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Chris Rapp’s 2010 Road Glide on Chris. In the meantime Chris found a sweet deal on a set of Sinister Industries speaker lids for his saddle bags. Adding the lids now equipped with 6x9 Focal speakers really woke up the bike’s sound system. Chris began saving in earnest as well as picking up some off duty work and, of course, overtime. Finally he had saved up the funds to make his 26” wheel dream a reality. After waiting eight long weeks for the wheel, the transformation began. I don’t care who you are, when someone takes a sawzall to your scooter’s frame, you are ALL in! Once the bike was finished, Chris jumped on it and rode it like he stole it. To his surprise, the machine rode and handled better than it had in stock configuration. Fast forward to last summer. Chris and Erin were sitting at her pub enjoying the company of friends on a very windy day. Chris had been considering a little rebuild for his bike, when nature decided to force his hand. With its 26 f r o n t wheel and lowered suspension, the Road Glide now sat Wide Open 23