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    Rim width/ max tire

    What is the widest rear tire I can sensibly use on a 17"X 4.5" rim without changing its profile? Swingarm clearance is not an issue.

    #2
    What wheel are you using.

    Most 160's are made to work with 4.5" wheels pretty well.

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      #3
      The Michelin Pilot Powers in a 170 say they will go on a 4.5" rim as will some others but I think the preferred is 5".

      160 is the normal size for a 4.5" rim.

      I have a 170 running on a 5.5" rim with no problems (clearance is an issue so I can't get to a 180)
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        #4
        The wheel is from a 1994 GSXR1000

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          #5
          Originally posted by gregr View Post
          The wheel is from a 1994 GSXR1000

          94 GSXR1000??? Are you sure?

          a 95 GSXR 1100 would have a 5.5"x17" wheel with 180/55-17 as the standard tire size.

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            #6
            ^yep.

            Only 17X4.5" wheels in 1994, that I know of, were Bandit 400 and I think GSXR400...from suzuki anyway.

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              #7
              OK, I was going by what the Seller said. Whatever it is it is a Suzuki 17" x 4.5 wheel. Cast aluminum 3-spoke Chrome rim edge and white paint. 5-bolt rotor and sprocket.
              Thanks to all who replied. I continue to stand in awe of the knowledge this group displays

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                #8
                Do you have a link or a picture of it?

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                  #9
                  That's more than likely and '88 or '89 wheel. The date of manufacture is cast into the wheel. The month and year are somewhere on the wheel.

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