21" front wheel??

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May 21, 2012 | 02:59 PM

Tee Bagger

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21" front wheel??

I have a 2011 flhx...can someone tell me if I can use the stock front fender if I get a 21" wheel. Any useful comments or suggestions appreciated!! Thanks

May 21, 2012 | 03:04 PM

aviscomi

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Originally Posted by Tee Bagger

I have a 2011 flhx...can someone tell me if I can use the stock front fender if I get a 21" wheel. Any useful comments or suggestions appreciated!! Thanks

Yes, you can use the stock fender but you have to bore out the existing mounting holes.

May 21, 2012 | 03:05 PM

PistonPuller

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Yes.
My 21 with stock without boring out any holes...some have to and some dont

However I like the wrapped fender better

May 21, 2012 | 03:14 PM

Tee Bagger

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Thanks...I personally prefer the deeper stock fender. Looks nice though!!

May 21, 2012 | 03:16 PM

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You can. What we recommend is to dremel or drill out the rear mounting holes on the front fender itself so that the rear of the front fender can be raised a little bit. The reason that we recommend this is that we have had some customers who had issues with the tire rubbing the inside of the front fender at highway speeds causing the paint to blister on top of the fender. The tire will grow in height when the bike is at highway speeds. We have been unable to figure out an exact combination of wheel and tire or specific bike that this will happen on. It has been completely random and we wish for no one to have this issue.