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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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I was wondering if anyone knew of a fat tire for a 21 inch wheel. I'm putting a 21 on the front of my XBones. The fattest production tire I could find was made by Avon. Now that it is here, I dont think it is going to give me that fat, bobber look that I wanted. Other than having a custom tire made, does anyone have any advice?
 
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how big of one did you find???........metz has a 140..............did i tell you that you have the best bones that ive ever seen.....purely bad ****..........
 
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Traditionally, 21" wheels take tires with a slim sidewall as the rim is so big. I assume you want a wide tire with a fat sidewall. The above mentioned is probably it for a 21" If you want a fat tire keep the stock size wheel on the front.
 
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how big of one did you find???........metz has a 140..............did i tell you that you have the best bones that ive ever seen.....purely bad ****..........
The Avon is 120. The sidewall looked pretty wide in the pic, but you know how that goes. I'll check out the metz. Thanks!

And thanks for the compliment. There are some pretty nice bones out there these days. I like the way a lot of the guys on this board are going with it.
 
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Originally Posted by HarleyGoodies
Traditionally, 21" wheels take tires with a slim sidewall as the rim is so big. I assume you want a wide tire with a fat sidewall. The above mentioned is probably it for a 21" If you want a fat tire keep the stock size wheel on the front.
Since I axed the fender, the stock wheel is looking too small for the bike. I already paid for the Avon, so if the metz isn't noticeably different, I'll stick with the Avon until I can have a fat one made.
 
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look in the night train pic thread tx outlaw has a 140 on his springer train.......its not white wall thou....and ya need a 3" wide wheel to i think pm tx outlaw
 

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Originally Posted by DyNaBoB
look in the night train pic thread tx outlaw has a 140 on his springer train.......its not white wall thou....and ya need a 3" wide wheel to i think pm tx outlaw
I just saw the pic. I bought a 3" wheel, and I didn't want a white wall, so that tire looks perfect! That's definitely more like what I envisioned when I decided to step up to a 21. I just left him a PM. Thanks for the tip.
 
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