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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 06:50 AM
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Morning Vince,

Any thoughts on going 260? I stuck an 880 Metzeler 260 on mine.

Morning Mal, that looks good!! Any fitment issues with the wider fire?
 
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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 10:58 AM
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Morning Mal, that looks good!! Any fitment issues with the wider fire?
260 fits like a champ. No clearance issues. I picked mine up on Amazon for $200.00.
I think maybe it came from Dennis Kirk.
 
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260 fits like a champ. No clearance issues. I picked mine up on Amazon for $200.00.
I think maybe it came from Dennis Kirk.
I'll definitely check it out! Thanks!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 12:49 PM
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Hi Again Vince,

As others have said absolutely no issues whatsoever. I even took a photo of the tyre, oops sorry tire adjacent to the drivebelt. As you can see loads of room. Didn't bother having it balanced, I rode home and fitted three ounces of Dynamic Balancing Beads and it runs really smooth.

Vince can I ask just out of interest how many miles you got out of your last rear tire? I got about 6,500 miles out of my Dunlop and thought that was ok really considering I do rag the throttle a bit now and again.

 

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That tire looks great! I also like the under fender brake light ya got. You happy with it? I got a new 2018 3 weeks ago or so. It's black tempest. I've put on an a/n coil cover, red phat wires, v&h twin slash, fp3, and just finished stage 1 today adding a gloss black ventilator. I really dig the way it looks, but GF likes the stock 107 better. She says it needs to say "107" somewhere, lol. Trying to find a black 107 derby cover, but no luck.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 05:31 PM
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Hi Again Vince,

As others have said absolutely no issues whatsoever. I even took a photo of the tyre, oops sorry tire adjacent to the drivebelt. As you can see loads of room. Didn't bother having it balanced, I rode home and fitted three ounces of Dynamic Balancing Beads and it runs really smooth.

Vince can I ask just out of interest how many miles you got out of your last rear tire? I got about 6,500 miles out of my Dunlop and thought that was ok really considering I do rag the throttle a bit now and again.

Hi again, I’m already down to the wear bars on mine at about 4300 miles, so apparently I’m getting on the gas quite a bit myself, lol.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2018 | 04:09 AM
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That tire looks great! I also like the under fender brake light ya got. You happy with it?......
I was happy with it until I went to the Hamburg Harley Festival last June and returned with a 'Wishlist' of the latest ''Must-Haves' that I didn't really need. I swapped out rear fender for a Thunderbike one with the integrated rear turn and stop signals, had a custom seat made and fitted a Shotgun Shock.









 
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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 12:02 AM
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That paint is gorgeous!
 
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Thank you. The fender arrived bare steel. I was going to get the rear fender carbon wrapped but the cost was eye-wateringly expensive so I had it filled, sprayed anodised red then hydrographic 3D dipped with a carbon transfer then three coats of lacquer on top. I could theoretically have this process carried out 3-4 times if I want a colour change or style change for the same price as carbon wrap. I also had the two piece belt guard done in carbon black.




 

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Old Nov 12, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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