I am wondering if anyone has put a wider front tire on their sportster 1200> I hate the small front tire

 

ester: Your 'C' model comes with a 21 inch dia. X 2.15 inch wide wheel. You can go to a 19" dia. X 2.5 inch wide wheel with no problems. Your OEM tire is a 90/90 X 21. Your new tire on the 19" wheel can go as big as a 110/100, but it is a tight squeeze and requires the removal of the fenderwhen taking off the wheel/tire orputting it back on the bike. I would recommend that if you go to the 19 inch dia. wheel that you don't go with any bigger tire than a 100/90. If you use a Metzeler tire in that size you still may have to take the front fender off and on when removing the wheel/tire from the forks because the Metzeler 100/90 is slightly wider than the Dunlop 100/90.

I have the above mentioned 19 inch dia. wheel with a Metzeler 110/90 on my '05 XL1200R right now. It makes it look like a 'mini bagger' as long as the saddle bags are mounted.

There is a seller of thecorrect 19 inch X 2.5 inch spoked wheels selling a batch of them on eBay right now. With one brake disc on the left, you would only have to plug the right machine screwholes on the right side of the hub for the disc that you are not going to use. ................ BC

ps; PM with an email address and I can send you pics of my front wheel/tire installation.

 

ester: Here is a link to the eBay seller I mentioned above: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-X-...QQcmdZViewItem

Let us know what you go with. ............. BC