Anything is possible.But if you're using the stock swingarm...No.You would have to fab a new swingarm or custom frame.Then you need to offset either the whole engine or the final drive pulley/sprocket to clear the tire.I run an IRC Wildflare 150/80 or 90-15 and I have very little clearance between tire,and swingarm,belt.Then there is the issue of fender clearance.
Educatedredneck wrote on 09/04/08 at 22:05:51: Quote:There are very few 150/80-15 tyres available, if any. I commented earlier about how a larger than average, 158mm wide and 137mm high 150/90 Avon fits and in terms of clearance, 155/80 is easier because it is so much lower, as Jack650 told, easy peasy. A 150/90 doesn't handle that well especially when worn flat across the tread. It wants to follow every rut and groove, a pain in the arse in backroads to be honest.
Metzler, Bridgestone and others make 150-80 R15 motorcyle tires, thats why I was asking, by looking at the 140-80 R15 tire that I currently have mounted, there seems to be enough clearance for a 150. Any one disagree.
I took a look what one online tyre dealer has. There are 18 140/90 -15 tyres, 17 150/90 ones and only 3 150/80 tyres so the choice is much more limited. I've run 140/90 and 150/90 rears so based on that 150/80 may have issues with swingarm and/or belt clearance on the left side but should be safe on the front seam. If you have nearly 10mm of space or more in regards to belt and swing arm on the left you should be safe. Every brand is sized actually different so if I told you brand X 150/80 will fit it's not 100% sure brand Y 150/80 would fit exactly the same.
Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/02/08 at 15:22:40:Who in the world gets 20,000 miles out of a rear touring tire on a normal motorcycle? The folks who invented this trick only got 8,000 miles out of a $190 premium motorcycle tire and they are touring bike experts.
Only invention about car tyres on motorcycles is websites about it. There've been bikes with car tyres since motorcycles and cars first came out and Savages have had car tyres before this web forum (or internet).
The 150/90-15 Avon HL30 Elan on my wife's Savage has 2mm of tread after 30500 kms. It will be over 20000 miles before winter. The one before it was ancient Metzeler ME88 which I rode 24000 kms and it wasn't brand new when I bought that bike. The one I replaced recently on my SV - Continental Avenue 150/70-17, 18000 kms with a lot of two up riding plus hard luggage on German Autobahns at 130kph+. The one before it, a similar Avenue, 27000 kms almost without Autobahn and the one before it, Bridgestone BT45 with lots of fast two up riding etc. 21000 kms. I work in Germany 2 to 5 days a week so I ride longish trips (often halfway across Europe and back weekly) at steady speeds and I never use the rear brake. These are not touring tyres and not exactly touring riding but still seriously close to what car tyres on bikes are claimed to achieve and I can (just) get my knee down with the Contis so tyre performance is not a problem. I admit cost would be a factor between car and motorcycle tyres but the rears I've bought recently are about 80 Euros.
Educatedredneck wrote on 09/02/08 at 23:18:13:Ok, I have one question, based on the tire that Jack 650 bought, (size 155-80 R15), a "normal" 150-80 R15 motorcycle tire "should" fit easy peasy as well, right? I would go dark side in a heart beat, but my better half still has intentions of learning to ride and riding the Savage, so I'm gonna hold off on the dark side thing, at least for this bike.
Any comments on the tire size would be appreciated.
There are very few 150/80-15 tyres available, if any. I commented earlier about how a larger than average, 158mm wide and 137mm high 150/90 Avon fits and in terms of clearance, 155/80 is easier because it is so much lower, as Jack650 told, easy peasy. A 150/90 doesn't handle that well especially when worn flat across the tread. It wants to follow every rut and groove, a pain in the arse in backroads to be honest.
I have a slightly oversize tire (150/90-15) and with that, I picked up about a 10% gain in speed to rpm's. So now when the speedo say 55, I'm doing 60.5 -ish. I do notice a difference in 4th and 5th. But to say I'm topped-out at 80.......well I know I can get more than that......but I don't like going that fast anyway. This man don't like getting stopped by the federals.....
and on and on and on ad nausium.
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