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Message started by reondadomino on 04/07/11 at 14:24:27

Title: Tires
Post by reondadomino on 04/07/11 at 14:24:27

Would 170/80-15 fit my 95's rear wheel?

Title: Re: Tires
Post by verslagen1 on 04/07/11 at 14:47:26

You can get it on the rim, but it won't clear the belt or fender.

Title: Re: Tires
Post by reondadomino on 04/07/11 at 14:50:22

So I'd need spacers for the belt to fit?

I've already cut down the fender b/c I'm bobbing the bike. Do you mean the diameter of the tire won't fit in the "wheel well", so to speak?

Title: Re: Tires
Post by verslagen1 on 04/07/11 at 22:10:55

The 150 tire sometimes rubs on the bolts that mount the side rails.
If I remember correctly, anything bigger than a 160 tire rubbed on the belt.

Title: Re: Tires
Post by Paladin. on 04/07/11 at 23:29:49

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_tire.asp?id=37

Dunlop D404 tire: 140/90-15 ... 170/80-15
Rim width: . . . . . . . 3.5" ... 4.0" (We have a 2.75" wide rim.)
Diameter: . . . . . . . . 24.73" ... 25.43"
Overall width: . . . . . 5.85" ... 6.71"

Accord to tire manufacturers, our rim is too narrow.

Title: Re: Tires
Post by reondadomino on 04/08/11 at 13:27:27

So I can only run 140/80-15?

Title: Re: Tires
Post by Paladin. on 04/08/11 at 18:42:15

594E44454F4A4F44464245442B0 wrote:

So I can only run 140/80-15?

Not likely! Tires are just guidelines!

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/fitmentguide.asp

Suzuki Model: LS 650 (05-09) - Boulevard S40
Front Rim Size: 2.15x19 Rear Rim Size: 2.75x15

Recommended Front Tire:
Tire : D404 Size : 100/90-19 PSI/Loaded : 33

Recommended Rear Tire:
Tire : D404 Size : 140/90-15 PSI Rear/Loaded : 36

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Title: Re: Tires
Post by RC on 04/08/11 at 20:34:35

I'm running the Pirelli 140/90/15, they fit and work perfectly and even helped to correct the speedo. Never tried anything bigger so don't know how they would fit.

Title: Re: Tires
Post by dasch on 04/12/11 at 03:35:32

I have 160/80R15 on 4'' rim. Initially it rubbed everywhere, so - I needed 4mm spacers on both pulleys, fender had to go, of course, and it still rubbed on rear bolt on muffler bracket. It was kinda hard to see at first, but I had to cut it shorter. Spacers on pulley made the belt cover obsolete too (didn't fit). It had to go.

Anyhow, besides those few required mods, there's still some space left, right and in front of the tire, however... Not much. I will not go wider

Title: Re: Tires
Post by dasch on 04/12/11 at 09:55:06

Here it is:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1302627179