How wide is a Sportster front end?
9.875″
The Harley-Davidson Sportster 48 has a Mid Glide front end….
| Harley-Davidson Fork Tube Center-To-Center Dimension | |
|---|---|
| Style Name | Fork Tube Center-To-Center Dimension |
| Narrow Glide front end | 7.000″ |
| Mid Glide front end | 8.437″ |
| Wide Glide front end | 9.875″ |
How wide is a wide glide front end?
49mm on the newer tubes and 41mm on the older ones.
What size are Sportster fork tubes?
39mm
39mm Diameter Motorcycle Fork Tubes for Harley-Davidson Sportster.
What is the difference between Dyna Wide Glide and Super Glide?
The Wide glide has a more comfortable touring centric stock seat. The Wide Glide will also fit you better if your’re 5’10” or taller. if you’re much over 6′ the Superglide feels a bit cramped with the stock setup of seat bars and controls. You can easily upgrade to dual discs on the Superglide, not so easy on the WG.
What is a Springer Softail?
The Harley-Davidson Softail Springer is an ultra retro Harley based on the FXST Softail. ‘Springer’ front Forks are based on the 1948 model but the rest of the Harley-Davidson Softail Springer is relatively modern – well as modern as air cooled Harleys ever were.
Which is the best Harley Davidson Wide Glide kit?
Whether you go with a traditional springer Wide Glide front end conversion kit or you prefer a Harley Wide Glide front end with shock absorbers, J&P is your source for the perfect Harley-Davidson Wide Glide front end.
Can a Harley Sportster be converted to Wide Glide?
Harley Sportsters had 35mm tubes up until 1988 and then upgraded to 39mm tubes. If you’re considering converting to a Wide Glide front end, there are no factory triple trees that will fit the 7/8″ stem. The best and easiest way is to buy an aftermarket kit.
Where can I buy Harley Davidson Wide Glide shocks?
You can trust your bike to our top manufacturers like Paughco, Hardbody, Mid-USA, V-Twin Manufacturing, Biker’s Choice, and Siouxicide Choppers. Be sure to also check our Harley Dyna Wide Glide shocks and Harley Dyna Wide Glide fork components.
What kind of front end Kit do I need for a Sportster?
Take your Sportster’s design and attitude to uncharted levels of awesomeness with a new Sportster front end conversion kit. J&P carries many styles of Harley-Davidson sportster forks, or give your bike the classic look of a Harley Sportster springer front end kit in chrome, black, or even polished copper.
Harley Sportsters had 35mm tubes up until 1988 and then upgraded to 39mm tubes. If you’re considering converting to a Wide Glide front end, there are no factory triple trees that will fit the 7/8″ stem. The best and easiest way is to buy an aftermarket kit.
Whether you go with a traditional springer Wide Glide front end conversion kit or you prefer a Harley Wide Glide front end with shock absorbers, J&P is your source for the perfect Harley-Davidson Wide Glide front end.
You can trust your bike to our top manufacturers like Paughco, Hardbody, Mid-USA, V-Twin Manufacturing, Biker’s Choice, and Siouxicide Choppers. Be sure to also check our Harley Dyna Wide Glide shocks and Harley Dyna Wide Glide fork components.
Is the Wide Glide front end made in 1980?
The ’80’ tells it is a 1980 year beginning manufacture part, but remember that Harley puts production numbers on a lot of parts that aren’t actual part numbers. I installed a Wide Glide front end on my Harley Servi-car .