240 vs 200 tire?
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RE: 240 vs 200 tire?
Orangecrush,
In answer to your PM and for anyone else interested. I've got the RC Components 240 kit on my 04 Standard. Here are my impressions after 2500 miles.
I freakin' love it! Seems like a lot of tribal knowledge floating around out there. Granted, the bike will never corner like a sport bike - but what big twin will? The bike corners very acceptable. At first, it took a parking lot to turn it around (front tire doesn't track the same line as the 240), but now I don't notice it.
Crusin' is great. Some have reported a left turning tendency - I have none. Straight down the highway at 70 no hands. Either way you go (tranny offset or no tranny offset) you'll have to offset the primary. Mine went out 1". I can easily see Baldman's 1.75" offset with a 300. Didn't want to offset the tranny because that looks really wierd on a Twin Cam. Lowering the bike is must. Really sets of the look. I used lowering shocks.
On the negative side: the biggest issue is cost. Mine went $10K complete. If you plan on two up riding, make sure you get a fender specifically designed for two people. Many so called "strutless" fenders are inadequate for two riders.
What would I do different? Put a Progressive Air Ride system on it (will do it soon, but would have been much easier when the swingarm went on). Adjustability would be nice on a lowered bike especially when going with a passenger. I would have went with a 300. So many 300 hundreds running around now, makes the 240 look skinny
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In answer to your PM and for anyone else interested. I've got the RC Components 240 kit on my 04 Standard. Here are my impressions after 2500 miles.
I freakin' love it! Seems like a lot of tribal knowledge floating around out there. Granted, the bike will never corner like a sport bike - but what big twin will? The bike corners very acceptable. At first, it took a parking lot to turn it around (front tire doesn't track the same line as the 240), but now I don't notice it.
Crusin' is great. Some have reported a left turning tendency - I have none. Straight down the highway at 70 no hands. Either way you go (tranny offset or no tranny offset) you'll have to offset the primary. Mine went out 1". I can easily see Baldman's 1.75" offset with a 300. Didn't want to offset the tranny because that looks really wierd on a Twin Cam. Lowering the bike is must. Really sets of the look. I used lowering shocks.
On the negative side: the biggest issue is cost. Mine went $10K complete. If you plan on two up riding, make sure you get a fender specifically designed for two people. Many so called "strutless" fenders are inadequate for two riders.
What would I do different? Put a Progressive Air Ride system on it (will do it soon, but would have been much easier when the swingarm went on). Adjustability would be nice on a lowered bike especially when going with a passenger. I would have went with a 300. So many 300 hundreds running around now, makes the 240 look skinny
[IMG]local://upfiles/8462/F90BCDB6090E4889B28C6CE6039ED0BA.jpg[/IMG]
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