Dave wrote on Yesterday at 04:29:13:Zepp wrote on 10/21/26 at 18:32:08:I did get a 150/80 bridgestone as a rear tire! Becuse there was no 140/80!
There are folks who modify the fender bolts and jam a 150/80 tire on the bike - the current fad for the visual look of a huge back tire is there goal.
The tire is really just too big for the Savage and it's 30 HP - the extra weight and width will make the bike slower to accelerate and also reduce the cornering ability.....a 150 tire is just to wide for the stock 2.5" wide rim.
I had a 110/80 on the rear of my Cafe bike for a while.....it looked pretty skinny but handled just fine. It proved that you don't need to have a wide tire on a Savage.
Im totaly on your side, but it was my workshop that put on the 150/80 and it havent hit any nuts yet! And then, who knows if you have 150/140/130.. only you self, nobody els care! The same with cornering ability, Im not that fast cornering guy.. and this bike isnt buildt to be a racing bike, its a cruiser.. the type of riding style I like!
And then mayby my Bridgestone Exedra Max tyres is cruiser tyres? They actualy have groves.. you know, if the road is wet! :'(