questions about 06 wide glide
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questions about 06 wide glide
Ive got a couple questions about the 2006 wide glide and parts.
Question 1) what is the size of the factory rims. I know the tire size, but im wanting to get forged wheels for it
Question 2) anyone know if you can get a wider rear on the factory rear end? Its got a 160 on it factory
Question 3) im wanting to move my license plate location, but it seems like the frame for the plate is attached around the tail light, is there any thing i can do about it or am i stuck with that location?
Question 1) what is the size of the factory rims. I know the tire size, but im wanting to get forged wheels for it
Question 2) anyone know if you can get a wider rear on the factory rear end? Its got a 160 on it factory
Question 3) im wanting to move my license plate location, but it seems like the frame for the plate is attached around the tail light, is there any thing i can do about it or am i stuck with that location?
Question 1) what is the size of the factory rims. I know the tire size, but im wanting to get forged wheels for it
The front rim is 2.5" and the rear is 4.5"
Question 2) anyone know if you can get a wider rear on the factory rear end? Its got a 160 on it factory
You can put a 180 series tire on it but you are very limited on 180 tires that will fit the 4.5" rim. You can find on this forum guys that said they run a wider tire not spec'd for the 4.5" rim with no problems but for me it's not worth the risk on such a critical part to the handling of the scoot. To my knowledge there is only the Screaming Eagle 180 and the Pirelli Night Dragon. I ran the SE180 two times getting about 6k-7k miles each time. Handling and performance were better than the stock Dunlop. A couple of years ago the price of the SE180 got crazy at about $250 so I switched to the Pirelli Night Dragon which for me had OK handling dry but lousy handling wet. So I've given up on the 180 look and am running Michelin Commander II which I really like.
Question 3) im wanting to move my license plate location, but it seems like the frame for the plate is attached around the tail light, is there any thing i can do about it or am i stuck with that location?
The license plate frame holds the turn signals and brake light. You could certainly cut down the plate frame but not sure what it would look like and you would have to splice into the wiring harness to get access to the lighting for the license plate
The front rim is 2.5" and the rear is 4.5"
Question 2) anyone know if you can get a wider rear on the factory rear end? Its got a 160 on it factory
You can put a 180 series tire on it but you are very limited on 180 tires that will fit the 4.5" rim. You can find on this forum guys that said they run a wider tire not spec'd for the 4.5" rim with no problems but for me it's not worth the risk on such a critical part to the handling of the scoot. To my knowledge there is only the Screaming Eagle 180 and the Pirelli Night Dragon. I ran the SE180 two times getting about 6k-7k miles each time. Handling and performance were better than the stock Dunlop. A couple of years ago the price of the SE180 got crazy at about $250 so I switched to the Pirelli Night Dragon which for me had OK handling dry but lousy handling wet. So I've given up on the 180 look and am running Michelin Commander II which I really like.
Question 3) im wanting to move my license plate location, but it seems like the frame for the plate is attached around the tail light, is there any thing i can do about it or am i stuck with that location?
The license plate frame holds the turn signals and brake light. You could certainly cut down the plate frame but not sure what it would look like and you would have to splice into the wiring harness to get access to the lighting for the license plate
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