Tire sizes
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
you can go wider if you use spacers, a custom wheel and/or convert to chain drive.
The aftermarket has all kinds of "wide tire" kits
I think a bike with front & rear tires about the same size handles better though
Mike
The aftermarket has all kinds of "wide tire" kits
I think a bike with front & rear tires about the same size handles better though
Mike
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From: currently an Okie
tire size
That's kind of a vague question. The width is listed in millimeters. A higher number is wider (more millimeters of width).
A stock 08 isn't going to take a very wide tire because your rear wheel is only 3 inches wide. You missed it by a year. 2009 is 5 inch wide wheel.
A stock 08 isn't going to take a very wide tire because your rear wheel is only 3 inches wide. You missed it by a year. 2009 is 5 inch wide wheel.
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From: Red Deer, AB
You can fit a 160 on your stock rim but it isn't easy if you do them by hand like I do. There is no interference with the belt guard or anything else. The tire does not like that narrow a rim. A 150 fits easy and mounts much easier.
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Example: 185/60-16
185 is the width in millimeters (divide by 25.4 to get inches - which, in this case, would be 185/25.4=7.28 inches)
60 is the aspect ratio. This is a percentage of the width and it tells you how tall the sidewall of the tire is. (185 x 60% = 111 millimeters [or 4.37 inches])
16 is the rim diameter.
185 is the width in millimeters (divide by 25.4 to get inches - which, in this case, would be 185/25.4=7.28 inches)
60 is the aspect ratio. This is a percentage of the width and it tells you how tall the sidewall of the tire is. (185 x 60% = 111 millimeters [or 4.37 inches])
16 is the rim diameter.
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