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#231702 smhowse (User) Book em Dan-o! Platinum Boarder Posts: 3573 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   The problem with going with a larger rear tire is the rim squeezes the tire making a "fat tire" seem skinny so the advise is 160 is the largest you can go with no mods. Now Iowaroadie has gone 180 so with no mods and that is the first I've heard of that. Steven   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #231729 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 10749 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   Just to confuse things a bit, not all 180's (or any other size for that matter) are created equal..seems different manufacturers have a different formula for determining the ratio. I have a slipstone excedra 180 that barely fits. you can't get your little finger between the tire and the subframe, and it's even closer at the brake stay. I can't say for sure if the PO did any mods, but if he did, he did a darn good job, cause nothing looks or feels as if it has been ground off... I have the stock wheel so I assume that is the reason it fits, if I had a 5" wheel, it would probably allow the tire to rub..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #231740 sailrider (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 281 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   Flashback wrote: Just to confuse things a bit, not all 180's (or any other size for that matter) are created equal..seems different manufacturers have a different formula for determining the ratio. I have a slipstone excedra 180 that barely fits. you can't get your little finger between the tire and the subframe, and it's even closer at the brake stay. I can't say for sure if the PO did any mods, but if he did, he did a darn good job, cause nothing looks or feels as if it has been ground off... I have the stock wheel so I assume that is the reason it fits, if I had a 5" wheel, it would probably allow the tire to rub.. Do you have any pics of the Back Tire end of your ride , Id like to see how that 180 looks in there ! Sailrider   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #231741 sailrider (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 281 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   What exactly is a 175 / 16 "Darkside " tire ?   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #231760 MS1700 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2862 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   sailrider wrote: What exactly is a 175 / 16 "Darkside " tire ? Do a search on You tube on Darkside tires, Or Google Or It's a traditional Car Tire on a Bike. You get 30K miles on one. 4 times the life of a good MC tire.   Logged     If you aren\'t running on the edge...You\'re taking up too much room!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #231761 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 19602 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   Wheels (rims) are made for a certain width of tire. If you exceed the recommended size range (max and min) the tire does not 'sit' right. A 180 is too wide for the stock rear rim, you need to go to at least a 5" wheel to properly accommodate that size tire. In addition ..... as previously posted ..... as you put a wider tire on the stock rim, the tire is 'squeezed' and so it looks narrow than it would appear on a proper sized wheel. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #231771 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 10749 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   sailrider wrote: Do you have any pics of the Back Tire end of your ride , Id like to see how that 180 looks in there ! Sailrider Not off hand, but I'll try and get one... here ya go..   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/10/19 16:03 By Flashback.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #231796 Papa Bear (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 239 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   I've been using the Avon 180 on my 2000 for three tire changes and have gotten great results. Avon just changed the model name to Cobra. Papa Bear   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #231800 Crash369 (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 400 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   A 260 will fit with 1 1/2 belt but alot of work.   Logged     You Gotta Be Tough If Your Going To Be Stupid![/b]   The administrator has disabled public write access. #231894 JetBlast (User) .... Live For Today .... Don't wait For Tomorrow Senior Boarder Posts: 314 Re:what is the widest tire i can put on the 01 R* 8 Years, 4 Months ago   I recently installed new tires on my 01.. went with the ME 880 x 150 and just to add to what was already stated, when going bigger it's squeezes the tire on the rim at the bead and it rounds the tire so we get less rubber contacting the roadway, even going with the 160 it doesn't make that much difference.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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