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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 08:01 PM
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Default Can someone measure their wide glide?
I know the length it 96'' and the wheelbase 67''....

I'm going to be picking up a 2013 Wide Glide and using my 3 rail motorcycle trailer (no going diagonal). the length of the trailer rail is 84'' and I'm not sure if it's going to fit or not....

Can someone please measure the length from the front tire where it would hit the chalk, to the back of the rear tire where it would touch the ground?

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Just went out to the garage; my '13 Wide Glide is on the J&S lift but the best I can figure with a tape, from the contact patch of the rear tire to the leading edge of the front tire is 83"...
 
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 08:35 PM
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Just went out to the garage; my '13 Wide Glide is on the J&S lift but the best I can figure with a tape, from the contact patch of the rear tire to the leading edge of the front tire is 83"...
**** that's close! So if you put the front tire against a wall... would that be from the wall to the back tire contact point. Or, is that front tire contact point to back tire contact point?

sorry, just trying to make sure this will work before I drive 4 hours
 
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**** that's close! So if you put the front tire against a wall... would that be from the wall to the back tire contact point. Or, is that front tire contact point to back tire contact point?

sorry, just trying to make sure this will work before I drive 4 hours

That's from the leading edge of the front tire up against a wall to the rear tire contact patch; and yea, it's going to be close on an 84" trailer rail
 
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^^^What a guy!!!
 
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Originally Posted by TinCupChalice
That's from the leading edge of the front tire up against a wall to the rear tire contact patch; and yea, it's going to be close on an 84" trailer rail
Thanks a ton man. I think I'll be good to go since the front of the trailer is at and angle anyway. I owe ya a beer!
 
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Originally Posted by TinCupChalice
Just went out to the garage; my '13 Wide Glide is on the J&S lift but the best I can figure with a tape, from the contact patch of the rear tire to the leading edge of the front tire is 83"...
I measured my '15, and it was 83" from the leading edge of the front tire to the rear axle.
 
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I measured my '15, and it was 83" from the leading edge of the front tire to the rear axle.
Cool! Thanks for the confirmation; my '13 is up on the J&S lift so it wasn't as easy to run a tape on it but now you've made it official. I hope ryanobrian gets his new Wide Glide home safely
 
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Here's an idea, let the air out of the front tire, that might pull it forward some.
 
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