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PostPosted: September 19, 2009, 10:04 pm    Post subject: guys running harley rear wheel

ok im running a 88-99 sotail rear wheel on my hrdtailed bober.Heres my question the rim i got was a 16" by 4.5" wide wheel and what i wanna know is the tire size i can run on the rim with out hitting the chain and al that bs
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PostPosted: September 20, 2009, 8:03 am    Post subject: Re: guys running harley rear wheel

I believe a 140 is as wide as you can go.
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PostPosted: September 20, 2009, 9:56 am    Post subject: Re: guys running harley rear wheel

You may have to have the chain adjusters maxed out to get a 140 in there, anyone out there running a 140 on stock swing arm? Im interested to know also.
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PostPosted: September 20, 2009, 9:53 pm    Post subject: Re: guys running harley rear wheel

I have a MU90-16 which is a 140/90-16.
I had to run the tire back, and use an angle grinder on the edges to get it to not rub on the swing arm, cut out the chain guard, bend the brake strut.
Not worth it on a stock bike. Except it was a freebie.
On a hard tail that can run a wide tire use what ever you want, there are people that sell an offset front sprocket to run wider tires. Some fit inside the left side cover, some need the cover spaced out.

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