tire size and high temp paint

BiffTirkle · Posted: January 27, 2008, 6:33 pm Post subject: tire size and high temp paint

ive read this around here before, but id like to know the widest rear and front tire you can put on a bike with stock wheels and sprockets.

ive been told a 140 is the widest without modification.

someone told me that you can put a 150 but you have to shave part of the tread, which is something i will not do

also, whats the best high temp paint to use on cylinders and pipes?

Finksies

Just painted my topend and I used BBq paint from Ace the local hardware shop. Used it before and it works great, make sure to degrease the engine before.

xsleo

i have the front end off a75 right here and measures about 135 mm between the lower fork tubes. a 130 would go in there if everything was perfect. a 120 would give more room, a fender would not fit with either. i have the swing arm off a 79, i have a 140 tire setting here, it will fit in between the arms a 150 might fit but if it would it may hit chain, i have heard of people trimming the edge of the tread a little to get a tire to fit. the part of the tire you would trim would be at the edge of the tread, you could take may be a 1/4 inch off the edge without effecting the tire much. you couldn't lean the bike over far enough to use this part of the tread. somthing would drag first. i've leaned a 75 over till things drag and still left 1/2 inch of tread not used. if you do trim the edge i think you might want to mount the tire , out it on the bike to see how much you need to take off then take the wheel/ tire, mount into a truing stand or something to support it. spin the tire, while its spinning use a grinding wheel touching lighly to the edge of tire so you take off a small amount all the way around, until you get it to fit the bike. alot easier and cheaper than rebuilding a swingarm. bbq paint works good, it may not hold up as well as vht paint but is cheap to touchup

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