Hey man.. Hope you can help. So I picked up a 18x5.5 mammoth fat spoke rear wheel for my 2002 deuce. I have seen a bunch of your posts saying you got a 180/55/18 tire to fit with no issues other than trimming a spacer and grinding a brake tab. Can you tell me exactly what you trimmed or cut to get it to fit. I'm still using the stock pulley and belt and a Metzler tire. I made a first attempt to mount the wheel without any spacers so that I could take some measurements to have new ones cut. Well, it doesn't seem that the wheel would even go on - I couldn't even get it into position to slide the axle thru. Am I missing something or does it really take some pushing and shoving? I've read a million posts that this size wheel/tire will work but I don't know if there is a trick to getting it to fit.

Thanks for any help or advice you can give me.

-Paul

originaly i used the $20 lowering bolts, worked but hard on lower back, i recently installed 422 progressive shocks! lowered around 2" rides great

Bike looks good! how much is it lowered and what you use to lower it?

cheers ! thanks for that bobber oz

Nice ride dude you live next door

thank you!! they are 6" and are burleigh bars from australia,same as the carlini

What is the rise on your bars, 5in? and are they cleansweeps? thanks very good looking bike

this is a bit confusing???im wondering if you have the right bike? it is just a standard deuce fender! most people hate the standard deuce fender,you can get em on e bay

Hi Kiwideuce,
I love the rear fender on your bike, and I'm trying to find something similar for the Fat Boy Lo I am getting ready to buy. I don't like the stock duck bill. Could you tell me where you found that one?
Thanks!
Sean

Sean; I need some help. I lowered my Fat boy following your post but the bike doesn't seem to look any different. I look at your before and after pictures and there is a big difference. Mine looks the same but rides rougher. Any suggestions? The new longer threaded rods only have about four threads left for adjustment. What am I missing? Charlie