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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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I was searching for an online motorcycle tire calculator and think I found the perfect one.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php

It tells me that going from my stock 2009 SG tires to the 18" lower profile tires will not raise my bike up. That's if I'm reading it correctly!!!!
 
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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Nice! I do get tired of doing the math sometimes.
 
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Perfect timing, I was looking for something exactly like this earlier today. Thanks for the post. Saved it as a bookmark.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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nice find. thanks
 
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thanks for the link
 
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Here's another that I've been using for many years.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
 
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Here is another one of those Tire Size Calculators.
 
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Originally Posted by SH_01FXDWG
Nice! I do get tired of doing the math sometimes.
It ain't difficult! Just involves a little pie - have I got that right?!

Those calculators are general and don't take into account the specific data relating to a given brand and size of tyre, some are also car specific, not bike.
 
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A 180/65-16 is 25.3 tall & a 180/55-18 is 26.1 tall, so it will raise bike about 3/8". All you have to do is check the tire manufacturers website for specs, they vary from one to another. The specs I gave are for Dunlops, they're the only one that makes a 180-18 in bias, the radials are more of a sport-cruiser & don't last near as long, like 5-8K miles.
 
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