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Oct 18, 2023 | 04:48 AM

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Rob Roy's Revenge

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Originally Posted by John Harper

UK and USA. Two nations separated by a common language.

Taking GF to the theatre tonight, probably have to join a queue. Just checked the aire in the tyres, good to go. My rear tyre is looking rather tired.

John

Hello, John,

We spell air without the "e", Aire is actually a river in Yorkshire that flows through the city of Leeds.

It gets me going when people who write menus incorrectly add an "e" to words by spelling tomato as tomatoe and potato as potatoe.

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Oct 18, 2023 | 09:49 AM

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John Harper

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Originally Posted by Rob Roy's Revenge

It gets me going when people who write menus incorrectly add an "e" to words by spelling tomato as tomatoe and potato as potatoe.

We had a former vice president misspell potato rather famously a few years ago.

John

Oct 18, 2023 | 10:42 AM

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Rob Roy's Revenge

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We had a former vice president misspell potato rather famously a few years ago.

John

Yes John,

I remember the potato gaff in 1992.

Oct 19, 2023 | 07:17 AM

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Tenfive0

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Originally Posted by Rob Roy's Revenge

Use the stock tyre size that H-D recommend, your tyres are the only thing between your motorcycle and the highway, the stock sizes are proven to be safe by the motor company.

Well, if the MoCo says it's safe then it must be true.

Isn't motorcycling considered to be inherently dangerous to begin with?

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Oct 19, 2023 | 10:04 AM

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OCSpringer

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It doesn't matter much. Stock size for my bike was a 130 and I went to a 150. The rubber mounts went to a 150 and have the same geometry so apparently the MoCo decided it looked better with a 150. A 180 is too much. The bike would resemble Kim Kardashian.

Oct 19, 2023 | 10:55 AM

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snatchcat

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Originally Posted by Andy from Sandy

My rear wheel is 4.5" wide and that is fitted with a 150 tyre.

I like that look, especially on a lowered bike.

I think the coolest looking Sportster I've ever seen was a lowered, stripped down early 60s Iron Head with polished aluminum rims, 130 on a 4.5" rim out back

Oct 19, 2023 | 11:57 AM

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Tenfive0

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I like that look, especially on a lowered bike. I think the coolest looking Sportster I've ever seen was a lowered, stripped down early 60s Iron Head with polished aluminum rims, 130 on a 4.5" rim out back

Now you're really getting dangerous. The safety police are going to cite you.

Nov 3, 2023 | 11:27 AM

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Forty Eight rim conversion to 4.25 inches?

Hello, everyone. I am the owner of a 2015 Forty eight and I am thinking of changing the rear spoked wheel RIM for a 4.25 inch one (stock is 3 inch). If I buy the 4.25 RIM and the spokes, can I change them to put a 170/70 -16 tire using the original remaining parts of the wheel? I think it is the easiest conversion to fit a wider tire safely following the wheel manufacturers recommendations of tire and rim width.
Thanks.
B.