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jbrough7 Ex Member	140/80-15 tires replacement?? 10/23/05 at 18:33:44 I'm trying to find a rear tire on ebay for my savage but the size is pretty rare. Will something else fit? There are lots of 140/90-15's out there or will something else do? Thanks a lot, guys and gals in the suzuki clan.
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #1 - 10/24/05 at 05:12:51 On my 1993 the 140/90 fits without any problem. Greetz Kropatchek
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Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement??
Reply #2 - 10/24/05 at 05:52:44

I have one on mine but it initially caused some rubbing on the left side of the tire with the bolts holding the side chrome and saddlebag supports on. Raising the shocks to their highest setting reduced it and removing the saddlebag supports stopped it. I also replaced the bolts with mushroom-head allen bolts to increase the space. Since I've replaced my shocks with longer ones, there is no issue. It all depends on whether you use the saddlebag supports and the weight on the shocks, I'd guess.

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jbrough7 Ex Member	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #3 - 10/24/05 at 06:23:41 Thanks for the help, guys. I wonder if my big fat rear end is enough to make the new tire rub??
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #4 - 10/24/05 at 09:05:10 200 lbs made mine rub.
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Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement??
Reply #5 - 10/24/05 at 10:32:19

I have a 140/90 15 tire and it required several modifications to fit. One of them is having to ride on the stiffest shock setting which I don't like. Others have no issues with the higher tire, so I think it depends on which brand of tire you end up buying. I replaced a similar sized Metzler which has a flat profile yet a smaller tread area than the Dunlop I installed which had a tread block that molded into the sidewall and had a round profile. Similar sized tires, but different build characteristics leads to a real conundrum when opting for non recommended tires.

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #6 - 10/24/05 at 10:48:54 Mine is the Dunlop 491 Elite II.
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jbrough7 Ex Member	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #7 - 10/24/05 at 10:50:33 Interesting points but I wonder if I should really listen to a guy with your moniker!!
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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #8 - 10/24/05 at 11:05:35 jbrough7 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10: Interesting points but I wonder if I should really listen to a guy with your moniker!! Ha ha good one. I have been known to ride about on wonky rims.
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jbrough7 Ex Member	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #9 - 10/24/05 at 11:08:39 I appreciate you havin' a sense of 'umour!! (I was afraid you was gonna come and kick my a_______.!!
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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #10 - 10/24/05 at 11:16:38 Yeah, you are only 40 miles away. I could come over and bend your wheels.
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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #11 - 10/24/05 at 11:24:15 Dunlop k-555 is a good replacement, made for the Honda PC800, as lots of tread depth and made to carry the extra weight of the Pacific Coast sport tourer. It is the correct size so doesn't rub but is a little taller I think. Max
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jbrough7 Ex Member	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #12 - 10/24/05 at 11:30:51 I'm just afraid of you running over my legs with one of your funny wheels!
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Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement??
Reply #13 - 10/24/05 at 11:41:15

Max_Morley wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:

Dunlop k-555 is a good replacement, made for the Honda PC800, as lots of tread depth and made to carry the extra weight of the Pacific Coast sport tourer. It is the correct size so doesn't rub but is a little taller I think. Max

The k-555 is going to be my next tire. In the 140/80 size the only other I know of is the Metzler ME880 and I feel they are overpriced.

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jbrough7 Ex Member	Re: 140/80-15 tires replacement?? Reply #14 - 10/24/05 at 11:47:26 Kenda makes a 140/80 if you're interested in 20 year old technology...I think they'll even make it specially out of round to fit your rim!!
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