21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
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21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
I have seen a few pictures of baggers with a 21" wheel on the front. Makes the bike look so different and really stand out. I love how it fills out the entire fender and want to do this on my Street Glide.
My question is what else do you have to do to make it fit? Or is it simply a swap out of the existing 16" wheel to the 21" wheel? What about the ride and handling differences?
Why does HD put the 16" wheel on the baggers any way? A higher load rating???
My question is what else do you have to do to make it fit? Or is it simply a swap out of the existing 16" wheel to the 21" wheel? What about the ride and handling differences?
Why does HD put the 16" wheel on the baggers any way? A higher load rating???
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
Get a hold of Hogpro for a definite answer, but I believe they are a direct bolt on. However, most people convert to a single disc when they change to a 21. This would require a new lower leg on the side that is losing the brake (usually right side). It's not a bad idea to limit the braking power when going from a fat 16 tire to a skinny 21 tire in my opinion. Most people probably do it to see more of the wheel. There is lots of pics of this conversion on the Hogpro site.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
No reason to drop the dual rotors, the matching wheel/rotor combos look great on a 21" front. Still think a 21" looks kinda pimpish on a bagger, I would do 18's max, front and rear.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
ORIGINAL: bountyhunter
Still think a 21" looks kinda pimpish on a bagger, I would do 18's max, front and rear.
Still think a 21" looks kinda pimpish on a bagger, I would do 18's max, front and rear.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
ORIGINAL: Biggzed
Get a hold of Hogpro for a definite answer, but I believe they are a direct bolt on. However, most people convert to a single disc when they change to a 21. This would require a new lower leg on the side that is losing the brake (usually right side). It's not a bad idea to limit the braking power when going from a fat 16 tire to a skinny 21 tire in my opinion. Most people probably do it to see more of the wheel. There is lots of pics of this conversion on the Hogpro site.
Get a hold of Hogpro for a definite answer, but I believe they are a direct bolt on. However, most people convert to a single disc when they change to a 21. This would require a new lower leg on the side that is losing the brake (usually right side). It's not a bad idea to limit the braking power when going from a fat 16 tire to a skinny 21 tire in my opinion. Most people probably do it to see more of the wheel. There is lots of pics of this conversion on the Hogpro site.
Post pics if you go with it.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
I have a 90/90/21 tire on my bike for a different and more custom look. The 21 in the front and 18 in the rear makes a big different in the handling department. Much better IHMO.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
PIMPS UP AND HOs DOWN! I got the 21 front and I love it. With the 120/70-21 tire you have as much, if not more tire on the ground. I went with the single disk for a clean look. For safety I used a PM 13" rotor and a PM 6-piston caliper. I can out brake my buddies with the factory dual disks. When going to a single side caliper you have to change out the master cylinder to an 11/16 bore (from a softail/FatBoy etc..). Good luck your friendly neighborhood pimp.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
ORIGINAL: ZookHD
PIMPS UP AND HOs DOWN! I got the 21 front and I love it. With the 120/70-21 tire you have as much, if not more tire on the ground. I went with the single disk for a clean look. For safety I used a PM 13" rotor and a PM 6-piston caliper. I can out brake my buddies with the factory dual disks. When going to a single side caliper you have to change out the master cylinder to an 11/16 bore (from a softail/FatBoy etc..). Good luck your friendly neighborhood pimp.
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PIMPS UP AND HOs DOWN! I got the 21 front and I love it. With the 120/70-21 tire you have as much, if not more tire on the ground. I went with the single disk for a clean look. For safety I used a PM 13" rotor and a PM 6-piston caliper. I can out brake my buddies with the factory dual disks. When going to a single side caliper you have to change out the master cylinder to an 11/16 bore (from a softail/FatBoy etc..). Good luck your friendly neighborhood pimp.
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RE: 21" Front Wheel on Bagger?
ORIGINAL: lil_gmac2
I have a 90/90/21 tire on my bike for a different and more custom look. The 21 in the front and 18 in the rear makes a big different in the handling department. Much better IHMO.
I have a 90/90/21 tire on my bike for a different and more custom look. The 21 in the front and 18 in the rear makes a big different in the handling department. Much better IHMO.
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Fooo shizzzelll my nizzle. You can push the 21 just as much if not more. The tire is Z rated (149+ MPH) and the 21 is taller meaning that you need less revolutions to cover the same distance. Can you go faster on Lance Armstrong's bike with a 26" tire or on my daughter's Strawberry Shortcake bike with a 16" tire? (it's a rhitorical question, no lude comments please).