I had a shop do that for me once - and between my relative
inexperience and the wider tire I found that the 450 wanted to 'stand
up' in the middle of corners.
I also found that due to the incorrect size, I got increased
wear on the tire since it bulged in the middle.
IMHO - go with the stock size - someone at Honda knew your
bike better than the tire guy :-)
-Joey
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's a common practice for motorcycle tire guys to try and sell you a tire
> that's "10 over". Both will fit on the same rim, the idea is that the 140 is
> 10mm wider than the 130 and will give you more traction. It will also
> increase the diameter a little bit. Personally I prefer sticking with the
> stock size on my bike. You should be able to switch back to 130 with no
> issue.
>
> -Kyle
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I need a rear tire on my 1986 Nighthawk 450 The specks on the
>> computer say it takes a 130/90-16 But the tire on the bike is a
>> 140/90-16. Now, The 130/90-16 is much cheaper to buy.
>> Can I go back to the 130 with no problems and use the same rim.? Or
>> has there been a change made and I should use the 14/90-16 thanks for
>> the help. Fred
>>
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