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Old 10-04-2017, 12:30 AM
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I was curious about the clearance between the Fat Boy fender & the lower fairings.
The Street Stalker/Fat Boy 59013-02A fender mounting bracket has a warning about using with lowers. I have the '00 mounts & the '98-'03 non vented lowers. Since you're using the '10 fairing mounts & vented lowers, it may not be an issue for you.
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Originally Posted by DanDman
I was curious about the clearance between the Fat Boy fender & the lower fairings.
The Street Stalker/Fat Boy 59013-02A fender mounting bracket has a warning about using with lowers. I have the '00 mounts & the '98-'03 non vented lowers. Since you're using the '10 fairing mounts & vented lowers, it may not be an issue for you.
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i loved my night dragon, i just put on a metzler 888, no were near as good as night dragon
 
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When the stock tires on my wide glide were done,I put the night dragons on. What a difference that made. Over all the bike handled much better, definitely much better cornering and didn’t follow cracks in the road like the stock tires liked to do. I don’t know how long they lasted because I sold it. That was rough letting her go,but really wanted my sgs

I was looking at getting MC ll or the ND for my street glide and decided on the ND I hope they work just as good on my sgs as they did on my WG.


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I put them on a 2008 Road King CVO and have a huge issue with the front wheel wandering on the freeway rain gutter. It's really bothersome. I just got a flat yesterday so need to replace the rear and I've decided to bail out on the front tire too even though I only have 3500 miles on them. But I'm stuck on what to buy. I need a 170/60 17 and a 130/70 18 so I'm here doing my research.
 
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Anybody run a Night Dragon GT on a touring bike? Load Rating 81 is only 1018lbs. I’m guessing this tire isn’t designed for 2 up riding.

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Originally Posted by SSpeeDEMONSS
Anybody run a Night Dragon GT on a touring bike? Load Rating 81 is only 1018lbs. I’m guessing this tire isn’t designed for 2 up riding.

Garrett
That's probably what you're Stock Dunlop 180/65B16 is also rated

Remember you have 2 tires that carry the total weight
 
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Old 01-09-2018, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by multihdrdr
That's probably what you're Stock Dunlop 180/65B16 is also rated

Remember you have 2 tires that carry the total weight
Hahaha, I totally didn’t think about that when I first looked at it. Right over my head. Ok, so how is the GT on a full weight touring bike?

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Just adding my 2 cents on these tires...put them on my Softail Springer at the beginning of last riding season...love em . Ride the front 21 incher at 40 lbs minimum , because anything less will ding/dent the rim if I hit a pothole or anything along that line . Less in the rear to add to the suspension travel . Put on about 500 miles and love the ride/turn in these tires give me .
 
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