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Post  duelxer Tue May 12, 2009 6:02 pm

Would this be a good choice of tire for a 1300 retro

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Post  twin1300 Wed May 13, 2009 7:39 am

duelxer wrote:Would this be a good choice of tire for a 1300 retro

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WOW....that one fine looking tire. Try it and let me know. What size were you thinking of...205/65 or 205/70????


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Post  duelxer Wed May 13, 2009 9:32 am

After taking a closer look I wonder if the tread pattern on the edge of the tire would cause a rougher ride
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Post  twin1300 Wed May 13, 2009 9:53 am

duelxer wrote:After taking a closer look I wonder if the tread pattern on the edge of the tire would cause a rougher ride

NO way! I am running a snow and rain tire and you wouldn't know unless I told you. Plus my wife thinks it the best riding tire we have ever put on our ride!


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Post  jedishon Wed May 13, 2009 11:14 am

Looks like it would handle the rain great. Let us know what size you go with, and the bead with of the tire........ Good luck.

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Post  duelxer Wed May 13, 2009 10:18 pm

jedishon wrote:Looks like it would handle the rain great. Let us know what size you go with, and the bead with of the tire........ Good luck.

Jerry

Do I have to worry about bead width...?????
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Post  Blue57 Thu May 14, 2009 1:32 pm

Reading the description, I bet that would be a great tire.

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Post  jedishon Thu May 14, 2009 4:08 pm

You would ideally like to be less than 1" wider then the rim its mounting on. Obviously the closer it is to actual rim width the easier it is to seat the bead. Going with a tire that was designed for a 7" wide rim will never fit on a 4" wide rim.

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