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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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After how many miles do I need to change the stock tires? Since I am putting on new wheels, I was wondering if I should change the tires?
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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When I had my stock Fatboy wheels chromed, the installer highly recommended going ahead and changing the tires so you would not have to risk damaging / scratching chrome in the near future. The tires still had life but only about 30%. Depends upon the amount of life left on your tires. Change them.

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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 12:06 PM
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I've heard about chroming the stock wheels? Where do I get this done? and how long does it take?
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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there's a guy on e-bay that sells chromed Fatboy wheels...
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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I'll check it out
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Those are only for the 2006 or older. Mine is a 2007. I've heard you can get them chromed though.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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I got 3400 miles out of my stock Fatboy tire but I have the 150 widetire kit for the older models since mines an 02 it came with the 130.
 
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