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Sandblast
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 09:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have heard you can and I have heard you cant, I dont want to hurt anything but I already have the tire waiting to be mounted(thanks Jerry)... Has this issue been settled?

(Message edited by sandblast on November 12, 2004)
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Daves
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 09:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You can.
I ran 180 tires on the cast wheel on the X1 I rode for 2 summers.
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Gearhead
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 09:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Like Dave said.

I ran a 180 tire on my M2 for at least that long, ran a few track days and Battletrax on it as well. Looked great, worked great.
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Sandblast
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 09:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks, for responding so quick and with the answer I wanted to boot!
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 07:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

yes, and you're welcome. : )
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Reepicheep
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 09:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I believe my 2000 M2 came from the factory with a 180.
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Bluzm2
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 10:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Bill,
Mine came with 170/60 D205's
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Sfarson
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My '02 M2 has 180's. No probs.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 01:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mine was supposed too according to the manual, but the seller swore up and down that it had original rubber, and the wear was exactly right for the 3000 miles the bike showed on the odometer, and the tires on it were D205 180's.
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Kelly
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 01:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

...and the tires on it were D205 180's.

It must have handled like crap
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Buells Rule!
(Dyna in disguise)

Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 01:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

170's are stock, 180's will fit just fine & wont really affect your handling to any degree that you would notice it
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Djkaplan
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 03:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I used a D207 180 on my cast 5" wheel and wasn't very pleased with the profile. The shoulders of the tire where squeezed up and looked like it may have been compromising the contact patch with the bike at hard lean angles. The 180 will physically fit, but Dunlop recommends a 5 1/2" wide wheel for optimum performance.
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Kelly
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 10:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The key is that he said the TIRES were 180's. C'mon, you're slipping in your old age.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 08:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

; ) Gotit. Kind of an Exile cycles M2, huh?

The replacement for the original rear was a 180 as well, so the bike did have a pair of 180's, just not simultaneously ; )
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Rotchcrocket51
Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 09:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a 1999 M-2 with stock wheels. For trackdays I use 180 size Dunlop 208 GP's at 30 psi. I haven't had any problems.
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Ray_maines
Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

On both ends?
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Rotchcrocket51
Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 04:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Oh sure Ray...That would look like one of those Yamaha big tire bikes but I don't think it would turn in too well. I use a 180 rear and a 120 front. The profile probably is more rounded than it would be on a wider rim. My RC-51 came with a 190 rear but I run a 180 208 GP on that also. The rear tire on the RC will be worn all the way to the edge with rubber rolled up. So that 180 is running with a shallower profile, I am guessing. The race tires on the Buell never show wear all the way to the edge, like the RC's because (I am guessing) they are more rounded, being mounted on a rim that was designed for the 170. I always run 30 psi on both ends of both bikes (for trackdays). NESBA has a great deal on Pirelli Diablo Corsas. In fact, I earned a free set by doing 15 trackdays with them this season. The Diablos are supposed to be great street or trackday tires. Once again, I will be using 180's on the rear of both bikes.
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