Step by step 21" front on SB "LOTS OF PICS"
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From: Tempe, Arizona
I did the same only i had the hoop powdered first. But beware of one thing... after about a 30 mile ride home from the wheel shop and spending a little time wondering if i was hearing something i get home and find that my fender had been rubbing on the brand new metzler...suck. It's not very bad, there was only a little bit of rubber built up on the brace on the underside of the fender. So i pulled the fender and ground out the holes in an oval shape to allow the fender to sit about a 1/4 of an inch higher. Should solve the problem... i say should because it has been sitting at the dealership for some warranty work ever since (but thats a whole different story). I ordered a Burly kit for the front as well to level the bike back out, think it needs to be dropped about an inch.
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From: Indiana
You have to make sure you get the rim from Jeirh cycles to use the stock 19" spokes. The you lace it 1 over 3 and it's good to go. If you use say the ride wright 21" you'll have to use the 21" spokes and lace it 1 over as well. The reson for the difference is that the drop center difference (where the spokes go into the rim). The Jerih rim is a 1/4" taller which allows you to use the 19" spokes.
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From: Indiana
I did the same only i had the hoop powdered first. But beware of one thing... after about a 30 mile ride home from the wheel shop and spending a little time wondering if i was hearing something i get home and find that my fender had been rubbing on the brand new metzler...suck. It's not very bad, there was only a little bit of rubber built up on the brace on the underside of the fender. So i pulled the fender and ground out the holes in an oval shape to allow the fender to sit about a 1/4 of an inch higher. Should solve the problem... i say should because it has been sitting at the dealership for some warranty work ever since (but thats a whole different story). I ordered a Burly kit for the front as well to level the bike back out, think it needs to be dropped about an inch.
Tourer
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From: Tempe, Arizona
I originally did the same, lifted the fender as far as the holes wold let me and then played with the angle til the space seemed right. Everything was all good until the rubber heated up and then as it expanded at about 70-85 mph I could hear just a slight rubbing noise, so i slowed my *** down and took the scenic way home to check it out and found that it had been touching a little. I suppose with a 1000 miles or so of wear it wouldn't be a problem any more but i decided to raise the fender a little instead of taking the wait and see approach.
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From: Indiana
I originally did the same, lifted the fender as far as the holes wold let me and then played with the angle til the space seemed right. Everything was all good until the rubber heated up and then as it expanded at about 70-85 mph I could hear just a slight rubbing noise, so i slowed my *** down and took the scenic way home to check it out and found that it had been touching a little. I suppose with a 1000 miles or so of wear it wouldn't be a problem any more but i decided to raise the fender a little instead of taking the wait and see approach.
Last edited by JaronB; Mar 7, 2011 at 08:56 PM.
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From: Indiana
I'm running the same front. I wish I had rear rim that for an available size of the Elite rears.
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Been trying to get an answer to this question for a while with no takers:
Im about to install the 21 inch "Jireh Wheel" on my SB and I want to use the Dunlop Elite 3 - 120/70-21, but it is a radial tire, which I read should not be installed on a rim with a tube? Is it safe to run this tire with a tube? If so, are you guys running a special tube and rim strip? Any part numbers would be a great help......
MaxX
Im about to install the 21 inch "Jireh Wheel" on my SB and I want to use the Dunlop Elite 3 - 120/70-21, but it is a radial tire, which I read should not be installed on a rim with a tube? Is it safe to run this tire with a tube? If so, are you guys running a special tube and rim strip? Any part numbers would be a great help......
MaxX