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Old Mar 7, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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I just bought a new Fatboy and it has the 200 mm rear tire on it. My last 2 bikes a Fatboy and a Heritage both had the smaller tires on them. Is there much difference in the way the bike handles on wet roads. Thank You
 
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Old Mar 7, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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The 200 is a soft compound tire and handles real well in the wet stuff as long as its not the stock dunlop. That tire is not a good wet tire. My favorite 3 tires are the Pirelli night dragon, Metzler me880 and the dunlop road smart. I'm currently testing out the Michelin Commander II.
 
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