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[Madchad]

you can do a 17 x 6.25 rear wheel with a 200 tire without mods to your bike.

How will that work on an 18 inch rim?

[grc]

As I've noted many times in the past, the main factor has always been Harley's choice of a rim size that limits the choice of tires to the ones they conveniently had Dunlop design to fit the rim and with Harley molded into the sidewall.  In other words, setting up a little monopoly.  Now we are finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, with Dunlop just releasing their American Elite version of the Harley tire and Metzler soon to do the same.  But for those who want something different, or different sizes, there has always been the ability to buy different size rims and then choose from a wide assortment of tire brands and models (limited only by speed and load ratings as well as physical clearances to other parts of course).  Since very few seem to have taken that route, I have to assume the typical CVO owner would rather keep the stock CVO wheels and put up with the limited availability of tires. 

Jerry

[2k]

Damn...I guess I'll wait for JEEP to start making tires.....

CVODON doesn't argue well......he's right---you're wrong---end of story.

[OBB]

CVODON doesn't argue well......he's right---you're wrong---end of story.

But he does do it frequently...

[North Star]

I just confirmed that Metzeler now makes the Ultra 888 Marathon tire in the proper size and load rating- 180/55 B 18 M/C 80H REINF TL

Hmm, I wonder which is less likely to cup- the Metzeler or the Dunlop AE?

[CJB2011]

As I've noted many times in the past, the main factor has always been Harley's choice of a rim size that limits the choice of tires to the ones they conveniently had Dunlop design to fit the rim and with Harley molded into the sidewall.  In other words, setting up a little monopoly.  Now we are finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, with Dunlop just releasing their American Elite version of the Harley tire and Metzler soon to do the same.  But for those who want something different, or different sizes, there has always been the ability to buy different size rims and then choose from a wide assortment of tire brands and models (limited only by speed and load ratings as well as physical clearances to other parts of course).  Since very few seem to have taken that route, I have to assume the typical CVO owner would rather keep the stock CVO wheels and put up with the limited availability of tires. 

Jerry

I hope to install the new American Elite within the next few weeks on my bike. I'll keep you up dated on how it preforms.
Thanks