140 Series Front Tire
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From: Castellon
Experimented recently and mounted a 140 series tire on the front of my Train. Utilized a wheel off an 02 Heritage that I disassembled and powder coated. The wheel/tire combination bolted up correctly and is perfectly aligned. I like the "Old School" Bobber-Bomber look but have encountered some adverse handling characteristics.
Straight line, down the road riding puts a smile on my face. No wondering in groves or ruts. Feels like a tank. Maneuvering the bike through turns takes a little more effort which I expected however there's a point during sharp turns (both left and right) that the rear wheel feels like it's going to break loose. Scarry!
I'm running a 150 series tire in the rear and the bike is lowered 1 inch in the rear. Going to lower it another inch to see if that will compensate for the erratic handling.
Straight line, down the road riding puts a smile on my face. No wondering in groves or ruts. Feels like a tank. Maneuvering the bike through turns takes a little more effort which I expected however there's a point during sharp turns (both left and right) that the rear wheel feels like it's going to break loose. Scarry!
I'm running a 150 series tire in the rear and the bike is lowered 1 inch in the rear. Going to lower it another inch to see if that will compensate for the erratic handling.
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You're in the PI? I have friends there.
It sounds like you're getting lost on set-up issues. Let's see if we can get you pointed back in the right direction.
The wider tire, all things being equal, is going to make it handle even more sluggishly than it did before putting the wider tire on.
Swapping front tires will not reduce the rear tire traction.
Lowering it, especially in the rear, is the wrong direction- that's just gonna slack-out the front end geometry even more, making it handle even more sluggishly, and it's also going to reduce your cornering clearance, on a motorcycle that already has very little cornering clearance.
Experimented recently and mounted a 140 series tire on the front of my Train. Utilized a wheel off an 02 Heritage that I disassembled and powder coated. The wheel/tire combination bolted up correctly and is perfectly aligned. I like the "Old School" Bobber-Bomber look but have encountered some adverse handling characteristics.
Straight line, down the road riding puts a smile on my face. No wondering in groves or ruts. Feels like a tank. Maneuvering the bike through turns takes a little more effort which I expected however there's a point during sharp turns (both left and right) that the rear wheel feels like it's going to break loose. Scarry!
I'm running a 150 series tire in the rear and the bike is lowered 1 inch in the rear. Going to lower it another inch to see if that will compensate for the erratic handling.
Straight line, down the road riding puts a smile on my face. No wondering in groves or ruts. Feels like a tank. Maneuvering the bike through turns takes a little more effort which I expected however there's a point during sharp turns (both left and right) that the rear wheel feels like it's going to break loose. Scarry!
I'm running a 150 series tire in the rear and the bike is lowered 1 inch in the rear. Going to lower it another inch to see if that will compensate for the erratic handling.
The wider tire, all things being equal, is going to make it handle even more sluggishly than it did before putting the wider tire on.
Swapping front tires will not reduce the rear tire traction.
Lowering it, especially in the rear, is the wrong direction- that's just gonna slack-out the front end geometry even more, making it handle even more sluggishly, and it's also going to reduce your cornering clearance, on a motorcycle that already has very little cornering clearance.
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