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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Go with the 36"...you won't regret it!

I've got 33" on my bike...and sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have the 36"ers...go 36 and be done with it!

 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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How often do you scrape? Where did you find 33"'s?

Originally Posted by JayDee5150
Go with the 36"...you won't regret it!

I've got 33" on my bike...and sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have the 36"ers...go 36 and be done with it!

 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 07:47 AM
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36 all the way.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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I have always loved the look of fishtails, ever consider upswept? no scraping.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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No upswept for me. They look killer, just not my thing.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Tom here from http://harleygoodies.com/ You need the 36" tails on that bike for sure.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by anubisss
How often do you scrape? Where did you find 33"'s?
I scrape all over the place...but it's all good! It's like driving a old slammed Chevy bomb around town...is it gonna scrape, hell yeah!

If you are worried about scrapping, well, you have air ride, you should be able to avoid a lot of scraping with a flip of a switch right?...the way I see it, with air, sraping shouldn't be an issue.

My 33" fishtails are Samsons...no baffles with 1 3/4 pipe ID. I got them on sale direct from Samson...Part number S-233
 
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The 36's for sure. They look the best and when you grind them down near nothing you can throw the 26's back on.
 
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You already got the apes and the 21" so you might as well finish the look off with the 36".
 
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Originally Posted by JayDee5150
I scrape all over the place...but it's all good! It's like driving a old slammed Chevy bomb around town...is it gonna scrape, hell yeah!

If you are worried about scrapping, well, you have air ride, you should be able to avoide a lot of scraping with a flip of a switch right?...the way I see it, with air, sraping shouldn't be an issue.

My 33" fishtails are Samsons...no baffles with 1 3/4 pipe ID. I got them on sale direct from Samson...Part number S-233


I have the s2-433 also. and mine are 28.5"....what type of extender did you use to get it to 33"....by the way anibuss go for the 36" they're baddass pipes..I would have but was to chicken sh*t...but 33" i can do
 
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