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Oct 15, 2013 | 10:32 PM

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fork width

I have a 07 Lowrider I got about 2 months ago and I am not sure if the forks are stock or not. They seem wider than I remember my 02 Lowrider being. I know the forks are 49mm but they seem farther apart. Can anybody give me a measurment of there wide glides or any other Dyna's Thanks much
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Oct 16, 2013 | 09:08 AM

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08 FXDL: 6 1/2" between the fork tubes...and I see in the parts book that the trees have an -08 suffix, which means they are different than 07 in some way

Oct 16, 2013 | 12:36 PM

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In '06 Dyna's went to a mid-glide front end rather than the narrow-glide of the earlier bikes. The fork tubes are a little further apart and of a larger diameter (49mm??I think).

Oct 16, 2013 | 03:52 PM

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I measured mine a while ago, if I remember right the standard Dynas '06 and newer are around 8.5" apart, and the wide glides are about 10" apart. The '06 up are definitely wider than the '05 and older, not sure by how much though. I can measure mine tonight when I get home to get exact measurements if you want. My Super Glide should be the same width as a stock '07 Low Rider.

Oct 16, 2013 | 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkey

08 FXDL: 6 1/2" between the fork tubes...and I see in the parts book that the trees have an -08 suffix, which means they are different than 07 in some way

My 07 measures about 6 3/4"" . It just looks wider than what I remember my 02 Lowrider looking like. So I am guessing everything is stock. And yes them being 49 mm might make it look alot wider to.

Oct 16, 2013 | 06:21 PM

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Mr. Clap. I don't know if ya still want this info, but I just measured my 02 low rider and it was 5" even. Hope this helps ya Sir.

Oct 16, 2013 | 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by lemmeouttathiscage

Mr. Clap. I don't know if ya still want this info, but I just measured my 02 low rider and it was 5" even. Hope this helps ya Sir.

You can do away with the Mr. LOL That must be why it looks wider that my last Lowrider, because it is . You say 5" between the fork of an 02 and my 07 is about 6 3/4" between. That 1 1/2" makes a big difference in looks and it does not have the hood over the headlight either, which also makes the front of the bike look alot different.
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