i am looking at putting new wheels on the sg. i am going with an 18 front and not sure with the rear. if i go with an 18 rear will it raise my ride height up? or is there a lower profile tire to keep the same outside diameter of the tire or should i just stick with a 16? im not looking to lower the bike to compensate for tire size differences. thanks

 

18" 70 series tires

 

yes, there is a low profile rear tire available, stock. it is found on the cvo bikes.
180/55-18. compared to the stock 180/65-16, it has a total diameter difference of 1/2'', which would raise the seat height 1/4''.

 

Excellent thank you! Any handling difference between the two? not really concerned of looks as with the extended bags it really is hard to even see the rear lol

 

well, to be honest, i didn't really notice that much difference between the 2. but i was comparing a 2010 custom to a 2012 cvo. there were a lot of differences, so i couldn't attribute any one thing to the different wheel.