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so how does the fat tire on the front effect the handling?
or does it?
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I have never had a fat tire on the front, but I would image that it would make for a lot harder and slower turn in.
If there was an advantage to be had from fatter tires up front i think the sport bikes would have them.
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It can have a "dang that's cool" effect when in conjunction with fork gaitors and no front fender 
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Quote:
so how does the fat tire on the front effect the handling?
or does it?
If you can call a 130/70-18 big, then the answer is not much. If you have a worn 110/80 on the front now, that steers worse, heavier.
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i am running a 150/80/16 on my front end handles great  Ed 
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Hey biker what kind of tyre irons did you use to put a 16" on an 18" wheel I want a pair preferable colour co-ordinated to the tank. I suppose I could always get the tank resprayed to match the tyre irons?
Have a good one
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wow  mine has a 16" rim not a 18" lol do you think there must be something wrong with my bike????  i am also running a 180/60/16 on a rim that is 5.5 wide on the rear lol is that wrong also lol  Ed
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Wow that is so cool I love it and I was worried about having to reposition my front fender if I got a slighly bigger front tyre.
No offense ment - girder front end is cool now where do I get those colour coded tyre irons
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