Radials

[Redbone]

Thanks Rusty, but my nearest Lowes/ Home Depot is 1.5 hrs away. I have a few resources locally that I can find a suitable spacer.
I run a 200/55-18 on the rear Carrozzeria but I have a braced 3" over swingarm from Sean, no clearance problems. Here is a picture, albeit not the greatest shot, but there is about 2 quarters width clearance there. The fat tire wouldnt alow me to get a good angle with the camera.

 

[Rusty McNeil]

Thanks Rusty, but my nearest Lowes/ Home Depot is 1.5 hrs away. I have a few resources locally that I can find a suitable spacer.
I run a 200/55-18 on the rear Carrozzeria but I have a braced 3" over swingarm from Sean, no clearance problems. Here is a picture, albeit not the greatest shot, but there is about 2 quarters width clearance there. The fat tire wouldnt alow me to get a good angle with the camera.

If you have any difficulty finding what you need let me know I can pick some up and mail them to you.
Mine ended up like this.

 

[srk468]

What 200/55-18 are you guys running? I've got a Shinko Verge 200/50-18 on my Kosman (heavy as hell) and its almost exactly the size of the 170 Shinko bias ply I took off but I love the Shinko Verge I've got on there, hooks hard and considering how hard I've beat it this year its been wearing well... It's a replacement tire for a gen 2 Vmax...

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[Redbone]

I'm running the Shinko Verge as well. I haven't put 200 miles on my new setup yet but what riding I have done they seem pretty grippy.

 

[Redbone]

If you have any difficulty finding what you need let me know I can pick some up and mail them to you.
Mine ended up like this.

Looks good RustyI I should be ok, I appreciate the offer though.

 

[gamorg02]

120/70 was way too big for a factory rim. you really need a 3.5" rim for that tire. i recently fitted a 130/70 up front on a cazz wheel (18x3.5") and it fits good as well.

our stock wheels are like a 1.85" or something so a 110 is pushing it. battlax 016 in 110 form are on sale for like $85 from bikebandit.. my brother just got one and its ready to be mounted.

too much to consider for recommendations on rear, depends on offset and such.

 

[m-cman]

Think the front is 2.15". I put the 110/80-18 radial on mine as I felt the 120/70-18 just wouldnt fit properly. Also it is even shorter than the 110/80. Wish someone made a 110/90-18 radial!! :bang head:

 

[gamorg02]

Think the front is 2.15". I put the 110/80-18 radial on mine as I felt the 120/70-18 just wouldnt fit properly. Also it is even shorter than the 110/80. Wish someone made a 110/90-18 radial!! :bang head:

i very well could be mistaken. for some reason i thought the venture front is 2.15 and ours is 1.85. either way, much too narrow for a 120 tire.

 

[Saint]

Based on the tire size calculator sites out there, I think 180 60 17 is about as close to stock as it gets. Its -0.5% shorter in height, but there are only a couple of tires in that size. Does anyone have an opinion on Pirelli Night Dragons? seems they were designed for power cruisers, and come in a 60 profile which the other brands only have 180 55 17. Other than that, a 190 55 17 comes close to stock, but like others have said, a 190 isnt meant for a 5.5inch wide wheel

 

[one2dmax]

Most 190's will fit just fine on a 5.5", we've also fit 200's on our 5.5" 18" Carr wheels without and problems or adverse handling.

 

[Saint]

I'm curious, what would make one brand fit but not the next if they are both 190's?

 

[Rusty McNeil]

I'm curious, what would make one brand fit but not the next if they are both 190's?

There's more variance than you might suspect between mfgr's even when same size

 

[Diablotin]

Most 190's will fit just fine on a 5.5", we've also fit 200's on our 5.5" 18" Carr wheels without and problems or adverse handling.

200 on a 5,5", isn't it too much squeezing the tire?
I run a 190/50 on one but wondering if the 200 would cup funny, like what a 120 can do on a stock wheel.

 

[one2dmax]

Not sure. It works fine on all the ones I have sold and on my personal bike. See those recent pics in FB for what it looks like. They are tall tires so the sidewall is more forgiving.

Sean