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[Soon2be1]

Ok so I am in Crap-man-a-stan and want to do some work to the scooter when I get back...

One of the great debates is a 21 or 23 set up... (the other is lowers with speakers or remove the engine guard for "bagger" look)

Anyone know anything about this bike? Specifically the rake/ trees? I have been looking at the Pickard trees..

Any information or opinions about this are welcome, thnask!

[Puzzled]

Soon2be1 if you go with a 23" run the Pickard trees over the other offerings. There is roughly a $1200 difference in parts going with a 23" over a 21". The difference is buying a set of trees and the wheel cost. Fender, lowering kit, rotors, paint will be similar regardless of wheel size. With the 23" you give up a 1/2" of front end travel. Should you go with a 21" you will need a fender or at minimum a set of brackets to lift the fender. I believe in 2010 they changed the Road Glide fender and it no longer accepts a 21" like the earlier version did (changed to give it a slammed look). The batwing bikes still use the older fender.

Pickard trees with 1" lowering kit and 23" front wheel, Fat Katz front FL fender, rear air ride (dumped).

 

[Buy early]

Soon2be1 if you go with a 23" run the Pickard trees over the other offerings. There is roughly a $1200 difference in parts going with a 23" over a 21". The difference is buying a set of trees and the wheel cost. Fender, lowering kit, rotors, paint will be similar regardless of wheel size. With the 23" you give up a 1/2" of front end travel. Should you go with a 21" you will need a fender or at minimum a set of brackets to lift the fender. I believe in 2010 they changed the Road Glide fender and it no longer accepts a 21" like the earlier version did (changed to give it a slammed look). The batwing bikes still use the older fender.

Pickard trees with 1" lowering kit and 23" front wheel, Fat Katz front FL fender, rear air ride (dumped).

 

Beautiful ride!

[bowtech40]

It is in the new bagger magazine if you need info.

[wrayzor]

Which bagger mag? I am fairly new to baggers and found out that Tthere are a ton of bagger mags out there.

[DesertHOG]

21 vs 23"

Considersations;
1. Look/Design
2. Handling
3. Cost

Look - outstanding
Handling - not to much different on 23" from stock but it's a bit different
Cost - Wheel costs more, raked triple tree plus labor unless you do it yourself.

Regarding Speakers and Lowers -- again it's look vs function.

Lowers are nice if you run early and late in the season.
For looks, get ride of the lowers and the engine guard.

It's all a bunch of trade offs.

Here is a link to my before and after pictures on my project bike - the thread covers the total build timeline if you want to go through 300+ posts.

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=60024.300

Good Luck, Simon

[Fatboy]

 To add to Reply 1 above by Puzzled.... Hawg Halters Inc makes a billet fender adapter in chrome or black to lift the stock front fender to accomodate a 21" or a 23" inch front wheel on the 2010 and up CVO Touring bikes, cost is ~$125.00 direct from HHI. So for anyone looking to curb the cost of swapping their front wheel set up the HHI fender solution is one possibility to consider.

 Also I'd like to note the I choose to drill two additional holes into each bracket so I could have the fender hug the tire a little closer and picked up about a 1/2" of clearence by doing so between the fender and the crash bar.  Once I installed Progressive Monotubes set at -1.5" without lowering the fender a bit things were a little too close for comfort between the fender and crash bar. (400 plus miles logged since the changes and no issues.....knock on wood).

 Best news is the bikes once again sets level after my mods: the 21" wheel & -1.5" monotubes up front and the Progessive 944's in the back.