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i have a stock 2005 750 kat, with a 150 on the back gonna need to replace it soon but want to go wider, how wide can i go with out interfering anything? thanx for your input
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Probably 160 on a stock wheel. .....anything along the lines of a 180 will require mods.sigpicLife throws you curves......enjoy the ones you get when riding.
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Negative, certain 170's are made for the 4.5" rim. Although I do recommend 160.Originally posted by frobotz View Post
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I have a 180 on my 2000 with no modification.Comment
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Trust me, that doesn't mean you should. Just because you can shoe horn a big ass tire on a 4.5" rim doesn't mean you should. I can wear 30" pants, but 32" pants fit a lot better.Originally posted by Blackedout View Post
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Originally posted by arsenic View PostTrust me, that doesn't mean you should. Just because you can shoe horn a big ass tire on a 4.5" rim doesn't mean you should. I can wear 30" pants, but 32" pants fit a lot better.
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is a 180 a bad idea if so why? does the bike not handle right with the wider tire?Originally posted by arsenic View PostTrust me, that doesn't mean you should. Just because you can shoe horn a big ass tire on a 4.5" rim doesn't mean you should. I can wear 30" pants, but 32" pants fit a lot better.Comment
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You have a 4.5" rim. A four and a half inch rim. No 180 tire on the planet is made for a 4.5" rim. In general, putting a tire that's too wide on a rim that's too narrow accomplish the same effect as this:
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With diagram
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ok thanx guys btw this got a little disturbing with the pics lol all in good fun thoComment
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Do a search on wide tire. You'll find plenty. Basically though, a 170 is the widest tire you can safely put on a 4.5" rim and even then it depends on the tire. Put too wide a tire on a rim and you'll distort the tread portion of the tire beyond where it's supposed to go. In addition to creating a tire that has too little tread touching the ground when you're going straight, you may even create a situation where you have less tire in contact with the ground when you're turning than you would have with a narrower tire. (That's bad.)Comment
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I just stuck a 170/60r17 tire on a post rim (4.5") that i got off ebay and swapped it on my pre kat. took alittle work but the only real mods where stretching the swing arm, making a custom spacer, locating a post hub carrier and then modifying the rear brake arm! but it fits like a glove now!!!
You might want to look at the brake arm, 170 barely rubbed, 160 clears. I have a thread in here about post rim clearification with my end results/pics.1990 TURBO Kat 600 G15 hidden turbo 12psi
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I have a 2005 750 Kat fitted with a 170/60 tyre. It looks better, but more importantly for my needs, is more stable and can carry more weight easily - the trade off is it is understandably slightly slower to turn in. Just check that your brand of 170/60 tyre is designed for the 4.5" rim - many are (including Michelin), some aren't. (Funnily enough, most 150/70 tyres are actually designed for a 4' rim.) You really don't want a 180. And my personal preference (contrary to many) is to avoid a 160 because it has a significantly lower profile / smaller diameter. (Even the 170/60 is slightly smaller in diameter than the stock 150/70.) Almost the last thing you need for handling is to lower the rear. Plus, it will throw out your speedo more and make using the centre stand more difficult.
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the rear tire change only affects the post kats and not the pre's. Pre's use a speedo cable driven off the center of the front rim. Tire DIA changes make no affect on the pre's.
Supposidly the 170/60 tire has less contact patch than a 150/70 or 160 tire, but it looks better.
lower profile tire will increase road noise/roughness and lower the rear alittle. But that can be fixed by raising the rear to restore handling etc.1990 TURBO Kat 600 G15 hidden turbo 12psi
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