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Post  Steve-O Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:43 pm

What tires are you guys running on your VLX? I bought a used one for my daughter and it needs a new back tire. Looking for a narrow tire similar in size to the stock tire.
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Post  Otis56 Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:45 pm

kumho 165/80/15
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Post  lj birdman Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:16 am

im running a 195\65\15 on an 02 shadow with plenty of room
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Post  Otis56 Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:38 am

there is room for the 195,,however the op asked about a ct that is most similar to the stock tire, and the 165 is it. I'd like the 195 too, but now on my 2nd 165, I'm real comfortable.
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Post  lj birdman Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:26 pm

so the 165 is skinnier and taller or Question just asking too many tire sizes to choose from banghd
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Post  lj birdman Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:31 pm

hey otis i see your foot pegs have been draggin assfoult thumbup yea c ts r so cool thumbup
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Post  Otis56 Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:13 am

From what I learned here, the 165/80/15 is as near to the stock size mc tire as you're going to find. It's only about a 2lb difference, and about 2mm thinner than the stock tire, but the mounting on the mc rim tends to spread the tire out a little more, thus the appearance that it's wider.Height wise it's about the same.
I put my 1st ct on my vlx back in 11/08. At that time I was the only known vlx darksider. I've got about 25,000 miles since, and yeah, both pegs get scraped.


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