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REAR TIRE SIZE
« on: November 17, 2006, 05:32:01 PM »
I know this has been discused before but WHAT SIZE TIRE ARE YOU RUNNING ON THE REAR?

I just changed the rear on Punkin. I went with a Dunlop 150. It looked like it would fit but I had to modify the belt guard. Look good but the load rating is a little lower than the stock tire.

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2006, 06:32:37 PM »
Dawg,

You might find this an interesting project.  A good friend of mine just put a 200 tire on a stock 04 Softtail and used the stock swingarm and it worked fine.   Dealers and a few others said it couldnt be done.   Only had to build one custom spacer to get it to work.   If he had waited 6 months he could have bought an 07 rear fender instead of having his own made.  I was hoping to grab a picture of it before he moved, but he is in process of moving now from Florida to Chattanooga.

Personally I run stock Dunlops on all 3 of the bikes.   In years past I always changed the ultra out from a 130 to a 140.
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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2006, 07:10:14 PM »
I'm running an Avon 150/70-18 on the rear, also had the modify the belt guard alittle, it's tight but works fine [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2006, 07:32:46 PM »
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I know this has been discused before but WHAT SIZE TIRE ARE YOU RUNNING ON THE REAR?

I just changed the rear on Punkin. I went with a Dunlop 150. It looked like it would fit but I had to modify the belt guard. Look good but the load rating is a little lower than the stock tire.

Be Safe

THE DAWG

Got a Metzeler 880 150/80 on the rear of mine.  I get about 7500 miles on a rear tire and I am on my third one (second Metzeler).  Don't get any better milage from a Dunlop, but I prefer the handling qualities of the Metzeler.
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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2006, 09:01:21 PM »
I'm running a Metzeler ME880 160/60VR18 and love it! Won't go back to anything else. It's mounted on a 18x4.25 rim. I forgot what the load rating is, but it's acceptable for the bagger. Bolted right up no issues. But my belt guard has been off since '04 so that would have been notched out.


check out this site
www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/tire-tyre-guide/Tire-TyreTech.htm

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2006, 11:10:10 AM »
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I'm running a Metzeler ME880 160/60VR18 and love it! Won't go back to anything else. It's mounted on a 18x5.25 rim. I forgot what the load rating is, but it's acceptable for the bagger. Bolted right up no issues. But my belt guard has been off since '04 so that would have been notched out.


check out this site
www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/tire-tyre-guide/Tire-TyreTech.htm

Take care,

Grover

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2006, 02:43:19 PM »
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Hey, Dawg, my granddad used to tell me that my best quality was that I learned by example (instead of "the hard way")!
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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2006, 02:52:05 PM »
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[highlight]Just wait till you are on the back of Punkin. The extra weight on the rear wheel will cause that bike to hook up.[/highlight] You saw how high it came off the ground in second didn't you????? Wait till you see the hole shot in first.

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2006, 03:40:55 PM »
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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2006, 04:06:16 PM »
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d00d, V is the one that brought it up.
True, but that statement is up there with the question your wife might ask you.... "Do these jeans make my butt look big?" There is no right answer. [smiley=nervous.gif] I've learned in life there is no sentence that involves the two "W's" that is safe. Two "W's" being Woman and Weight!!!!

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2006, 08:49:18 PM »
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Just wait till you are on the back of Punkin. [highlight]The extra weight[/highlight] on the rear wheel will cause that bike to hook up. You saw how high it came off the ground in second didn't you????? Wait till you see the hole shot in first.

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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2006, 08:50:34 PM »
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I'm running a Metzeler ME880 160/60VR18 and love it! Won't go back to anything else. It's mounted on a 18x5.25 rim. I forgot what the load rating is, but it's acceptable for the bagger. Bolted right up no issues. But my belt guard has been off since '04 so that would have been notched out.


check out this site
www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/tire-tyre-guide/Tire-TyreTech.htm

Take care,

Grover

Grover, did you mean 4.25 [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2006, 12:25:13 PM »
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Re: REAR TIRE SIZE
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2006, 12:44:30 PM »
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Just wait till you are on the back of Punkin. [highlight]The extra weight on the rear wheel will cause that bike to hook up[/highlight]. You saw how high it came off the ground in second didn't you????? Wait till you see the hole shot in first.

Be Safe my Princess

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« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2006, 12:47:14 PM »
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