Max rear tire for 03 wide glide
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Max rear tire for 03 wide glide
My tire size now is 150/80B16. Thats the Dunlop factory style tire. How wide can I go without putting on a wide tire kit? I need a new tire, but dont wanna buy one that doesnt fit.
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Lotsa useful information....LOL. I did read you do NOT want to go to a wide tire kit, or convert your bike to a softail, or change to a 17" rim. A rule of thumb is one tire size wider in most cases, without needing a wider rim to correctly fit the tire. Of course there are other clearances that will need to be checked as well. I think I would contact Dunlop on the issue to see what they recommend....If they have an E3 in what you are looking for I would recommend that tire (from experience).
Here is a topic I started on another site....you may want to take what you read here and put it to Dunlop to see how they feel about this too.
http://www.*****************/forums/wh...mix-match.html
Hope this somehow helps...I know how little choice you have when wanting to go (safely) to a tire that is just a little bit noticeably wider, without running into clearance or fittment issues.
Tech23
Here is a topic I started on another site....you may want to take what you read here and put it to Dunlop to see how they feel about this too.
http://www.*****************/forums/wh...mix-match.html
Hope this somehow helps...I know how little choice you have when wanting to go (safely) to a tire that is just a little bit noticeably wider, without running into clearance or fittment issues.
Tech23