good luck with them. Needed a back tire anyway and wouldn't mind a bit more ground clearance so I am going with a taller front. At the advice of my Indy we ordered Metzler Cruisetech tires, stock rear size and 110/90-19 front. Of course this will add a bit to the trail but I feel the quicker lean in and slight addition to ground clearance will be a benefit. Will post more pics when tires are installed.
That's funny I thought the same thing after I installed my 19" front wheel as well. The fender looked good from the side but straight on it looked like a kid wearing his dad's hat.
Well that doesn't matter anymore because I went back to my stock front wheel. The 19" wheel I bought was either out of round from the factory or was slightly bent. It made my bars shake like crazy from about 45 mph up. I took it in to be balanced and they couldn't get it to balance very easily. The machine kept wanting more weight in different spots.
I asked the seller if he ever had issues with it shaking or getting it balanced and he said no but I suspect this wheel was only removed the one time when he took it off his bike and wasn't messed with again. Made me wonder if it was replaced due to the imperfection of the wheel causing issues.
I took the wheel back and mounted it on the axle and left the calipers off so the wheel could spin freely. I then noticed a considerable amount of movement in the wheel while it was spinning. I suspect this is why it was shaking and couldn't be balanced.
I sent the wheel back to the seller and am waiting for my refund. I think I'll just stick to the stock front wheel for now. It was probably just the luck, or bad luck I should say, of the draw. Oh well I guess.
Video quality taken from my phone is not very good but you can still see the movement in the wheel if you look just above the bead of the wheel. It looks like there's a hump in the wheel. It's most noticable at the beginning of the video.
That's funny I thought the same thing after I installed my 19" front wheel as well. The fender looked good from the side but straight on it looked like a kid wearing his dad's hat.
Well that doesn't matter anymore because I went back to my stock front wheel. The 19" wheel I bought was either out of round from the factory or was slightly bent. It made my bars shake like crazy from about 45 mph up. I took it in to be balanced and they couldn't get it to balance very easily. The machine kept wanting more weight in different spots.
I asked the seller if he ever had issues with it shaking or getting it balanced and he said no but I suspect this wheel was only removed the one time when he took it off his bike and wasn't messed with again. Made me wonder if it was replaced due to the imperfection of the wheel causing issues.
I took the wheel back and mounted it on the axle and left the calipers off so the wheel could spin freely. I then noticed a considerable amount of movement in the wheel while it was spinning. I suspect this is why it was shaking and couldn't be balanced.
I sent the wheel back to the seller and am waiting for my refund. I think I'll just stick to the stock front wheel for now. It was probably just the luck, or bad luck I should say, of the draw. Oh well I guess.
It sure does suck to get a bum part!! On my endless search for a CVO Convertible rear fender for my old FLS I purchased two warped (wrecked) fenders that were not useable. Sorry your project didn't work out, the guy probably knew it was bad. I lucked into mine as a brand new take off because the guy had the dealer install a fat front tire set up from native bagger before taking delivery.
It sure does suck to get a bum part!! On my endless search for a CVO Convertible rear fender for my old FLS I purchased two warped (wrecked) fenders that were not useable. Sorry your project didn't work out, the guy probably knew it was bad. I lucked into mine as a brand new take off because the guy had the dealer install a fat front tire set up from native bagger before taking delivery.
I don't want to say that he knew and was purposely trying to sell a jacked up wheel, but I really don't see how he wouldn't have had the same issue with this wheel on his bike. It was not just a slight shake that could be balanced out. It was pretty bad in the bars while riding. Even after attempting to balance it.
He says it ran perfectly on his bike but I am highly skeptical about that. Nonetheless it was not a good wheel that's for sure. I figure if I attempt this again, I will just get a brand new Prodigy or Fugitive instead of a used takeoff. That way if anything is wrong with it, it's on HD to make right and I don't have to deal with the "it was perfect on my bike" hassle.
Last edited by Bowhunter8607; Feb 16, 2020 at 11:08 AM.
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