im going to install a solid fatboy rear wheel on my 01 standard! is there anything i need to know about with this swap!! also the wheel looks the same from side to side soo how do i know which way the wheel goes on!! dumb questions, but i wanna be sure!!

 

yeah, your stock spacers will not fit, neither will the spacers for a fat boy. i did the same thing to my night train and tried them both. i ended up going to a shop and having spacers cut to fit this mod. also, you won't be able to run your stock front fender, well, i suppose you could, but it will be sitting about 1.5 inches from your tire and will look pretty goofy. i just took my fender off. looks better that way, anyway. i never tried a fatboy fender, so you can try it if that's what you're looking for.

the brake side should have the mounting holes exposed. the right side will be covered by a little, cheap looking cover. that's how i distinguished the two, on mine. good luck!

grimm

 

I just looked at my 06 Fatboy rear wheel....the brake side has the size cast into it around the hub, the sproket side hasno marking cast into it...hope this helps

 

The pulley side uses a larger 7/16 diameter bolt. The brake side uses a 5/16 dia (or 3/8 - I don't remember exactly) bolt on that side. You can't screw it up unless you try to.

 

The wheel should bolt right up using the stock rear spacers off your FXST as long as the wheel is off a 00-06 Fat Boy

 

WOW. I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT. I USED A FRONT WHEEL OFF AN '05 FAT BOY AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE. GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT FOR YOU!