Options on replacement tyres for Fat Bob
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Options on replacement tyres for Fat Bob
Ok so someone out there must have worn out the OEM tyres fitted to the Fat Bob. Whats the options for replacements and whats the thoughts on them?
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RE: Options on replacement tyres for Fat Bob
Don't have a Fatbob but a Superglide. Replaced the oem with a Metzler 880 with mixed reviews. Heard it is a good long mileage tire (and it probably is) but with it being a harder compound it feels like when leaning into a corner it doesn't feel real stable. Kinda wiggles around a bit. Just my .02.
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Its the front tyre I'm really interested in since its not been fit to a Harley before - and according to the sales blurb been specifically desgined for the FXDF.
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Its the front tyre I'm really interested in since its not been fit to a Harley before - and according to the sales blurb been specifically desgined for the FXDF.
Its the front tyre I'm really interested in since its not been fit to a Harley before - and according to the sales blurb been specifically desgined for the FXDF.
I've had my FXDC for 18 months and my front tire is in great shape still. I'm not sure you'll find too many FXDF owners that have worn out the fronts yet.
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You can't simply "stick" one on any of them. Need a new rim and some other mods to get it to fit. There are some threads out there that discuss how to do it though.
You can't simply "stick" one on any of them. Need a new rim and some other mods to get it to fit. There are some threads out there that discuss how to do it though.
That's what I meant, I know it requires the wider rim. I just think it'd look better with the bigger tire...one of the few things I think a stock Softail has on a Dyna is the 200mm tire.
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RE: Options on replacement tyres for Fat Bob
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That's what I meant, I know it requires the wider rim. I just think it'd look better with the bigger tire...one of the few things I think a stock Softail has on a Dyna is the 200mm tire.
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You can't simply "stick" one on any of them. Need a new rim and some other mods to get it to fit. There are some threads out there that discuss how to do it though.
You can't simply "stick" one on any of them. Need a new rim and some other mods to get it to fit. There are some threads out there that discuss how to do it though.
That's what I meant, I know it requires the wider rim. I just think it'd look better with the bigger tire...one of the few things I think a stock Softail has on a Dyna is the 200mm tire.
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Ok so someone out there must have worn out the OEM tyres fitted to the Fat Bob. Whats the options for replacements and whats the thoughts on them?
Ok so someone out there must have worn out the OEM tyres fitted to the Fat Bob. Whats the options for replacements and whats the thoughts on them?
Sorry I thought I did.
The reason I ask is cos of the unusual size on the front of the Fat Bob and I thought with the weather over there someone would have done the mileage to wear out a pair. I'm used to running a GSX1400 and they are usually done for in 7-8000 miles.
Again I apologize - just trying to get an idea of what replacements may have been brought to the market we may not have heard about over in the UK yet.