why cant i use radial tires on a stock gs swingarm? too wide?
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Your stock rims aren't wide enough for radials. -
You can, if you can find a radial in a size that fits your wheel width, not one that you can mount, but one that is recommended for your wheel width by the mfg.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Bike are obviously not like cars. If a car gets a little 'squishy' on the sidewalls, it's no problem. If a bike does that, it's all over but the hymn-singing. :shock:
Radials for bikes tend to have very short sidewalls to minimize that 'squishy' sensation that car tires have. In order to properly fit those tires, you need a rim that is much wider than what our GSs came with. Some have fitted wider wheels from Gixxrs and other bikes with success, but it just won't work with stock rims.
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