Stock 1150 Wheels, what tires?

[salty_monk]

What's the tyre options for stock 1150 wheels?

Presuming they are not wide enough for radials?

Dan

[toolman]

i am running 120 80 16 on the front and 130 90 17 on the rear . as far as a wider tire on the rear dont do it the rims are desighned for a spesific size and if you go wider the roundness profile of the tire get screwed up and so dose the handling . i know that front tires are getting hard to find and one day may have to change the front end to somthing more currant.
.....toolman

[rapidray]

Dan, it depends on if you have the early narrow or wider 85/86 wheels. I have a 150 Michelin on the rear on mine but it is 3.5 inches wide. Ray.

[salty_monk]

It's the 3.5" one I think Ray... it would actually be the set you sold to Nessism

What tyre are you running? A Ply or a Radial? Are we talking street or drag?

Dan

[rapidray]

It's a street tire Dan, I will go out & check which exact Michelin it is & if you call me around 8:00 tonight, at 714-356-7845, I'll give you the info. Ray.

[Guest]

stock sizes are for 1984 are....rear 130/90 v17, or 140/80 v17 and on the front 110/90 v16, or 120/80 v16.
I can't tell any difference as i'm always switching brands, but the 80 aspect ration on the front seems to cup quicker.

[salty_monk]

It's got a 140 on there now.. with a 120 on the front. I think both 80's.

Metlzler MESSa on the rear & Metzler ME33 on the front. I'll have to go check the spec exactly.

It looks like the 140 is very close to the torque arm (it's been squashed a little to make room by the looks of it) & the swingarm on the RHS but actually quite a lot of space on the left, weird...

[Guest]

Are you puting them on the 700?

[salty_monk]

You mean the 750

Not Rich's - I just bought another 83 GS750ES for $500. Needs carb work, tyres & is tatty but it runs & pretty good mechanically. 2 owners, last one since 86. 30k miles.

We've poached the fairing for Rich's bike (I prefer the round headlight look anyway) & I am going to play with it....

Question is whether to put an 1150 wheel set on it, (Ed has a set in his garage doing nowt, we think rear is a bolt on, front may need to be machined depending on what I do with the brakes) new rear shock, sort out the fork springs & a brake upgrade or simply switch out the whole front end & put a GSXR rear wheel on it with some radials...

Looks like I could run these radials on the 1150 wheels or roadriders... http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcyc...showtyre&id=18

Dan

[hillsy]

My 84 1150 and 750 had different diameter rear axles, so a wheel swap was not so straightforward.

[Billy Ricks]

My 84 1150 and 750 had different diameter rear axles, so a wheel swap was not so straightforward.

Nothing more than a bearing and bearing support swap needed.