1999 vulcan classic

im wanting to put car tire on my bike,has anyone done this to this year bike?and can it be done on my spoke rim?if so what size tire would i need my tire size is 160x80x16and how would i seal rim thanks for your help

I have a '98 Vulcan 1500A. The stock rear tire is a 150/80-15. I've heard of people installing up to a 170/80-15 without any rubbing issues. I've been planing on turning to the Darkside as well. With that in mind, I've looked around a bit to see what might be available to fit our bikes. I don't have a lot of info on these tires, so bear that in mind.

Kumo Power Star - 165/80-15
B.F. Goodrich Radial T/A - 155/80-15

These were both listed as optional tire sizes for early '00s Mini Coopers. I haven't checked for 16" options (which would pertain to your bike), but you may want to look and see if there was a 16" option on the Mini. Their tires are small enough that they might fit the bill.

I'm still looking around a bit to see what else is out there. I've had friends who have spoken very well of Kumo tires, and I've run the Goodrich Radial T/As personally (on a car instead of a bike). Right now, I've still got a few miles left on my Metzlers...so it may be a while before I make the change. I'll post an update when I find more info, and when I make the change.

Hey you guys check-out this link [ http://darkside.nwff.info/OEM2DS.htm ] it should answer any ?'s about size CT you should need, wish I would have seen it before I put my CT on my 1600, put a 205/65-16 and its a too close to the drive tube (not rubbing or anything) but it is close, looks B A D though and rides awesome! Hope this helps. [GOOSE]

I have a 99 as well and taking a look at changing over. So would like to get info I can. Someone said you had to do something special if you have spoke rims. Have you heard anything like that? Thanks for any info.

I'd put a 175/75/16 on that one. I just put a 185/75/16 on my 03 Nomad, and had to massage things a bit. A lot of guys are running 195/60 or 65/16's, just remember the speedo and rpm's will be off. That's a big part of the reason I switched. The taller tire just feels better on the Nomad than the 60 series did. I put 12000 miles on that 60 and it still looked new when I took it off. But the 75 series just seems better, not to mention correcting the speedo and bringing the rpm's down on the highay.

MT