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18th April 2006
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Know It All
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 180 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
Reputation: 150
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16" tire on the front?
is it possible to put a 16" wheel on the front of the sportster? kinda like the old school bobber choppers.
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2005 Harley Davidson Sportster 883: LOUD AND PROUD, LOW AND SLOW
Ace Clubman Bars, Santee Tommy Gunn, Chrome Oil tank cover, Chrome Battery Cover, LED light kit, Screaming Eagle Plugs, Screaming Eagle Wire, Screaming Eagle AC, Smoked Laydown Taillight, Removed AC Insert, Progressive 412HD 11" Springs, Trak-Tek Fork Brace, HD 1200R Seat, HD 1200L speedo bracket, HD Run-Stop-Turn Lights, HD Laydown Plate Bracket, HD Handlebar Grips
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18th April 2006
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Central WV
Posts: 286 Sportster/Buell Model: 1989 1200, 1200S Wannabe
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Good question. I have wondered about that for a while too. I hope you (we) get some good answers about it. i like that look also.
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18th April 2006
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 607
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Yea I've seen it done, you need wider forks of course and I don't know if you could make the stock ones wider or if you would need to go to a wide glide front end. The one I remember was a mini bagger made for a girl and it was pretty nice looking.
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18th April 2006
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,517
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You mean like a Fatster?(A Fat boy front end), yes it can be done, but you need the front end unit to do it.
A 150mm tire will not fit in a Narrow front end.
Or, I guess if you were to get a set of Wide glide tree's, you could still use your fork tubes ans sliders. Might be a challenge to find a fender that will work, but I think it could be done like that.
It sure would be a lot of work.
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18th April 2006
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Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 311 Sportster/Buell Model: XLX-61 Sportster/Buell Year: 1983 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1978 Other Motorcycle Model: 49WL, 91FXSTC,97FLSTC>>>
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YUP, It can be done... You have to go with wide trees..
http://1983ironhead-xlx.50megs.com/index.html |
18th April 2006
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Nerem
Posts: 263 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
Reputation: 116
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It can be done easily. Get wide trees, use the stock legs. Put a fat tire in. Cut front fender in half, put a strip in and weld, sand, grind, whatever you have to...
Get it repainted and done!!!
Or buy a bigger front fender. But if you are really into bob-style...
no no on the front fender 
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11th June 2006
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 9 Sportster/Buell Model: 06 custom XL "fatster" Sportster/Buell Year: 06
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most wide glide front ends are 41 mm forks, while the narrow glides are 39 mm. check your fitment before buying a WG setup. ps, i am doing just this right now, fatboy front wheel with WG setup, custom trees, etc. no front fender, powdercoat black everything...pics to come
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11th June 2006
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: West of Chicago, Illinois USA
Posts: 5,311 Sportster/Buell Model: Dead Hugger Sportster/Buell Year: 1988
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Originally Posted by BobboJama
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What's with that link? I keep getting different stuff when I click it (it keeps refreshing.) The first time, some audio came on and scared the cr  ap out of me. It's 1:20 in the AM here!
What's up with that?
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11th June 2006
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Nerem
Posts: 263 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
Reputation: 116
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Weird link yeah, is blocked by our corporate firewall...
And where are those pictures???
Pictures, i want pictures...
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22nd June 2006
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 9 Sportster/Buell Model: 06 custom XL "fatster" Sportster/Buell Year: 06
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 heres the pics as promised. I can say without a doubt, this is the best looking thing i have ever seen done to a sportster. i have dubbed her (him?) Papa Chubby...now bear in mind, there is more to come, the fat bars are almost done, there will be an internal throttle and foot clutch with suicide shift, so there will be NOTHING on the handlebars area. again, pics later for that...oh, by the way, im having troubles posting pics, i can email them to someone who could be so kind as to post them for me, that would be great. thanks
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2006 HD XL-Fatster-Papa Chubby
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