Can I change my bearings on my FXD wheel from 3/4" to either the 1" or 25mm?

I know you can get whole front ends used for $750- $1,000 on ebay.

 

Multi is the king of hub interchange. I'm just a pup, but I believe you are SOL with that particular swap. I do know you can go the other way around, tho, with bushings or axle swaps. Hit up Multihdrdr for the real scoop.

 

I think a big part of it is quite a few of the older bikes came with better components (FXDX for example), specifically suspension. Apples to apples (stock for stock) is an FXDX better than say an FXDB? IMO yes it is.

You can however always upgrade components. Aside from the FXDL-S most newer Dyna models are not that great. Poor suspension and the single disc brake is worthless. Do a suspension upgrade and if you've got a single disc front do a dual or convert to a bigger rotor and now your bike suspension wise can be on par or better than the older FXDX.

As far as the '06 goes...Its a bastard bike. Parts from different era jumbled together. There is a reason most parts books indicate "except '06 dyna" in the fine print.

From the trans perspective. Having another gear in the 6sp means you can run the bike harder for longer. Doing 90+ in a 5sp for extended periods of time is much worse than doing it on a 6sp. Not saying you can't do it but you'll be running at a higher RPM which means higher head/oil temps. I know people with 5sp that do this all time. They however take breaks and back down the mph to let the bike cool.

 

The front single disc brake is NOT worthless. It has its limits just like dual brakes or ABS does. It boils down to the fool, not the tool.

 

I really wish people would stop calling my 06 a bastard.

 

Mine is. A 600+ pound bike should have dual disks period. My single fades so fast and even with a 4 piston performance machine caliper doesn't stop like the other bike. If a 400lb sportbike has duals with 6 piston calipers and 13 inch rotors, why shouldn't a 600lb bike have them?

 

my feelings

 

Truth ^

Coming from a long history of litre bikes. The stock brakes seemed awful on my LRS and lasted about 1 week before an upgrade of bigger rotors and quality pads were on and made them ALOT better.... Cant imagine anyone who rides thinking a single disk setup is ok. Unless its a bar hopper.

 

cause sport bikes are designed for racing and stopping on a dime from 150+ mph. Cruisers areally not designed anywhere close to this type of usage.

Oh...and also harley is cheap. It's all about the bottom line. Nickel and diming us.

 

Usage has little to do with it. Weight does. Do any 800lb baggers come with single disks? A 600lb bike could be safer if it stopped faster. Hell I can't think of why a single is better. Dual disks put equal braking force on the hub where one disk is all on one side.