tire fitment

[cruzn57]

gen 1 VR

standard rear tire size is 140/90/16.

will 150/80/16 fit? slightly wider, but slightly shorter,

I don't have measurements for either. and wondered if swing arm would

accommodate larger tire?

 

Hey, I put larger tires on my cars! LOL

[MiCarl]

Besides the swing arm you also have to get the tire in past the drive hub. As I recall it's a pretty tight fit with the stock tire. Although I suppose you could pull the final drive to get it in/out.

[frankd]

I 'had' to buy a bigger tire one time, and it did fit. We had a trip planned and on the day before we were scheduled to meet our friends, I noticed a nail in my Avon. I called all of the local shops, and about 30 miles away, a Yammie dealer told me he had a Dunlop in stock. I drove up and they mounted the tire. When I got home, I went to roll the tire into the bike, and it was wider than the distance between the drive hub and the right side of the swing arm. When I checked the size on the side of the tire, I noticed that it was a 150, but I don't remember the aspect ratio. It was a Dunlop 591 Harley tire. It appeared to only be a little wider, so I let the air out of the tire and then it would fit. I installed the axle and pumped the tire back up. I had room on both sides of the swing arm, but it was pretty tight. The tire only lasted 10-12Kmiles and I went back to a correctly sized Avon when it wore out.

[cruzn57]

was looking at the new Michelin, and it comes in a variety of sizes.