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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5730 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Next rear tire will be a 16" 05/31/18 at 20:52:36 just went mag wheels . No hurry , my current rear tire has 10,000 miles left on it … but … I hope its an easy conversion ? Yes , I got the front one too .
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5730 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #1 - 05/31/18 at 20:57:32 front They're both in the mail . I suspect it will be a project for next winter ?
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1st2know Senior Member Offline Currently between Savages Posts: 295 Seattle, WA Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #2 - 05/31/18 at 21:14:11 Will you be able to keep the belt drive? How will the rear brake connect - will the Savage brake slip in?
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5730 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #3 - 05/31/18 at 21:44:44 I believe the rear brake will "just slip in" . I'm sure I'll have to go to a 130 series tire and that is OK. Yes , I'll keep the belt at all cost . After getting rid of the chain lube and constant adjustment I don't think I could go back to the mess and maintance !
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28760 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #4 - 05/31/18 at 22:25:54 You'll need a disc from a gs450 cut down to match the savage and about 0.28 or 0.32 (I forget which) spacers to align with the caliper.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5730 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #5 - 06/01/18 at 08:02:11 I'll go ahead and start looking for one , , thanks Versey !
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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2191 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #6 - 06/01/18 at 11:24:13 I'll be interested to see how this turns out. Good luck.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28760 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #7 - 06/01/18 at 11:45:38 There's a thread in the tech section for the conversion and another in rsd called whale. The biggest issue I had was getting the right spacers. But I also have spare wheels so if I get a flat or just wear out a tire it's no issue.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10600 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #8 - 06/01/18 at 13:46:07 The rear wheel is easy, the brake does slip right in there, the belt pulley does as well, and the 130/90-16 (Metzler 880) seemed to be essentially the same width as the 140/90-15.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #9 - 06/04/18 at 11:09:46 and you'll need to pick up a 16"tube
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17810 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #10 - 06/04/18 at 17:16:56 batman wrote on 06/04/18 at 11:09:46: and you'll need to pick up a 16"tube I thought this was being done so you don't need any tubes? Why do you believe these rims need tubes?
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badwolf Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' my Lil' Bagger - 153k miles so far Posts: 793 Palm Beach County, FL Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #11 - 06/04/18 at 17:28:18 Mike, I have a disc turned down to the right dia. I used it on mine till I went to a bigger disc and dual piston caliper. I used 2 washers tween the caliper and mount. Let me know if you are interested.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #12 - 06/05/18 at 08:50:54 Dave , the early GS rims (before 1983 , are not tubeless) ,they still required use of a tube. So if your planning to go tubeless rather than just change tire size ,you need to know if the rims come from a bike 83 or newer.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10600 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #13 - 06/05/18 at 09:30:16 Mine did not need a tube...trying to remember what year it is. OK, found the file on it, I've got an '83 rear wheel.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28760 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Next rear tire will be a 16" Reply #14 - 06/05/18 at 11:36:48 I believe the only difference maybe the design of the bead. It maybe the same design, just not DOT certified. On tubeless rims you'll find "tubeless" engraved somewhere.
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