Biggest Tires that fit on my Bike? Newb Needs Help

First, i apologize for asking sooooo many questions, but my service manual hasnt gotten here yet and i dont know when it will...

I have an 83 KZ 1100 shaft drive and i want to know how big of tires can i put on it, front and back, i want the biggest size possible on both....also what tires do you guys suggest? it will be all paved roads, no gravel travel

with stockrims id say go 130 on rear and 110 on front.tire brands opens a big can of worms ill stay away from!:laugh:

haha ok thanks for the input so far....what about a good place to buy them??

oh and what are the other numbers i need?? sorry i have no clue, but when lookin up tires there are 3 numbers
example: 130/90 15

Get up on www.DennisKirk.com and enter your bike...different brands in your tires sizes will result from searches. Anything over US$100.00 is free shipping and their prices are very reasonable.

thanks for the link McDroid but they only have one set of tires for my bike there. This is the look i want for the tires....doesnt have to be white wall, but i wouldnt mind it

I have put a 140/90-16 on the rear of my '82 KZ650 CSR. The standard size is 130/90-16. The tire fits just fine, but with only about 5 to 8 mm clearance on each side of the swingarm. Chain clearance is OK. Centerstand is also about like the swingarm in clearance. Diameter is no problem.

The tire is a Dunlop Elite 3. Now if some other brand or model were to be made at the outer edge of the sizing tolerance, it might be too large. Therefore I hesitate to say that any and all size 140 tires would fit. I took a chance and it worked out.

Hubs only accept certain tire widths before they get dangerous. Ya don't want to squeeze a big wide tire on too small a rim, it distorts the tire. If you want that look you should be looking for new rims too. Also as was said they have to fit between forks and swingarm. For that look I believe you are looking at some $$$ and heavy fabrication. Not impossible but .......... be advised it is an aesthetic mod and does affect handling adversely by adding centrifugal effect and unsprung weight. Might not matter to you but it is a consideration.

right, i just want the biggest that i can fit on my stock set up, ill be blasting and repainting the wheels, and both tires need to be replaced.

On my 83 kz1100, i have 16 inch rims front and back right? Please correct me if im wrong....id go out and check them but im about 250 miles away right now. Thanks guys

This is a tire i found that looks good....i think ill try and go 140/90-16 if i have 16 inch rim in the back, not sure what ill do for a front tire yet
www.bikebandit.com/product/3617

im guessing you have 19" on front

Locozuna wrote:

Hubs only accept certain tire widths before they get dangerous. Ya don't want to squeeze a big wide tire on too small a rim, it distorts the tire. If you want that look you should be looking for new rims too. Also as was said they have to fit between forks and swingarm. For that look I believe you are looking at some $$$ and heavy fabrication. Not impossible but .......... be advised it is an aesthetic mod and does affect handling adversely by adding centrifugal effect and unsprung weight. Might not matter to you but it is a consideration.

He has a shafty so new rims are out. Go with a 130 in the rear and you a 100 in the front. A 110 might not fit.

mox369 wrote:

haha ok thanks for the input so far....what about a good place to buy them??

oh and what are the other numbers i need?? sorry i have no clue, but when lookin up tires there are 3 numbers
example: 130/90 15

The numbers are like a car tire. The 130 is the width in cm, the 90 is the percentage of the width for the height of the sidewall and the last number is the rim diameter.

mox369 wrote:

right, i just want the biggest that i can fit on my stock set up, ill be blasting and repainting the wheels, and both tires need to be replaced.

On my 83 kz1100, i have 16 inch rims front and back right? Please correct me if im wrong....id go out and check them but im about 250 miles away right now. Thanks guys

This is a tire i found that looks good....i think ill try and go 140/90-16 if i have 16 inch rim in the back, not sure what ill do for a front tire yet
www.bikebandit.com/product/3617

If you have a stock '83 shaft, then you have a 19" front and a 16" rear.