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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 10:32 AM
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I like the look of a fat front end on the bikes, not a taller tire but fatter! Curious as to what's the fattest someone has been able to squeeze in a Deluxe or Heritage style front end. I'm not opposed to getting a different fender to make it work, On my old evo fatboy I was running the same rear tire on the front for a fatter look but I had an old touring bike fender I'd cut the mounting tabs off of and set on the front using it. I liked the look of the lowered FL styled fender over the fatboy fender but that was just me. I've got a 12 Deluxe and just picked up some fat spoked rims for it and before I install them I'd like to mount the fattest tires I can get away with.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 07:50 PM
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Maybe if you posted the size of those "fat spoked rims" you bought we can tell you what the fattest tire you can install on them.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 09:32 PM
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16" same as stock, if I'd gone larger I would have said so!!!
 
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He means the wheel width.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2022 | 05:10 PM
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Heh, I have to admit, when I read fat front tire, the first thing I thought of was the 'new' Sportster 'S'....


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