Rgv wheel conversion, can I fit a 160 tyre?

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Rgv wheel conversion, can I fit a 160 tyre?

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As above, can I fit a 160 tyre on an Rgv wheel into a Kr-1s swingarm?
(I've just been offered some cheap tyres)

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I think elf had a 5" dymag rim running a 160 but it was tight, I'll wait for him to confirm this
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Post by Luders »

MJ runs a 160 on his race bike, with a 5" dymag. It's a tight fit and he had to put a bend in the rear brake brace, to give clearance on the tyre.
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Post by JanBros »

depends from tire to tire I would recon. I believe most off them will fit, but they are not all the same width, so some might not fit.

In my SV-project, I have a 160/60 tire, but that 's on a Bandit400 wheel and that's only 4.00
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Out of interest, why do you want to fit an RGV wheel?
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For a better choice of tyres, it is one of the few 17" wheels that fit in a kr-1s without too much work (just spacers).
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Post by Luders »

I thought that was why. I was thinking of doing the same until MJ pointed out that Dunlop were doing Alpha 10s
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