UPDATE! 23" WHEEL 2005 fatboy screaming eagle
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From: stationed at fort irwin CA
Hey bro whats the specs on the wheel tire combo? I know its a 23". Thanks
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Nooooo, another traitor!! Boy, I am a member and a very big fan of the 16" wheels on these types of bikes and it's getting to be a very small and lonely group of rider's and a club. In all seriousness though your bike looks very sweet! I really like the color's and the pattern your put on your bike. I also like the look of your bike with the front fender off of it. Also, my .02? I think if you tinted your front lights that would look sick on your bike. I think with what little black you have on your bike that those front lights smoked out would put it over the top. It's a small and inexpensive thing to do. I did my headlight in 6% smoke but I went with yellow on my auxilery lights. I think all 3 smoked on yours would be bad azz. I don't know why but that was the very 1st thought that came to mind when I seen your bike. I think all 3 lights ran me around 20 buck's. 1 reason I went with the yellow on my smaller lights was so that I could be seen better in and attempt to get those in cages to STOP pulling out in front of me and it worked! I had a girl tell me that she was about to pull out in front of me but my lights were the only thing that caught her eye. I told her she needed to put her dang cell phone down and pay attention to other's on the road. She didn't like that and after the light turned green we each went our separate ways it dawned on me that I probably could have gotten her on the back of my bike with little effort. I think I screwed myself over that one!
Last edited by tbonetony06; Apr 12, 2013 at 08:17 AM.
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Nooooo, another traitor!! Boy, I am a member and a very big fan of the 16" wheels on these types of bikes and it's getting to be a very small and lonely group of rider's and a club. In all seriousness though your bike looks very sweet! I really like the color's and the pattern your put on your bike. I also like the look of your bike with the front fender off of it. Also, my .02? I think if you tinted your front lights that would look sick on your bike. I think with what little black you have on your bike that those front lights smoked out would put it over the top. It's a small and inexpensive thing to do. I did my headlight in 6% smoke but I went with yellow on my auxilery lights. I think all 3 smoked on yours would be bad azz. I don't know why but that was the very 1st thought that came to mind when I seen your bike. I think all 3 lights ran me around 20 buck's. 1 reason I went with the yellow on my smaller lights was so that I could be seen better in and attempt to get those in cages to STOP pulling out in front of me and it worked! I had a girl tell me that she was about to pull out in front of me but my lights were the only thing that caught her eye. I told her she needed to put her dang cell phone down and pay attention to other's on the road. She didn't like that and after the light turned green we each went our separate ways it dawned on me that I probably could have gotten her on the back of my bike with little effort. I think I screwed myself over that one!
Dub Bike looks killa man,
Cant wait to hear if the fender rubs or not. I'm not lowering mine till I find out, i'm hoping it'll be fine cos I'm going with the Vee 23'' which is a 50 profile, so the difference between the Vee and my Metz 21'' will be minimal
Last edited by thelawnmowerman; Apr 12, 2013 at 09:33 AM.
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Nope, wrong Lawnmowerman! I, personally, think the best looking tire on this style of bike are the 16's. I'm not saying those with the bigger skinnier tires look all that bad, it's just me and what I think looks right on my bike. I love that big fat tire out in front of me. I am not happy I don't have all the wheel choices you guy's get to enjoy with the switch to those tires but it is what it is. I would love to find a set of wheels that resemble the old style craiger's from back in the day with the old style muscle cars. The closet I have found to what I want are the newer wheels Harley has out, the "Vapor" wheel's but they only come in 18's last I checked. I also think I benefit a tad because all the "Vicla" style bikes have those bigger skinnier wheels on them so it's not so much of a "carbon copy" of all the bikes that are out there. I guess it slightly set's me apart from all others who run the bigger wheels. When I show my bike I figure that's either going to hurt me or help me when it's time for the judging of all the bikes. To me, it's all about nostalgia and those bigger skinnier tires slightly moves me away from that look, JMHO. Again, these are not huge national bike shows I enter my bike in either. It's just the local, have some fun type show's and although it's all about the fun one has on a bike it's is nice to win once in a while too. I mean who doesn't like to win, at anything?
Last edited by tbonetony06; Apr 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM.
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cant wait to see more of the 23's! I put my 23 on the backburner, fender/trees/wheel/tire I'd rather do other stuff first. not to mention a 23" ww doesn't look near as good as the 21".. it's barely a stripe
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Nope, wrong Lawnmowerman! I, personally, think the best looking tire on this style of bike are the 16's. I'm not saying those with the bigger skinnier tires look all that bad, it's just me and what I think looks right on my bike. I love that big fat tire out in front of me. I am not happy I don't have all the wheel choices you guy's get to enjoy with the switch to those tires but it is what it is. I would love to find a set of wheels that resemble the old style craiger's from back in the day with the old style muscle cars. The closet I have found to what I want are the newer wheels Harley has out, the "Vapor" wheel's but they only come in 18's last I checked. I also think I benefit a tad because all the "Vicla" style bikes have those bigger skinnier wheels on them so it's not so much of a "carbon copy" of all the bikes that are out there. I guess it slightly set's me apart from all others who run the bigger wheels. When I show my bike I figure that's either going to hurt me or help me when it's time for the judging of all the bikes. To me, it's all about nostalgia and those bigger skinnier tires slightly moves me away from that look, JMHO. Again, these are not huge national bike shows I enter my bike in either. It's just the local, have some fun type show's and although it's all about the fun one has on a bike it's is nice to win once in a while too. I mean who doesn't like to win, at anything?
Your bike is an inspiration to me!I I am on the fence with the bigger wheel.love the looks but also agree with the nostalgia thing.soon many beautiful bikes on this forum!