Homemade 200mm Slim
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From: MASS_hole
Imagine what bycicle tires would feel like on our bikes.
Fatter increases stability, but will slow in the curves
But as mentioned, should add a bit of clearence. And lets face it... You dont wanna road race on a cruiser, so its all good
Fatter increases stability, but will slow in the curves
But as mentioned, should add a bit of clearence. And lets face it... You dont wanna road race on a cruiser, so its all good
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Looks good man. I never thought one way or the other about having the 200 on my bike other than the looks until I recently jumped on my Dad's 2001 Fatboy the other day. He has the stock 130 tire and my bike rides way more stable than his. Funny thing is I had a stock 02' Fatboy myself years ago and I don't remember noticing it. Take the 200 tire all day long over the smaller one for sure now that I've ridden on both. The 130 was more agile in the turns though naturally. I just didn't like it as much for higher speed cruising. His bike felt a little squirrely to me between 60 - 80 mph.
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Looks good man. I never thought one way or the other about having the 200 on my bike other than the looks until I recently jumped on my Dad's 2001 Fatboy the other day. He has the stock 130 tire and my bike rides way more stable than his. Funny thing is I had a stock 02' Fatboy myself years ago and I don't remember noticing it. Take the 200 tire all day long over the smaller one for sure now that I've ridden on both. The 130 was more agile in the turns though naturally. I just didn't like it as much for higher speed cruising. His bike felt a little squirrely to me between 60 - 80 mph.
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Haha, I almost got a fat boy lo but I got a heck of a deal on this slim. 2013 model I got it in summer of 2014. Factory demo with 26 miles, never titled and they included a warranty until 2015. Got it out the door for less than any new dyna they had on the floor....loved the spoked wheels, just didn't like the skinny rear tire.
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Wide rear tires handle fine, at least up to a 240.
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Good call...when I rode it I was picking it up from a Craigslist purchase so this could very well be the case if the tires were under inflated. We're in the process of going over the whole bike now so def one of the things we will check.
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Front ends take quite a beating, so if you hear any rotor resonation, the forks might have twisted.
Loosiening the front axle and calliper then retighten from the axle first then the calliper usually fixes this. Just in case (;
Loosiening the front axle and calliper then retighten from the axle first then the calliper usually fixes this. Just in case (;
Last edited by splattttttt; Oct 5, 2015 at 07:32 PM.