16" Front Wheel on a Wide Glide?
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16" Front Wheel on a Wide Glide?
Read somewhere that some one had put a 16" front wheel on their 2002 Dyna wide glide..
Does anyone know anything about this.. maybe done it or know whats needed to do it?
And if anyone has any pics that would be great!!..
Could be different!!, and they said that it handled better than stock?
Cheers folks..
Does anyone know anything about this.. maybe done it or know whats needed to do it?
And if anyone has any pics that would be great!!..
Could be different!!, and they said that it handled better than stock?
Cheers folks..
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Knowing what I know about frame geometry, I would say that would not be true most likely. A larger front almost always makes for a more stable platform, especially a little raked out. You can turn on a dime, but you can go into a turn slower and still maintain control.
can't imagine that would look very good either...
can't imagine that would look very good either...
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I've been thinking about that myself quite a bit lately.I think it would look more like a real bobber with a big fat front wheel.You know there were bobbers long before there were ape hangers and 21 in front wheels.I think a 16" front wheel would give you so much more room for rubber that the front end hieght wouldn't be much different.I've also been wondering if there is a bigger front tire that can be put on the stock 19" rim, I've never been a fan of the huge gap between front tire and fender and I know it's not nessessary.I'd rather go with a bigger tire on the stock rim because it just about kills me spending money on purely cosmetic ****.
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Read somewhere that some one had put a 16" front wheel on their 2002 Dyna wide glide..
Does anyone know anything about this.. maybe done it or know whats needed to do it?
And if anyone has any pics that would be great!!..
Could be different!!, and they said that it handled better than stock?
Cheers folks..
Read somewhere that some one had put a 16" front wheel on their 2002 Dyna wide glide..
Does anyone know anything about this.. maybe done it or know whats needed to do it?
And if anyone has any pics that would be great!!..
Could be different!!, and they said that it handled better than stock?
Cheers folks..
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I've been thinking about that myself quite a bit lately.I think it would look more like a real bobber with a big fat front wheel.You know there were bobbers long before there were ape hangers and 21 in front wheels.I think a 16" front wheel would give you so much more room for rubber that the front end hieght wouldn't be much different.I've also been wondering if there is a bigger front tire that can be put on the stock 19" rim, I've never been a fan of the huge gap between front tire and fender and I know it's not nessessary.I'd rather go with a bigger tire on the stock rim because it just about kills me spending money on purely cosmetic ****.
I've been thinking about that myself quite a bit lately.I think it would look more like a real bobber with a big fat front wheel.You know there were bobbers long before there were ape hangers and 21 in front wheels.I think a 16" front wheel would give you so much more room for rubber that the front end hieght wouldn't be much different.I've also been wondering if there is a bigger front tire that can be put on the stock 19" rim, I've never been a fan of the huge gap between front tire and fender and I know it's not nessessary.I'd rather go with a bigger tire on the stock rim because it just about kills me spending money on purely cosmetic ****.
The other thing you can do is buy a bigger rim and a lower profile tyre.
No one was arguing what came first, the bobber or the raked out chopper. but there is more to changing a WG to a bobber style. You need shorter fork tubes, new triple trees, cables, 16" apes, 1.5" lower rear shocks to begin with. Jst changing the wheel won't be enough.
sounds like cosmetic **** to me....
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I saw one example of a wide 16 inch front on a WG, i though it looked a bit off. How about a wider 21' wheel? keep the fork and steering the same but a wider tire woudl have better traction in certain situations like braking. It would make the steering a little heavier, though. seems that some of the cusotm choppers have wider front wheels tha look high like a 21".
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I agree completely. they also have beefier forks.
I would like to replace the entire front end of my wide glide personally. Both for asthetics, and function.
the wider front, beefier forks, dual font disks, all polished... yeah!
I would like to replace the entire front end of my wide glide personally. Both for asthetics, and function.
the wider front, beefier forks, dual font disks, all polished... yeah!
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