SuzukiSavage.com - Rear tire selection

DJGCWB YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Houston, TX Gender:	Rear tire selection 12/18/14 at 08:57:08 Will a 150/90-15 rear tire fit a stock 2001 Savage with no problems or modifications needed? Thanks for your help
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #1 - 12/18/14 at 09:10:38 I don't think that a 150/90 will fit without some mods. It is split on people having to do mods (replace bolts) with a 140/90 to keep it from rubbing. Some do and some don't.
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Re: Rear tire selection
Reply #2 - 12/18/14 at 09:14:01

Not usually.Depends on the tire and the bike.I run 150s on all of my bikes.With the stock fender I had to slot the mounting holes about 1/4".The fender was not truly centered.AND use button head bolts in case the tire makes contact with them.One of my builds,Suzuki was off and I had to trim about 1/4 - 1/2" out of the crossbrace on the swingarm.
First pic is the one I had to oval mounting holes.Second is the one I had to trim swingarm.

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DJGCWB YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #3 - 12/18/14 at 09:32:28 Thanks for your relpies. I just found this in the Marketplace section where this tire is for sale and it says it will fit a stock a stock savage... Confused..... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1416856998
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DJGCWB YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #4 - 12/18/14 at 09:34:04 I'm guessing there wouldn't be any problem with running a 140/90-15 rear tire, correct? Thanks again!
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #5 - 12/18/14 at 10:47:40 Other than most people replace the siderail bolts inside the fender with buttonheads.Must be just a little wider.And different brand tires vary in width.
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Re: Rear tire selection
Reply #6 - 12/18/14 at 12:39:33

DJGCWB wrote on 12/18/14 at 10:34:47:

DJGCWB wrote on 12/18/14 at 09:34:04:

I'm guessing there wouldn't be any problem with running a 140/90-15 rear tire, correct?

Thanks again!

Like others have stated, you might or might not have to change the side rail bolts . I put a 140/90 Metzler 880 on my 07 and did not have to change the bolts, others have had to change them

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #7 - 12/18/14 at 13:50:20 I've run both Continental and Michelien 140/90's without modification, they were fitted by tyre shops.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #8 - 12/19/14 at 09:40:58 I just put a Shinko on, 140/90, it rubs on big dips (parking lot exits, for example) might need to button head it
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Re: Rear tire selection
Reply #9 - 12/19/14 at 09:46:24

Demin wrote on 12/18/14 at 09:14:01:

Not usually.Depends on the tire and the bike.I run 150s on all of my bikes.With the stock fender I had to slot the mounting holes about 1/4".The fender was not truly centered.AND use button head bolts in case the tire makes contact with them.One of my builds,Suzuki was off and I had to trim about 1/4 - 1/2" out of the crossbrace on the swingarm.
First pic is the one I had to oval mounting holes.Second is the one I had to trim swingarm.
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where'd ya get that tail / blinker setup man, looks good

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Rear tire selection Reply #10 - 12/19/14 at 12:05:10 Thanx. I made it.Just a Sparto taillight and a set of bullets.Available through about any of the companies JP,Midwest...etc. Inside of the taillight is hollow.Juist drilled holes and bolted the turn signals on.
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