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Message started by Tekumseh on 03/14/07 at 09:59:45

Title: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Tekumseh on 03/14/07 at 09:59:45

Will 150/80-15" tires fit my 89 Savage?

Just ordered tires, but the back tire was in wrong size...
140/80-15" is the original size.

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Paladin on 03/14/07 at 10:55:23

What brand/model tire? Different manufacturers build the same size tire in different sizes.

The rear wheel of the Savage is 2.75" wide. Tire manufacturers should have an on-line listing of their tires, with height and width, as mounted on a specified rim width. For the 140/90-15's that rim width is 3.00 or 3.50 -- meaning that the Savage's rim is a tad narrower than optimal.

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/14/07 at 10:57:32

The only thing that I know is that a wider tire tends to rub on fender rail bolts on the left side...especially if the saddle bag supports are mounted.

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Tekumseh on 03/14/07 at 14:21:40

Paladin wrote:

What brand/model tire? Different manufacturers build the same size tire in different sizes.

I've got 140/90/15" on now, and that works fine. But it's worn out, so I need to change.

The type is Dunlop K555.

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by allan on 03/14/07 at 15:00:33

I have a 150/90/15 on back of ls400 chain drive took saddlebag supports off to stop rubbing now no problems

allan

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Paladin on 03/14/07 at 16:46:19

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_category.asp?id=8#tire41

Dunlop K555 rear, 150/80-15 TT, 3" rim, diameter: 24.65" width: 6.3"

I have a 140/90-15 D404 on Thumper. Rated on a 3.5" rim, diameter 24.73", width 5.85"

Diameter is no problem. Width is 0.45" greater, a hair under a quarter inch each side. Close enough to at least give it a try. You can likely remove anything that rubs. (You were planning on a Bobber, right?)

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/14/07 at 20:59:43

Paladin wrote:

(You were planning on a Bobber, right?)

As good a reason as any :o

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Tekumseh on 03/15/07 at 11:18:15

Paladin wrote:

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_category.asp?id=8#tire41
You were planning on a Bobber, right?

No, I think I had to go up a few more inches then. No my Savage is pure original.

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by rocksavage on 03/16/07 at 05:30:51

I am trying to find a replacement as well..Stock is hard to find..I found this site to be helful...

http://www.foreven.com/motorcycles/Tyres/SuSavage.htm

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by Paladin on 03/16/07 at 09:27:46

that foreven.com site doesn't list the Maxxis tire (WhiteWalls!), and under "Manufacturers' Recomendations" they *claim* that Dunlop recomends the K591 Elite. However, at http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/fitmentguide.asp (http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/fitmentguide.asp) Dunlop actually recomends the D404.

While it looks like he went to a bit of trouble, he did not list the actual size of the tire as mounted on a rim. With the same Nominal (such as 140/90-15) size tire there is *considerable* variation between manufacturers. One brand of 140/90 may fit fine while another will rub. Most manufacturers do list the mounted size as on a recomended rim. Unfortunately, it is a 3.00 or a 3.50 rim, not our 2.75" wide rim.

Title: Re: Will 150/80-15" tires fit?
Post by justin_o_guy on 03/16/07 at 11:11:27

I use the Maxxiss Promaxx Street. Sticky, cheap & lasts long enough to feel like I got good service for my $$. No chikkin strip on the rear.