Softail Custom / Fatboy owners.... question
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Softail Custom / Fatboy owners.... question
I am looking to have a second set of tins (a longer fender set) and I am pretty sure a 2007 Fatboy fender set is a direct swap over to my 2007 FXSTC. Can anyone confirm that?
And if so, has anyone ever put a Fatboy front fender over the skinnier 21" laced front wheel on the FXSTC? I also though about getting a deluxe front fender but was curious if anyone has tried a Fatboy front. I love the FX front end so I don't really want to change that so I'm curious how these fenders would look on it.
And if so, has anyone ever put a Fatboy front fender over the skinnier 21" laced front wheel on the FXSTC? I also though about getting a deluxe front fender but was curious if anyone has tried a Fatboy front. I love the FX front end so I don't really want to change that so I'm curious how these fenders would look on it.
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I'm not sure if the fender bolts on the FL fender will line up with the FX forks, but you will have to add some spacers for the FL fender to fit. Out of curiousity, the fender mounts on the FX fork are further apart than the ones on the FL.
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Yea, I figured the FX front end is wider but I thought I could just use larger spacers to get it to fit.... if the hole pattern lines up. Certainly someone has tried this. Lol
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For your Skinny Wheels, I know that Deluxe Fronts look a lot better than the FatBoy ones.. but both of them would look a bit too wide, you would need either the wider 21" front or a Custom Narrow front fender.
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I really dig your front fender so I may do something similar to that.
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Check the front fender for this guy I do not know what is it , but it depends on the direction you want to take
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...al-bobber.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...al-bobber.html
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Check the front fender for this guy I do not know what is it , but it depends on the direction you want to take
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...al-bobber.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...al-bobber.html
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That would be my recommendation and what I first thought when I read your post. But to each his own. . .
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Unless I am mistaken, your talking about tins for the bike in your sig pic, correct.? Thats a wide glide front end, so the width will not be an issue. Any FL Softail fender will fit between them. The only issue you may have is whether you need to re-drill the mounting holes to accommodate a taller tire than comes on a Fat Boy. Heres a guy that did it with a 16.
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Unless I am mistaken, your talking about tins for the bike in your sig pic, correct.? Thats a wide glide front end, so the width will not be an issue. Any FL Softail fender will fit between them. The only issue you may have is whether you need to re-drill the mounting holes to accommodate a taller tire than comes on a Fat Boy. Heres a guy that did it with a 16.