21” tyre for fatboy

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Mar 12, 2020 | 01:34 AM

P8ence

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21” tyre for fatboy

Hi,

about to upgrade my front wheel to a 21”. Just curious whats best

140/70 or 130/60?

any help is appreciated

thanks

Mar 12, 2020 | 08:21 PM

txphatboy

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When I put the 21” wheel on my ‘01 Fatboy, I originally wanted the 130 tire on the breakouts. They were very difficult to find at the time, so I went with the standard 120/70. I think this size looks perfect.

Mar 14, 2020 | 06:06 AM

98hotrodfatboy

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I guess it's all an opinion.. the widest I could find was a130/60 and I don't like the way it filled the fender... I thought it was a little too narrow..

Mar 14, 2020 | 07:03 AM

SlimBarberJoe

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Currently in process of adding a 21" to my Softail Slim. I wanted the fattest tire I could find for my 21x3.5 wheel.
The 140/21 is no longer available so I went with a 130/60/21. Vee Rubber does make a 180/21 but you need a 5.5" wheel to mount it too..