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    Maximum tyre sizes for a spoked wheeled GS1000S

    I have found some spoke wheel hubs that will fit my 1979 GS1000S and am about to get the rims laced on. I am undecided on the width rims to get as I wish to get the maximum possible size tyres fitted. I plan to keep with the 19-inch front and 18-inch rear sizes and will also keep the original steel swingarm.

    Can anyone advise me what the maximum size tyres are that I can fit? The tyre size will define which size rims I will use. I am just doing this for looks. the bike will not be ridden hard, and I will keep the original wheels so that the bike can be restored to standard if ever I wish to.

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    just fyi ... you may need a 5mm spacer for the rear brake rotor.
    Or, IIRC if you use the spoke rear wheel with the spacer from the mag wheels it's fine.
    Rijk

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      #3
      Rijko, I'm thinking the spoked hub needs the spacer for the spoked hub and cast needs spacer for cast wheel... like you, if I remember correctly.
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        #4
        Thanks for your responses. I am aware of the spacer but am unsure of the clearance between the tyre and the chain or the chain guard. The spoked rim can be offset fractionally to allow a wider tyre, but I'd prefer not to do this.

        "to do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. Indeed, life is not measured in years alone but in achievement...." Bruce McLaren

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