Tire width on Featherbed Swingarm?
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ashman said:
I thought that the 4.00 tire was about the same size as the 100/90. I just measured the difference and the 4.00 - 18 is a half inch wider than the 100/90 19 that is on my Commando. I really have zero room. I'd probably be ok if the chainguard mount wasn't there, but it is too close. The 4.00 tire is actually 4.6 inches wide...
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4.00 - 18 Avon is the Factory recommended size....according to my original Norton owners manual. My rear tire is de- mounted now, so I cannot give you a measurement.
My original and 1st and 2nd replacement Avon 4.00 - 18 had a wide flat profile.
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My original and 1st and 2nd replacement Avon 4.00 - 18 had a wide flat profile.
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texasSlick said:
Yeah, a 4.00 - 18 should fit. -And should probably be 4" wide. But the Roadrider is 4.6 inches wide which is entirely too wide for the Featherbed swingarm. the only way I could get it to fit is to grind off the chainguard mount (which is what the tire rubs against).
Hey John,
I ran a 110/90 18 on my Atlas for a while, and it's entirely too wide. The clearance is basically none, and it would rub on one side just the slightest bit once the tire got hot. I'd get rid of that wider tire, and stick with a 100/90 19. That's the proper fit.
The Avon website gives the actual width of their tires. For instance, I think the 110 is actually 116 in their measurements, so it's misleading.
You'll be bummed if you leave that wide tire on.
And you don't need a wide tire like that for it to handle great.
If I was you, I'd use a 100/90 19 Avon Roadrider Universal. Plenty of clearance, matches the front, looks great and handles perfectly. And I can attest to that after running different sizes and different widths, both on my Atlas, and my old Commando.
Do yourself a favor and just make the switch. You'll save a lot of headache and trial and error.
Jeff
I ran a 110/90 18 on my Atlas for a while, and it's entirely too wide. The clearance is basically none, and it would rub on one side just the slightest bit once the tire got hot. I'd get rid of that wider tire, and stick with a 100/90 19. That's the proper fit.
The Avon website gives the actual width of their tires. For instance, I think the 110 is actually 116 in their measurements, so it's misleading.
You'll be bummed if you leave that wide tire on.
And you don't need a wide tire like that for it to handle great.
If I was you, I'd use a 100/90 19 Avon Roadrider Universal. Plenty of clearance, matches the front, looks great and handles perfectly. And I can attest to that after running different sizes and different widths, both on my Atlas, and my old Commando.
Do yourself a favor and just make the switch. You'll save a lot of headache and trial and error.
Jeff
It would be sacrilege to hank off the chain guard mount, just to fit a tire that's the wrong size anyway. Certainly tires are available that will fit without making such drastic modifications to an original swing arm. They're too rare to monkey them up like that, for quite literally no reason at all.
Collectively, we should all be preserving original bits at all cost.
Collectively, we should all be preserving original bits at all cost.
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wilkey113 said:
+1
I try to make mods in a way that can be reversed.
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I have 3 swing arms and 2 Featherbeds, 1 Wideline and 1 Slimline, I run 19" wheels on my Wideline and the old 410 KD1s fit well in my swing arm with plenty of room to spare, as for the chain gaurd lugs are easy to replace if I went that way and caferacers look better without a chain gaurd in my opinion.
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