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On my 1997 sportster,my front tire size is 100/90/19 i have a 1/4 inch
clearance on each side of the fender and 2 1/4 on the top what is the
biggest tire i could put on without chafing the fender.
Those 48's you see on here with the big tire sure look nice.
thanks
You could go with a 110 but that will leave you with about 1/16 inch or less clearance. You can go a little wider by getting rid of the front fender and the material on the forks where the fender mounts. But to go with a 130 series tire, you need to get wider trees.
pretty funny... i dropped by a local dealer today- and that was one of my questions. they gave me the company line = the stocker is the only real choice.
The me880 metzler 110/90/19 will fit with the fender on,i tried to copy and paste
the pics but it did not work.
Some 110/90/19 will not fit like the dunlop.
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