GrateFuLDad wrote on 06/24/09 at 16:34:30:put the bridgestone on there...
its wider and rides a little better buttttttttt it looks to be rubbing some on the belt...
the place on the belt is up top under gaurd..
place on tire is rim of tread... its making a smooth black rub place...
now when i feel it there is clearance there but i am thinking with my weight and curves etc it must be rubbing.. i thought i heard a rub today like a low toned noise..? when i laid over a bit to go into a sorta deep turn...
should this wear small bit more or??
i dont want to tear up a new tire or my belt...?
thx in advance
I have a 150/80-15 IRC Wildflare on my rear, no rubbing at all, about 3/8th inch clearance on both sides, the belt side and the brake side. I wonder if your installer put the spacers in wrong?? They are different from left to right. You should not be rubbing the belt at all. Be sure to replace your fender bolts with pan head allen bolts, this will keep the sharp edges away from the tire. You do not have to do all of them, just the ones that COULD come in contact with the tire. You will have to remove the wheel to do this.
It's not hard to take the rear wheel off, I would swap the spacers, or take the bike back to your installer and show him the rubbing area.
He should swap the spacers around for free.
Others on this forum have fitted slightly larger tires with minimal modifications.