82 kz750 tire width?

I hate skinny tires, and this bike has a 110 (I think). I had a 120 on the 80 kz250. Anyway, it looks like I could go to maybe a 130 or maybe even a little bigger, but I'm not sure the rim is wide enough for a bigger tire like that. Anyone out there know? Anyone out there riding a wider tire on a stock kz750 rim?

~Clutch

I am pretty sure that 130 is the largest size you can fit on there due to chain clearance and swing arm size!

The rear tire on my 80 750/4 is a 120/90 - 18 65H Bridgestone Spitfire.

I cant remember what's on the front

i had a 130 on the rear no probs with stock wheels.

kano wrote:

i had a 130 on the rear no probs with stock wheels.

Awesome...much better than what's on there now (just wish it wasn't a brand spanking new tire with the paint marks still on it)! Was it a 130/90 or something other than 90?

I'm pretty sure if it's a 18" wheel it's only a 2.15" wide wheel. Even if a 6" wide tire would fit between the swingarm, it won't mount correctly to a 2.15" wheel. A 120/90 is pushing it to about the limit of the stock wheel, a 130 would be too large for the wheel. That's not to say guys haven't done it, it just goofs up the intended profile of the tire. I'll agree a 110/90 is not right too as the 4.00-18 looks much better, or a 120/90 for the wider choice.

RonKZ650 wrote:

I'm pretty sure if it's a 18" wheel it's only a 2.15" wide wheel. Even if a 6" wide tire would fit between the swingarm, it won't mount correctly to a 2.15" wheel. A 120/90 is pushing it to about the limit of the stock wheel, a 130 would be too large for the wheel. That's not to say guys haven't done it, it just goofs up the intended profile of the tire. I'll agree a 110/90 is not right too as the 4.00-18 looks much better, or a 120/90 for the wider choice.

I checked after posting, I do have the 4.00-18, was just guessing it was a 110 because it did not look as wide as the 120 on the 250