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Apr 1, 2010 | 01:38 PM

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hdcnner

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i've got the 200 in the rear.... with no mods.....
and i put the 150 in the front..... also with no mods....
the steering is much better now... i also had to relocate my forward controlls...

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Apr 1, 2010 | 02:19 PM

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transam7969

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Now I wanna know if I actually did read that WG's can do the same with no problem

Apr 1, 2010 | 03:34 PM

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nitebobber08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ADCD875

Are there any differences in the swingarms and/or drivetrain components between FatBob abd StreetBob?

good question! if the fat bob can do it with no mods can the street bob do it??

Apr 1, 2010 | 03:38 PM

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Glydiator

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nitebobber08

good question! if the fat bob can do it with no mods can the street bob do it??

I think it's been done on either a bob or a superglide...

The post I remember, the guy actually ground the inside of the rear fender brackets down and that widened the fender to keep it from rubbing.

However, you will likely need to change wheels and that creates a whole new monster.

i'm pretty sure if you search you can find it...

Apr 1, 2010 | 04:00 PM

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nitebobber08

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so i did a little bit of searching around and harley offers a kit for the 180 tire to fit on the street bob. if a kit is needed for the 180 then i would guess having that would somehow allow for a 200 to be mounted since the fat bob already has a 180 and can do it without any mods.

Apr 1, 2010 | 04:25 PM

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Tat2u

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heres my 200 on a street bob fitment with minor, very minor mods.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-200-avon.html

Apr 1, 2010 | 11:30 PM

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nitebobber08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tat2u

heres my 200 on a street bob fitment with minor, very minor mods.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-200-avon.html

What minor mods did you make?

Apr 2, 2010 | 02:16 AM

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Fat-Bob-Brad

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200 rear tire

Quote:

Originally Posted by hdcnner

i've got the 200 in the rear.... with no mods.....
and i put the 150 in the front..... also with no mods....
the steering is much better now... i also had to relocate my forward controlls...

Thats real cool dude i will be doing this when i am up for a new rear tire did you have to relocate the numberplate i guess not or was that by your own choice?

Thanks Brad

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Apr 2, 2010 | 05:49 AM

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8541hog

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You can gain some additional clearance by using T-nuts also, see this thread

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/6396687-post1467.html

I planished the fender inner lip as well before I painted, but that only gives you about a 1/4" overall, only did it because I was going to paint the fender.

Doing the T-nuts or both mods you could easily go 20 mm over stock.

Apr 2, 2010 | 09:24 AM

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man4mopar

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Originally Posted by nitebobber08

good question! if the fat bob can do it with no mods can the street bob do it??

Not without work. The Fat bob comes with a wider rim, believe it is a 5" width. The street bob has a 4.5" which isn't wide enough for a 200 width tire, least not recomended by any tire manufacturer.
Also the Fat bob has a wider fender so the clearance is already there. A 200 mm tire can be made to fit tightly in any of the 06 up dyna line but clearance inside the fender needs to be addressed.
I also recomend the use of a TrueTrac or the likes if shoe horning a 200mm in since the clearance will be tight and when/if a motor mount fails, the tire comes in contact with fender. Adding some drivetrain locaters can assist in keeping that from happening. And probably lengthen the motor mount life.
Then deppending on the wheel used etc other things come up to make them work.

I wasn't the first to fit a 200mm nor the last. And of the many of us that have done it have done it by different methods.
Here is the route I took. Pics don't seem to be working but the info is there.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-on-06-wg.html

Here are some others posts but not all of them. A good number have done this now. Some are old posts and pics not up, but may find some helpfull information.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-part-2-a.html

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...metalwork.html

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...b-finally.html

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...speed-bob.html

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