I notice a recent post on shinko 712 reviews but am wondering. My supplier here in Canada does not list a 110/90/17 or 120/90/17 for my 79 GS850 but there is a 130/90/17 and before I ordered just wanted to make sure that a 130 is not too wide? Anyone used a 130/90/17 on the rear of their early gs850? Thanks in advance, did a search and couldn't find a definitive answer.
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130/90-17 on the rear and 100/90-19 on the front will be PERFECT.
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The 130 is the practical maximum for the 850 in 17", as the swingarm is just too narrow at that point for anything else.
I don't think anyone fitted anything other than the 130, unless they wanted to keep it totally stock.
Rather amusingly, the factory tyre of 4.50 equates to a 115 section, which is a bit on the skinny side even back then.Dave
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I have the same set up as Steve suggests with no problems. The clearance for the 130 at the swingarm is just about as small as you would want it.
I seem to recall someone fitting something which was nominally wider. Don't know what happened there but a lot of the time if you take two 130s from different builders the widths will not be exactly the same.97 R1100R
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I had a nominal 140 in there at one point, but it was obviously at the lower end of the tolerance for that width. I bought it before I knew that normally a 140 from most makers wouldn't actually work, but got away with it.
Annoyingly, there's plenty of space, just not on the left side.Dave
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Thanks all I will go ahead with the 130 for the rear. Have read good reviews on the shinkos and this will be a low mile bike anyway. Tires will likely get old before worn out. Appreciate the info.Comment
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This is the setup I use too. Works great. I really like the feel of all the Shinko tyres I've used so far....1980 GS1000G - Sold
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