Front tire size?
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Road Warrior
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Front tire size?
I ride a 2007 FXDC. I believe the front tire is a 100 on a 19" wheel.
I live where the roads are crap and am thinking of going to a wider front tire. How wide can I go - 110 or 120 and will it give a better ride? Whats the negatives - looks? I have a 180 Dunlop on back.
I live where the roads are crap and am thinking of going to a wider front tire. How wide can I go - 110 or 120 and will it give a better ride? Whats the negatives - looks? I have a 180 Dunlop on back.
DonN,
I did some research for you and the only other option I found for your 07 Super Glide Custom is the Dunlop K591. The size is still a 100/90-19, however the width of the tire is 4.1" wide (.15 inches wider) as opposed to the stock Dunlop D401F which is 3.95" wide.
This is the widest recommended width tire that Dunlop carries, I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.
Ryd Safe.
I did some research for you and the only other option I found for your 07 Super Glide Custom is the Dunlop K591. The size is still a 100/90-19, however the width of the tire is 4.1" wide (.15 inches wider) as opposed to the stock Dunlop D401F which is 3.95" wide.
This is the widest recommended width tire that Dunlop carries, I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.
Ryd Safe.
Road Master
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Why isn't the 110/90-19 an option? it would give a little more width and height. Based on my math, it would add 9mm to the sidewall height and 18mm overall. It would add 10mm or about 3/8" of width. It looks like there is plenty of room under the fender. Does it have to do with the narrow rim and tires made with narrow beads specifically for Harley? Also, what about the the Dunlop GT501? It is supposed to be the same as the K591 but with a different tread pattern. Is it any wider or the same?
Road Master
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Check out the Avon Venom. They have a 110/90-19. It says that it will work with a 2.15-3.00 wide rim. It is 4.7" wide and 26.9" tall. That is .6" wider than the K591 and only .8" taller. That means it only has .4" more height on the sidewall. Plenty of room under the fender.
JohnC FXDX,
Poor choice of words on my part, should have said this is one of the only selections Dunlop advises on your factory setup. There are indeed other options (110 and up) however they are not recommended by Dunlop on the stock setup for a 07 FXDC.
Poor choice of words on my part, should have said this is one of the only selections Dunlop advises on your factory setup. There are indeed other options (110 and up) however they are not recommended by Dunlop on the stock setup for a 07 FXDC.
Why isn't the 110/90-19 an option? it would give a little more width and height. Based on my math, it would add 9mm to the sidewall height and 18mm overall. It would add 10mm or about 3/8" of width. It looks like there is plenty of room under the fender. Does it have to do with the narrow rim and tires made with narrow beads specifically for Harley? Also, what about the the Dunlop GT501? It is supposed to be the same as the K591 but with a different tread pattern. Is it any wider or the same?
5th Gear
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I use 110/90 on 08 sb think they look and work better imo
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...bob-tires.html
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Road Master
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No Problem. I figured you were going with factory recommendations, but I thought you might have some other experiences to shed light on. I know Harley uses much narrower rims than the tire width would suggest. I heard that they actually have the manufacturers make special harley tires with a narrower bead section compared with actual width. That is why we are limited and don't have many choices to upsize. I have actually seen some stock sizes by other manufacturers that say to use a larger minimum rim width than what came on the Harley. I don't know if this is truth or not though.
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Road Master
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I use 110/90 on 08 sb think they look and work better imo
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...bob-tires.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...bob-tires.html
What's your front rim width on the Bob? I know on the older Dynas it's only 2.15"
