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[GregKhougaz]

Nice look Glide.  Good job and pictures.  I would be curious to know if the the braking is affected with the single rotor.   

[Highjagger]

Jagger, Dyna beads are plastic beads put inside of the tire for balancing instead of stick on wheel weights.  Not to answer for Glide Boy but I'm sure he went with the single rotor for a cleaner look and not breaking performance. 

Ah ,ok , thank you.

[Glide Boy]

Hello everyone,

To answer some of your questions about my project.  I did the single sided rotor because I wanted to have the 21" seen more than having the rotor covering up the wheel.  I have not noticed any real difference in braking power.  I think the reason that I have not noticed much if any difference is because with the new set-up I now have a much larger rotor in a 13", and instead of a stock 4 piston caliper on each side, I now have a better 6 piston caliper.  I still think that the stock dual rotor is probably slightly better.  Truly, I cannot really tell the difference.  SINGLE ROTOR IS A TOTAL LOOK THING!!

I definitely think that if you are thinking of a 21", you should do the 1" lowering kit on the front to help bring you back to level.

As for Dyna Beads, they are very little ceramic beads that go inside of your tire to keep the tire balanced continuously as a tire spins and wears with age.  This is nice I believe because nobody ever takes and re-balances a tire as as tire looses rubber and begins to wear.  With Dyna Beads, they will always balance the tire for you.  This keeps you from having to have the ugly stick on weights on an nice looking wheel.

As for the tire size, I am running a Dunlop Elite 3 120/70R21 radial tire.  I was recommended by a friend in the tire business about the Dunlop Elite 3 because it is such a similar tread to the stock Dunlop that is on the rear.  The Elite 3 also is the tire that has been used on Goldwing's for quite some time.  It is supposed to be a good tire for the heavier weighted bikes with fairings.

I hope that this information helps you, please give me a shout with any further questions.

Thanks,

Glide Boy

[wts]

                       I left both brakes on mine


                                                  thx
                                                  wts

[Highjagger]

                       I left both brakes on mine


                                                  thx
                                                  wts

Do you have a better pic showing the front wheel ?
What kind of air-intake is this ?
Could you list all parts you needed for the wheel -exchange ?

[wts]

                                      you need a wheel, tire, and rotors that will fit (stock rotors would not fit to my 21 wheel)
                                                         ...                     and you have to space the fender back up to the stock position

                                                                                                                 thx
                                                                                                                 wts

[wts]

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[wts]

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[wts]

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[wts]

                                         and eyes in the alligator seat if you want to lite 'em up

                                                                                         thx
                                                                                         wts

[Big C.]

  For those who have done this upgrade what was the best pricing you've found

[Highjagger]

Very nice 

[BUNKERBEER]

Highjagger, his got a supercharger.... not a aircleaner...

[Highjagger]

great mod

[FLSTFI Dave]

Is that wheel still available from Renegade?  I sure could find nothing on their web site