Rear wheel clearance
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thanks
#5
i have the 18'' rear agitator. no special treatment done to mine and i'm running a 200/50-18 on it. though i am planning to drop back down to the 180/55-18 when this one wears out just for the simple economics of it. the 200 is not a multi-tread compound so will wear out sooner, and costs more to boot.
#6
Ya, I know it can bet done, there are guys putting a 200 on a wide glide 4.5" wide wheel but that doesn't mean they should just because its possible. It pulls the sidewalls in, causes more flex and therefore heat and increase tire where not to mention making the contact patch smaller. On the right size rim a 200 radial should last a good long while.
#7
nah, i have a few friends that have softails with the 200 tire. they are getting at most, 8,000 miles out of them. with my stock dunlops with the multi tread compound, i replaced both front and rear at 20,000. thats a substantial difference, not to mention the substantial difference in cost between the 180 and the 200 to start with.
yeah, i'm cheap. but i would rather be riding than trying to save up enough money to buy a tire that's worn out.
yeah, i'm cheap. but i would rather be riding than trying to save up enough money to buy a tire that's worn out.
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