Thank you guys, You have made my day. I will go back to the original size and save a bunch of money. I love this forum.:) Fred
On Mar 30, 10:57 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > You would probably do better with the OEM tire size. People have different > opinions on using slightly wider tires. Using a wider tire than stock usually > makes for a rounder profile and increased circumference because the tire is > pinched more. This can make the bike turn in faster, but gives a smaller > contact patch. However if the tire isn't pinched enough then it will be > flatter and turn in slower, but the contact patch will be larger. The real > reason bigger/newer bikes have wide tires is because of their power. They > need the larger contact patch. Your 450 won't have enough power to require a > larger rear tire. It probably has on because the PO thought it looked better. > That's my $0.02 > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:55:52 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] One more problem > > 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
