fattenin up the fatboy
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Road Master
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From: West Virginia
fattenin up the fatboy
well I bit the bullet and am in the process of putting on a wide tire kit on my 06 fatboy...it came with a wussy 130 rear tire, so that has to change!!!
going to post pics as I do it this weekend...I got a "jaybrake" wide tire kit. With this kit you can use a stock 07-09 17" rear wheel that uses a 3/4" axle, and they give you a new Harley brand 20mm rear pulley with bolts and spacers for your stock struts
here's the link:
http://www.jbrake.com/wide_tire_kit.html
here's before
here's my 07 fatboy rear wheel with the new 200/50-17 metzeler me880 mounted (looks like a freakin monster compared to the wussy 130)
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my new rear fender from the kit painted to match my tank/front fender from local body shop (its alittle dusty):
i'll post more pics this weekend as I can get em...wish me luck
going to post pics as I do it this weekend...I got a "jaybrake" wide tire kit. With this kit you can use a stock 07-09 17" rear wheel that uses a 3/4" axle, and they give you a new Harley brand 20mm rear pulley with bolts and spacers for your stock struts
here's the link:
http://www.jbrake.com/wide_tire_kit.html
here's before
here's my 07 fatboy rear wheel with the new 200/50-17 metzeler me880 mounted (looks like a freakin monster compared to the wussy 130)
:
my new rear fender from the kit painted to match my tank/front fender from local body shop (its alittle dusty):
i'll post more pics this weekend as I can get em...wish me luck
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Road Master
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but I aint "skeered"
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you have to change your belt to the newer 20mm wide one...have to also take out swingarm axle and drop left side spacer to switch belts
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with this set up you reuse your stock ones, they just use spacers in the kit
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Its really not bad at all.. just be VERY VERY careful when undoing bolts. I snapped an inner primary bolt trying to get it out on my last Dyna. REALLY shitty feeling.. LOL! But its not bad.. just be careful and take your time.