Front wheel upgrade heritage softail 2005
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softail898
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The Devon Rim Co. has a very good reputation. You should be able to keep the rear wheeI, can't see a reason why not. Can't help with the Fender but width of new tyre compared to old has to be taken into account. Someone will know.
watchman
Club Member
You can relace to your stock rim or use a softail custom (fxst) front wheel assy which is a 21” there lies the bug Basically a 21“ hoop will put the rubber about an inch above your front fender where it is now then 3/4” clearance for fender plus fender itself so maybe 2” on top of it then compress forks to see where things are possibly going to touch ,the softail custom front tubes are 24” compared to your heritage which are 21.5” to prevent touch under braking so longer tubes fitted with the longer cowbells available in the aftermarket may be the way forward the rear you already have can stay and then its fender time…….which is governed by tyre profile and make chosen plenty in the after market ,i seem to recall an old thread in here on this as someone was interested in doing a similar job on a glide when it was fashionable check clearance with a bit of plumbing grey lagging foam it follows fender curve nicely 
This site will calculate the difference in radius. You can select Imperial or metric results.
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powerdog.com
It's car-oriented, only works with metric sizing, and won't be 100% accurate, but it will give you an idea.
For example, if you change from MT90-16 (equivalent, I believe, to 130/90-16) to 90/90-21, you will have to find an additional 30mm or so of mudguard clearance.
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Tire size calculator
It's car-oriented, only works with metric sizing, and won't be 100% accurate, but it will give you an idea.
For example, if you change from MT90-16 (equivalent, I believe, to 130/90-16) to 90/90-21, you will have to find an additional 30mm or so of mudguard clearance.
chopper
Club Member
i put a 21" on my RK, best thing i ever did to it IMO, handled so much better turning in etc but you need to do it properly or it will ride badly and look even worse.
you will need to fit a drop in 2" fork lowering kit to bring the front end back in line or the bike wont handle nicely at all
make sure you get a 3.5" rim, that way you will get the same contact patch as you do with the current 16" the 120 tyre is stretched but is fine
yes you can use your stock front mudguard, enlarge the mounting holes so you can manipulate it a little if you need to.
you will need to fit a drop in 2" fork lowering kit to bring the front end back in line or the bike wont handle nicely at all
make sure you get a 3.5" rim, that way you will get the same contact patch as you do with the current 16" the 120 tyre is stretched but is fine
yes you can use your stock front mudguard, enlarge the mounting holes so you can manipulate it a little if you need to.
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