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Originally Posted by Kenny
How many of you guys have ever noticed how small the rear tire looks on a 1500 classic? I mean,its a 150/80/16 and its the size that comes on the bike,but to me it looks too small and narrow under the fender on the vulcan classic 1500! My other bike is a 03 Honda Shadow Ace Classic 750,just half the size of my 1500 classic and has a bigger rear tire than the 1500 that fills up the space under the fender! I have been looking and studying this thing,and there appears to be about a 1/2 inch or so between the swing arm and the tire on each side. So what other size could i go to bigger, that would'nt rub the swing arm and be a good fit without problems? Thanks,from someone who hates that little bitty rear tire that comes on the 03 1500 Vulcan Classic!!!!!!
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150/80/16?? That's a front tire for a nomad or 2000 =P
Go too wide and you mess up the cornering capabilites. Go to a few tire manufactures websites and they list tire by rim size. Measure the width of your rim go from there. I doubt one size up will make much of a difference.
Going from a 150/80 to a 160/80 would drop the rear of the bike a small amount due to the shorter sidewall. Hopefully some 1500 tire swapping fools will be along shortly
