Sportster Wide Tire Conversion how to

How to convert you stock Sportster to a wide tire bike using the stock swingarm.

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[kickstart73]

Thanks for all the info!! Right on.. Looks great!

[KWagner983]

@kickstart73

Martin Bros but I dont think they are around anymore.

[steveoggill]

i have a 97, i streached the swing arm 5 inches and went with a 200... the front is raked out so i stretched to match it.. the wheel is a 60 spoke ultima, not from jack... i ditched the belt and went with pretty much the same setup as you.. thing is the hub looks wider than yours, but i did some research and have decided just to widen the arm to fit.. i do all my own fab work and its really no big deal, i was just wondering what wheel u used...

[KWagner983]

@steveoggill

Ill still find out. Now Im curious what wheel it is too. You have to send me pics of your bike. I wanted to stretch my arm out 3 or 4 inches but I don't have the ability so I would have to have Jack do the welding. I haven't seen one, anywhere, with a stretched arm and I would love to see your. Thanks

My E-mail is KWagner983@aol.com

[steveoggill]

need to know what brand rim u used.. i talked to penn jersey already, and i ordered a ultima 16x5.5 but now i have to widen the swingarm to use the dished sprocket and wheel... leme know, in this vid it looks like the hub does not stick out on the drive side as much as my rim does... thanx

[KWagner983]

@steveoggill

What year and model bike do you have. I didnt have to do anything to the swingarm. Im not sure of the model of the rim. I have to stop at Jacks (penn jersey) next week so Ill check. Did you get the rim from Jack?

You do have to convert to a chain drive to make it fit.

Also, does the new rim have the same amount of spokes as the original? If it does, you can re-lace the original hub into the new wheel.

[RedlineZ31]

What brand exhaust is that?

[RLN1972]

@MrBirdman302 what are you talking about? i just said the sporty was sick looking.

[MrBirdman302]

All talk and no mechanics? Tryint o find out if any one did a rigid triumph fat tire? I've been looking here for a period of abut six months.. No one have any videos? sure like to see some thing from start to finish.

[MrBirdman302]

@RLN1972 You really havent shown anything. All of these vfideos are all commerntary

[steveoggill]

deff will send some pics.. i have a bunch all the way through the whole project.. its deff gonna look sick.. ill send them to your email when i finish it up, which will be pretty soon... thanx... steve