spacing the rear pulley
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I honestly don't get the wide tire kits... and this has to do with the mod that I want to do.
What do I need to make room for a bigger tire (besides the tire and wheel)? I don't get it... I think I can get those parts individually cheaper... so can you list what will the parts be on a kit?
I get that you need basicly is to space out the primary, have a longer crankshaft, a wider swingarm and a wider fender with the struts... and I think that all of that can be found for less than the normal 2K that a kit normally goes for!
What do I need to make room for a bigger tire (besides the tire and wheel)? I don't get it... I think I can get those parts individually cheaper... so can you list what will the parts be on a kit?
I get that you need basicly is to space out the primary, have a longer crankshaft, a wider swingarm and a wider fender with the struts... and I think that all of that can be found for less than the normal 2K that a kit normally goes for!
If you want to go wider, it makes sense to me to buy a kit with all the parts in one package.
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Yeah, if you're going any wider than a 150, more has to change. Basically you could piece a kit together, but the nice thing about the kits is that there is no question whether all the parts are right. If you buy the parts yourself, you have to know exactly what parts you need for your bike.
If you want to try and price out the parts, find a kit you like and identify the parts by looking at the picture. Then go to JP and price the individual parts. They are all available, but it's not really worth it. I looked into the same idea for my wife's 98 Softail. Once I started getting into spacing the primary and getting a longer mainshaft, etc...I lost interest in trying to piece a kit together myself.
If you want to try and price out the parts, find a kit you like and identify the parts by looking at the picture. Then go to JP and price the individual parts. They are all available, but it's not really worth it. I looked into the same idea for my wife's 98 Softail. Once I started getting into spacing the primary and getting a longer mainshaft, etc...I lost interest in trying to piece a kit together myself.
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The spacers I have just bought to go behind my Harley's rear pulley are 1mm thick.
Seems you need to be reminded that the USA went metric in 1975. Unfortunately when the law was signed off someone forgot to say when. Since then the rest of the World has done what your Government said they were going to do! You have some catching up to do....
Seems you need to be reminded that the USA went metric in 1975. Unfortunately when the law was signed off someone forgot to say when. Since then the rest of the World has done what your Government said they were going to do! You have some catching up to do....
(Actually my OP was supposed to be a good hearted "rib", and I guess a lame attempt at humor, I'll admit it, I'm strange, If I'm trying to be a dick, it'll be obvious that I'm trying, but I can't hide the fact that I am when when I'm not trying!)
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.... and get the english equivelent!!!!!!
(Actually my OP was supposed to be a good hearted "rib", and I guess a lame attempt at humor, I'll admit it, I'm strange, If I'm trying to be a dick, it'll be obvious that I'm trying, but I can't hide the fact that I am when when I'm not trying!)
(Actually my OP was supposed to be a good hearted "rib", and I guess a lame attempt at humor, I'll admit it, I'm strange, If I'm trying to be a dick, it'll be obvious that I'm trying, but I can't hide the fact that I am when when I'm not trying!)
The only metric stuff on my old lady are the battery terminal bolts, but my other later bikes have a few metric things sneaked on them. Slowly but surely H-Ds are going that way, probably the rest of US industry.
Here in the UK in the 60s the British bike industry adopted the US threads, so I had to buy AF tools in addition to my Whitworth stuff. I now have metric too....
So excuse my dig in the ribs over US metrication! We've already been round that bouy.
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