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  • gregr
    #1

    Rim width/ max tire

    What is the widest rear tire I can sensibly use on a 17"X 4.5" rim without changing its profile? Swingarm clearance is not an issue.
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    • makenzie71
      #2
      What wheel are you using.

      Most 160's are made to work with 4.5" wheels pretty well.

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        • salty_monk
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          #3
          The Michelin Pilot Powers in a 170 say they will go on a 4.5" rim as will some others but I think the preferred is 5".

          160 is the normal size for a 4.5" rim.

          I have a 170 running on a 5.5" rim with no problems (clearance is an issue so I can't get to a 180)
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            • gregr
              #4
              The wheel is from a 1994 GSXR1000

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                • posplayr
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                  #5
                  Originally posted by gregr
                  The wheel is from a 1994 GSXR1000

                  94 GSXR1000??? Are you sure?

                  a 95 GSXR 1100 would have a 5.5"x17" wheel with 180/55-17 as the standard tire size.

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                    • makenzie71
                      #6
                      ^yep.

                      Only 17X4.5" wheels in 1994, that I know of, were Bandit 400 and I think GSXR400...from suzuki anyway.

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                        • gregr
                          #7
                          OK, I was going by what the Seller said. Whatever it is it is a Suzuki 17" x 4.5 wheel. Cast aluminum 3-spoke Chrome rim edge and white paint. 5-bolt rotor and sprocket.
                          Thanks to all who replied. I continue to stand in awe of the knowledge this group displays

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                            • makenzie71
                              #8
                              Do you have a link or a picture of it?

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                                • Billy Ricks
                                  #9
                                  That's more than likely and '88 or '89 wheel. The date of manufacture is cast into the wheel. The month and year are somewhere on the wheel.

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