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Jun 25, 2012 | 06:01 PM

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cHarley

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Originally Posted by aztsm

I have an Avon Venom 160 tire on the way so we shall see if we can add this one to the list. Probably the widest 160 tire on the market. I'm running struts so tire height wont be an issue.

I hope you know someone that you can sell the tire to when you find out it's too wide to fit.

Installing a (deflated) Metz 160 is a real tight fit with literally no room to spare, and it's 6.37" wide. The Avon Venom 160 is 6.6" wide.

The Avon 160 is also 1.0" taller than the Avon 150, so you'll need 1/2" more fender clearance.

Good Luck

Jun 25, 2012 | 08:10 PM

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Von_Zipper

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Interesting.
I'm currently running Avon Azaro 150/80ZR16 and it seems I have half an inch space between the tire and drive belt. What room should I be worried about if going for wider tire?

Jun 26, 2012 | 04:05 AM

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grbrown

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Also a 160 is just too wide a tyre for a 3" rim. Not wise IMHO! I'm working to fit a 4.5" rim into my Glide, so I can use a 160 Avon.

Jun 26, 2012 | 07:56 AM

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cHarley

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Originally Posted by grbrown

Also a 160 is just too wide a tyre for a 3" rim. Not wise IMHO! I'm working to fit a 4.5" rim into my Glide, so I can use a 160 Avon.

As I've said repeatedly, tire sizes and inflation pressures vary by both brand and models within the same brand.
Metezler RECOMMENDS their ME880 160/80-16 as a replacement for the stock 150/80-16 on a 2004up Sporty, and the Metezler Tire Fitment Guide spec's the appropriate rim size as 3.00"-4.50".

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Last edited by cHarley; Jun 26, 2012 at 08:05 AM.