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[Fatboy]

Fatboy and Puzzled after reading your replies I started thinking about what I wrote earlier.  I based my statement on what a guy standing in a tent in a parking lot told me.  Probably not the most reliable source of information.  I did research the web and found only a few undetermined failures on rims of any size.  Looks like I misspoke, sorry if I have offended anyone

All's good on this end, this whole big wheel thing is new to all of us and who wants to be the one who finds out the hard way just where the limitations lay.....remember Good FB was able to convince Bad FB that 100 mph was enough of a test for that day.  

After doing some homework the bike photo to start this thread is owned by Cameron Jurow the owner of CamTech. Puzzled called it right is has a front and rear air suspension system and was built to be his daily rider.

[hotroadking]

Reminds me of that stripper with the massive boobs like a train wreck or NASCAR wreck.

[SmokeyJoe]

My opinion:

That just looks stupid, and I am fairly young and like new things but really...

[OlDog]

That's just plain fugly!

[Banana man]

A 21 is big enough to know it is a custom wheel. Looks good on a bagger and
still handles well without having to change trees or cut the neck.

I am very happy with my 21 inch wheel.

[bigmegina]

UGLY!

[FLSTFI Dave]

I love the 21 up front on my Fatboy.  I really love the looks of the 23 and have been thinking about it for the Road King.  Lots of work to make it handle right with a 23.

I can only imagine the work needed to run a 26 or 30.  I think past 26 or so it just does not look right.

A 23 on a Road Glide looks great.

[vrog]

Its all in what you like. I traded my 2008 SERK for a 2011 Street Glide and sent it down to Camtech for them to do what they do best, build jaw dropping eye catching custom baggers. Cameron is a personal friend of mine and is at the top of the custom bagger scene right now. Camtech also makes a bunch of their own parts in house as well. He has been doing this stuff forever, from 10.5" tire racing, custom chopper now baggers. He loves CVO's and just puts his touch on it to make it curreent to his industry. His 2009 SERG was very nice too!

I have a 26" and my bike is currently being done over again down at camtech with a 30" and a bunch of his new parts. You would be suprised how they ride. I'm not going to lie, they dont ride as good as right off the showroom floor but they right very well. Its not as bad as people think and people shouldnt trash the ride unless they actually rode a bike set up like that. The one thing that is above and beyond over a stock bike is the riding position. Its much more comfortable then stock. Everyone who sits on my bike cant believe how comfortable and well balanced it is. Any way heres a few pics of some SERG's that have the big wheel treatment.

Cameron's 2009



One of Cameron's customer 2011 SERG



Alan Gregory 2009 SERG



A Paul Yaffe built 2011 SERG



A Sinister Industries 2011 SERG

[Fired00d]

Its all in what you like.....

That's the most important thing... It's not for everyone but if that's what you want and like go for it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Phixtit]

Its all in what you like. I traded my 2008 SERK for a 2011 Street Glide and sent it down to Camtech for them to do what they do best, build jaw dropping eye catching custom baggers. Cameron is a personal friend of mine and is at the top of the custom bagger scene right now. Camtech also makes a bunch of their own parts in house as well. He has been doing this stuff forever, from 10.5" tire racing, custom chopper now baggers. He loves CVO's and just puts his touch on it to make it curreent to his industry. His 2009 SERG was very nice too!

I have a 26" and my bike is currently being done over again down at camtech with a 30" and a bunch of his new parts. You would be suprised how they ride. I'm not going to lie, they dont ride as good as right off the showroom floor but they right very well. Its not as bad as people think and people shouldnt trash the ride unless they actually rode a bike set up like that. The one thing that is above and beyond over a stock bike is the riding position. Its much more comfortable then stock. Everyone who sits on my bike cant believe how comfortable and well balanced it is. Any way heres a few pics of some SERG's that have the big wheel treatment.

Cameron's 2009



One of Cameron's customer 2011 SERG



Alan Gregory 2009 SERG



A Paul Yaffe built 2011 SERG



A Sinister Industries 2011 SERG

So without changing anything am I right in assuming a 21" Front tire is possible?
What parts must be modified when adding a front tire larger than 21"?
If you hit bumps or pot holes in road, will the Fairing hit the fender?

[FLSTFI Dave]

So without changing anything am I right in assuming a 21" Front tire is possible?
What parts must be modified when adding a front tire larger than 21"?
If you hit bumps or pot holes in road, will the Fairing hit the fender?

A 21 can be done with no changes.  However it handles better and is much closer to stock trail and rake if you do a 1 inch lowering of the front.  When I did the 21 on my fatboy I went ahead and did progressive mono tubes 1 inch lowered up front.

A 23 requires at a minimum new triple trees with more rake.  So say the neck has to be cut an weld back on.  Pickard says their trees do not require a neck cut.

[Cvostu]

not for me

[vrog]

Phixtit,

If your just putting a 21" wheel on then 9 out of 10 times you just bolt it on and go. Sometimes you may have to "oval " out the mounting holes on the fender and tip it either back or forward for clearance. Here is my 2008 SERK that I had to "oval" out the holes.



If you want to put a 23" you can do it a few ways. 1. Cut the neck with an HHI kit and and raked triple trees. 2. As mentioned Pickard has a set of trees out now that are proven. 3 Trike trees. Most people buy a fender for a 23" but some have used the stock one, IMHO stock one sits too high and looks awkward.

If you want a 26" wheel you have to cut and rake it as well and a new fender is needed. There is a bolt on set of trees that does not require cutting the neck but IMHO it just does not look right. The bike sits way to high and its all rake in the trees nothing in the neck. When cutting the neck and bolting on the HHI kit it moves the neck 1.5" forward and 1" up and you get 44 degree rake. Basically its not just all raked with the trees. It looks proportioned.

If you want a 30" cut the neck and triple trees are the only options at this point.


Example of cutting the neck and HHI kit and trees on my bike.

[Puzzled]

I'd ride everyone of them without hesitation. 

[bandit]

EYECATCHER they definitely are