Jpich85 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I recently bought some new tyres for my build and I just went ahead a bought the same size that were currently on the bike from the previous owner, the rear was a 180 and after having a closer look there isn’t a lot of clearance between the edge on the tyre and the chain, it must of been ridden like that and I rode it for a few days before I rip it apart. i just wanted to ask if the 180 is the standard tyre size and if not is it ok to run it or does anyone on here run a 180 on there’s? cheers Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 they came from the factory with a 170 rear tyre. 5,5" rim can take a 180 tyre. I've had 180's on mine for as long as I can remember. And depending on the tyre manufacturer, 180's vary in width from 175 to 185. Quote Link to comment
dupersunc Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Always run 180/60s on mine. The chain just brushes the tyre,the torque arm needed a tweek too. Never had an issue though. Quote Link to comment
MeanBean49 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, dupersunc said: Always run 180/60s on mine. The chain just brushes the tyre,the torque arm needed a tweek too. Never had an issue though. Helps remove the bobbles from the edges Quote Link to comment
Jpich85 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Cheers everyone, I’ll roll with 180 then, what sort of clearance is acceptable with the chain so close to the tyre? Would it cause any safety issues? Quote Link to comment
banoffee Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Ran 180 Bridgestones on my 750L with no problems at all. Quote Link to comment
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