I screwed up.front tire 75 Z1B

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I screwed up.front tire 75 Z1B

15 Jan 2009 16:04
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I made a mistake and ordered a Metzeler lazertec in 3.50x19 instead of a 3.25
It seems to be plenty of room to mount it but i worry about the wheel being to narrow for it and having weird handling.
What do you think?
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Re: I screwed up.front tire 75 Z1B

15 Jan 2009 16:33
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I think you'll be OK.
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Re: I screwed up.front tire 75 Z1B

15 Jan 2009 16:40
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watch the clearance inside your fender.skipper76 did the same thing on his 900 and required a bit of carefull massaging the lip inside the fender with a wooden dowel to roll it over a little to allow for clearance as the tire warmed up.B)
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Re: I screwed up.front tire 75 Z1B

15 Jan 2009 17:58
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don't panic it will all work out it is only 1/4 of an inch wider so an extra 1/8th on each side and actually less if you figure in the curvature of the tire when installed.
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Re: I screwed up.front tire 75 Z1B

15 Jan 2009 19:04
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Most guys run a 100/90-19 on the front that is close to a 3.50 in width and never a problem. I applaud you for wanting to run inch size tires instead of the metrics, much better choice.
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