21 inch front wheel on 07 FXDC?

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Jun 2, 2010 | 06:44 PM

#21

HDTech74

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why not keep your stock hub and just get spokes and a hoop and have it laced?
21" wheel doesn't handle as well IMHO. 19" holds the road better.

Jun 2, 2010 | 06:51 PM

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SniperCJ

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Ya, what nkauf21 said..

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Jun 8, 2010 | 05:16 PM

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kevin bolden

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Are we saying that Harley have made a different lh slider just for wdg,s compared to Bobs/Glide customs/ fat bobs,if a shim is required to posistion caliper over the disc/rotor

Jun 8, 2010 | 06:02 PM

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bigmikaele

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Quote:

Originally Posted by HDTech74

21" wheel doesn't handle as well IMHO. 19" holds the road better.

I found that my 21" wheel handles much better then the 19" original. But then I have a 120 tire on it so maybe that is why.

Jun 8, 2010 | 09:50 PM

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WS6 Formula

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin bolden

Are we saying that Harley have made a different lh slider just for wdg,s compared to Bobs/Glide customs/ fat bobs,if a shim is required to posistion caliper over the disc/rotor

As odd as it sounds, yes. The caliper mounts more inboard on the Wide Glide slider.

Jun 8, 2010 | 11:32 PM

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jordanball33

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where is the best place to get a hub adn get it laced at? and what kind of price are we looking at... seems easy, id like to see about getting it done also

Feb 19, 2011 | 10:12 AM

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toecat2000

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Originally Posted by WS6 Formula

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If you're still on here, how did that affect your ride and handling? I had a 94 lowrider FXLR (the Willie G custom) with a 21 inch front wheel but I cant remember how the ride differed from the 07 that I have now, but I'm pretty sure that I got 16K out of the dunlop on the front which is the same as what I got out of the 19 on my 07 fxdl. I don't ride like it's a crotch rocket but I do drag the exhaust pipes from time to time so they did get some abuse.

Oct 12, 2014 | 08:56 AM

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kevin bolden

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Originally Posted by kevin bolden

This is the way I want to go. Ideally 80 spoke 21" wheel and WDG trees. Ill shuffle the wheel aroud if needed. Cant we any harder than the rear. Only question I run a custom lowered swing arm. What'll it do regarding rake angles. I had considered FatBob trees as I THINK the rake is 0degs as opposed to the WideGlides + 2degs. Someone correct me if Im wrong

Well I went wideglide with help from info received here. Since then I've done two 2,250 mile round trips to Monte Carlo through one of Europe's best riding road, The Route Napoleon. And despite the 90-90x 21 and 240x18 tyre set up enjoyed a blinding peg grounding ride throughout the trips. Next on the list is a 23"fatspoked rim. Pic shows the bike parked on the Cote D Azur at Ville France, made famous in the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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