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Buellish
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 02:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The guy who has my old Yellow Jacket Pearl S2 had no experience with modern motorcycles when he became a Buell owner and he has ridden it very little since he's had it.I found out today that he was in the local HD shop a couple of years ago when they were having a tire sale and he picked up a pair of Dunlop's for later use.
The problem is they sold him a 160/60-17 for the rear and told him it would work fine.Now correct me if I'm wrong,but doesn't a 160 take a 4.5" rim width?
And has anyone ever mounted a 160 and run it on a 5" rim?
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Sifo
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 03:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Should be fine. http://www.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/gs/Motorcycle_ Rim_Width_Tire_Size_Chart.pdf
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Buellish
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 03:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Tom,that's a handy thing to have,bookmarked!
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Zac4mac
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Too bad they essentially stopped at 170 wide.
XB and later have 180 then 190 for the rear.

I believe, good possibility of being wrong, 1125s were 5.5 with a 180/55ZR17 and the EBRs are 6 in. hub-less, running a 190/55ZR17.

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Pwnzor
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My concern would be with the age of the tires rather than the size...
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Skntpig
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 03:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have ran a 160 on a 5.5" PM tuber wheel. The stock size was 170. IIRC the stock size for a 5" tuber wheel was 160. The 160 handled just fine at peg and kickstand dragging lean angles.
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Buellish
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 04:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've owned eight tubers with 5" rims and all took a 170/60-17.
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