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Old May 18, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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Sorry folks, I'm not exactly sure which forum to post this question to.

I have an 05 Fat Boy still with the factory tires.

The rear is done but the front still has some life.
I'm also poor and cant afford to buy two new tires right now.

Is there any problem with replacing just the rear tire with a Metzler ME880
while leaving the stock Dunlop on the front?

In other words, can I go with the Metzler or does the rear tire have to be matched with the front
leaving me with only the Dunlop option if I can only buy one tire?

Sorry if this seems like an elementary question, but I'm an elementary kinda guy it seems

Chris
 
Old May 18, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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Never mind. A quick search got me the info I needed.

Just had to plug in the right search terms.

Thx
 
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