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biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/12/2007 6:47:32 PM

kgrahams1

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can i fit a 180 on the stock rim w/ no rubbing or no?
it's got the 160 on there stock. i'd like to go w/ a 180/55/17

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/12/2007 8:05:15 PM

bindelsf2

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do a search i know there are at least 10 topics with the same thing...

no you cant.. you need a F3 rim then you can go 180..

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/12/2007 8:07:11 PM

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ok.. how about a 170? can i go one size wider or do i have to stick w/ a 160

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/12/2007 8:42:47 PM

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like the good man said, do a search.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/12/2007 11:14:48 PM

bmg velocity

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You might get a 170 on there...but by the time you make the tire pofile fit the rim...you are essentially using a 160...all over again.

Maybe less.

Stick to the 160's...they are plenty fat...especially for a 600.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 1:00:31 AM

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well they're hard to find on ebay. if someone had one on here i could snag off em i'd just do that.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 1:10:17 AM

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no do a search on this site...

http://www.cbrforum.com/searchpro.asp?phrase=rear+tire&author=&forumid=13&topicreply=both&message=body&timeframe=%3E&timefilter=0&language=single&top=300&criteria=AND&minRank=0&sortMethod=r&submitbutton=+OK+

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 2:33:18 AM

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You know I had a tire so bald you could see the tread all the way around it. And the tread was the thick spots

Anyways, I was way way low on funds and found a guy that had a tire sitting around the shop he said he would mount and balance for 40. after i got there and he put it on we figured out that it was a 180/60-17. So he gave it to me for 20 and i have been on it for a week or so now. I read up on here about the "dont turn sharp" stuff

, and it is really doing ok i guess. dont get me wrong next payday im going 170, but hey when ur poow ur poow right. Actually since i took the tire guard off it fills in the rear nicelly. my 160 made the a$$ end look narrow

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 7:09:33 AM

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Not everythng has to look like Orange County Chopper..and you have a slightly older bike...with an inch thinner rear tire...

No big deal man...

Performance first...then make it pretty...

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 7:48:13 PM

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Ya' I purchased my f2 w/ a 170 already on it.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 10:19:40 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: slidejunky6

Ya' I purchased my f2 w/ a 170 already on it.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/13/2007 10:48:09 PM

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so everyone thinks a 160 then huh?

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/14/2007 4:44:33 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: kgrahams1

so everyone thinks a 160 then huh?

Nope...just me.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/14/2007 7:29:02 AM

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I am with you BMG....the bike was designed for a 160...more specifically the rim was designed for a 160. But an F2 is a light bike. I have never felt the need for a larger tire performance-wise. Maybe it would look cooler with a fatter rear tire, but I don't think it's worth changing the tire profile and reducing the tire's performance and wear-resistance. That's where I weigh in.

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RE: biggest tire on rear f2 - 5/19/2007 3:26:44 PM

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yes you can put a 180 on a stock F2 rim i have a 180 / 50 on my stock F2 rim right now

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