Widest back tire without mods?
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Help us to help you! What year bike, current wheel and tyre size?
If you have a 3" wide stock rim the widest tyre you can fit to it is 150/80, which has the same rolling diameter of an MT. However you need around 1/2" clearance between your current tyre and the belt to get one in. You can check that yourself!
If you have a 3" wide stock rim the widest tyre you can fit to it is 150/80, which has the same rolling diameter of an MT. However you need around 1/2" clearance between your current tyre and the belt to get one in. You can check that yourself!
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Help us to help you! What year bike, current wheel and tyre size?
If you have a 3" wide stock rim the widest tyre you can fit to it is 150/80, which has the same rolling diameter of an MT. However you need around 1/2" clearance between your current tyre and the belt to get one in. You can check that yourself!
If you have a 3" wide stock rim the widest tyre you can fit to it is 150/80, which has the same rolling diameter of an MT. However you need around 1/2" clearance between your current tyre and the belt to get one in. You can check that yourself!
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We've covered this on another recent thread. The limiting things are clearance in your fender, plus clearance with the drive belt.
The widest tyre a 3" rim will take is 150/80, so for wider tyres a wider rim is necessary. If you have enough room, I am tempted to suggest trying a Deuce rear wheel, which is 4.25" x 17" and takes a 160 or 170 wide tyre!
The widest tyre a 3" rim will take is 150/80, so for wider tyres a wider rim is necessary. If you have enough room, I am tempted to suggest trying a Deuce rear wheel, which is 4.25" x 17" and takes a 160 or 170 wide tyre!
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One tire size, maybe two, bigger.......But see my responses in the other tire size thread posted today. 
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Hahaha! Very true! I'm saving my money and scratching this idea out. Thanks y'all!
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