FXR2evo99, First of all your bike looks great, along with your friends fxr. And the bars look cool on these bikes. Second (without reading through all of the comments) is it possable that your friends bike turns faster in the corners because of the thin tire up front? When I switched my front tire to the 21in, it seemed like I was riding a totally different bike. It was much faster in the conners.
Socalshocker....
First of all thanks for your comments.....but let's clear up something first.....in the photo's showing both bikes, my bike is the "Arresting Red FXR2. My "friend's" bike is the green FXR3. It was actually my bike that began with the 21" wheel/tire up front as all FXR2's came from the factory this way, while the FXR3's and FXR4's both had 19" wheels/tires respectfully from the factory.
As for the question of whether I personally have found any difference in performance as far as how "fast" my FXR2 enters corners with either the 21" OEM factory wheel/tire vs the 19" wheel/tire, I would have to say the only reflections I have, is that the 19" wheel/tire handles actually better in corners as I have more tire surface in contact while cornering with it vs the 21" wheel/tire and by "better" I am referring to elements of say "stableness", I also have noticed that the 19" wheel/tire provides more "cushion" or "less" road feedback than the "thinner" 21" wheel/tire. Having run both the 21" wheel/tire and the 19" wheel/tire on my FXR2 I personally have found the 19" an improvement to my riding experience......I also previously owned a 2003 Dyna Low Rider which also came with the 19" front wheel/tire for reference purposes.
Socalshocker....
Also welcome to the website here.....how did you find the website, (always like asking this question).....which model FXR do you own?
Regards,
Tim
"FXR2evo99"