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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Hi I have a 1984 FLHTC and the bike did not have a front fender when I got the bike (it was a fixer-up) but I got some fenders and put on a new wheel and tire. Well the tire is rubbing on the whitewall of the tire...now the tire that was on it did not have a whitewall.....or do the fenders change a lot? (size) it is a tight fit.
 
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Hi I have a 1984 FLHTC and the bike did not have a front fender when I got the bike (it was a fixer-up) but I got some fenders and put on a new wheel and tire. Well the tire is rubbing on the whitewall of the tire...now the tire that was on it did not have a whitewall.....or do the fenders change a lot? (size) it is a tight fit.
Is it rubbing on the left or right, does it have disc rotor covers, and is the speedometer drive pinion still on the bike?
 
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Is it rubbing on the left or right, does it have disc rotor covers, and is the speedometer drive pinion still on the bike?
i think it is rubbing on the left... the side without the spedo... and no on the disc covers.. and yes on the speedometer drive is still on the bike....
 
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Right size tire? Original would be 130/90-16 or MT90-16.
 
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I run MT-90-16's. What I have found is that all tire companies are not the same width. Avon and Maxxis are wider than Dunlop even though the size is the same stamped on the side of the tire.
 
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you know it might be the wheel.... i had to replace it as it was bent...and i had the bearings in it...Hmmm i am going to put on the old one and see if it rubs...
 
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does it rub all the way around or just in one spot ???
 
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does it rub all the way around or just in one spot ???
i would say one spot....it is a tight fit...
 
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i dont know if this matters... but i am useing a fender off of a 1987 FLHTC and i have a 1984 FLHTC... does the size change?
 
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If it's rubbing onyly on one spot and not the whole way around then it's probably a bent wheel or the tire isn't seated correctly or broken cords. That is if everything else is as it should be.
 
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