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    rear tires

    Hey folks:

    Will a 150/70-16 (I think that is what I just traded for) fit a bike (80' GS1100E) that is listed as using a 4.5H-17. I have a 16" rear wheel to put the 150/70 on......but I'm am concerned that it will be too wide for the swing arm and rear brake brace. WILL IT RUB OR WILL IT WORK??

    Thanks for any input.
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    Originally posted by dtkid
    Hey folks:

    Will a 150/70-16 (I think that is what I just traded for) fit a bike (80' GS1100E) that is listed as using a 4.5H-17. I have a 16" rear wheel to put the 150/70 on......but I'm am concerned that it will be too wide for the swing arm and rear brake brace. WILL IT RUB OR WILL IT WORK??

    Thanks for any input.
    A 16" wheel and a 17" tire won't work.
    The tire will not mount on the rim, it's the wrong size.
    16" wheel needs a 16" tire
    Keith
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    2015Triumph Trophy SE

    Ever notice you never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist office?

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      #3
      My guess is that it won't fit the only way is to try it... Another caution IS THE RIM wide enough for the tire

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        #4
        You need at least a 3" wheel to put the 150 on. Anything narrower is going to pinch the sidewalls down and give you a really screwed up profile and a small contact patch. The lower the profile the more critical rim width is.

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          #5
          Here is a tire size guide.

          http://www.dropbears.com/u/utilities/tyrerim.htm

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            #6
            I have an 83 1100E that I have removed the stock 17" rear rim and installed a 16" rear rim from an 1100L. I have a 140 tire mounted on the stock swingarm.
            It clears the swingarm by about 3/16" of an inch. I think a 150 would scuff the swingarm. Also, as Billy said, there is concern about the profile and mounting that wide a tire on a 3" rim (which is what the 16" L model rim width is). I would not put a 150 width tire on a 3" rim. A 140 width is pushing it.

            Earl



            Originally posted by dtkid
            Hey folks:

            Will a 150/70-16 (I think that is what I just traded for) fit a bike (80' GS1100E) that is listed as using a 4.5H-17. I have a 16" rear wheel to put the 150/70 on......but I'm am concerned that it will be too wide for the swing arm and rear brake brace. WILL IT RUB OR WILL IT WORK??

            Thanks for any input.
            Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

            I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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              #7
              Thanks Folks:

              I won't waste my time mounting the wide 16" tire. I'm glad to know that a 3" rim is required because I will be using a 2.75 rim that came off of a GS750L. So....it appears that I better stay with the 130 width.

              Thanks for saving me the hassel of "a lesson learned" thru "failure of desired results".

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