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Sport touring tires on 17” rims
I’m lacing up 17” aluminum rims to my stock dyna hubs for weight savings, the improved braking a 17” front will give me over a 19” and to be able to run a wider variety of tires. Anyone here try this? I’m looking at the metzler roadtec 01 and the pirelli angel gt. I understand these will not be as high mileage as Harley/cruiser tires but I’m looking for performance over mileage, plus they are much lighter. On a side note, I also plan on sealing these rims once they are built so I can avoid tubes. I’m planning on using 3m 4412 sealing tape and it’s corresponding adhesion promoter as well as tpms system to be safe(relatively). Anyone try this? |
No shortage of 17" tyres, I have one on the rear of my Glide, along with an 18" on the front, both Avons. I thought about using a 17" front instead, but reckoned the larger diameter rim would look a little more balanced - SG front with Deuce rear. As for sealing wire-spoked rims I have heard of brands that claim to do it, including H-D themselves, but not with much success as far as I can tell. Fortunately we can use tubes in many modern tubeless tyres, although check that with your preferred tyre brand first.
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