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#104568 imenraged (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 33 200 tire/5.5" rim 4 Months, 1 Week ago   I want to put a 200 tire on a 5.5" rim on the roadie. Do I have to modify the swingarm? And if so, what mods do I need to do? Not worried about a rear fender right now, just the swingarm mods. AJ   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #104572 Musky (Moderator) Doc took Grams beer Moderator Posts: 13210 Re:200 tire/5.5" rim 4 Months, 1 Week ago   I haven't done it so can't give you first hand info but look in the tech articles. There's 1 or 2 articles in there about fat tire mods.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #104594 imenraged (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 33 Re:200 tire/5.5" rim 4 Months, 1 Week ago   Tried that. Those only cover grinding the subframe on the fender, which I don't have, and putting a larger tire on the stock rim, which I do not want to do. Also has anyone tried a Warrior wheel on the Roadie?   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/07/29 23:37 By imenraged.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #104711 ROTOPILOT (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 87 Re:200 tire/5.5 4 Months ago   imenraged wrote: I want to put a 200 tire on a 5.5" rim on the roadie. Do I have to modify the swingarm? And if so, what mods do I need to do? Not worried about a rear fender right now, just the swingarm mods. AJ I did a lot of research on this because I wanted to do the same... I found that up to a 200 tire on a 5.5 rim there is not much that needs to be done. It depends on the brand of tire you will run. For example: An Avon 200mm tire is not as wide as a Michelin 200mm tire. I know...go figure! The biggest mod that might need to be done is the brake caliper bracket will need to be ground down or possibly changed. This is not a major mod...   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #104726 Gram (Admin) Musky took my beer! Admin Posts: 2434 Re:200 tire/5.5 4 Months ago   ROTOPILOT wrote: imenraged wrote: I want to put a 200 tire on a 5.5" rim on the roadie. Do I have to modify the swingarm? And if so, what mods do I need to do? Not worried about a rear fender right now, just the swingarm mods. AJ I did a lot of research on this because I wanted to do the same... I found that up to a 200 tire on a 5.5 rim there is not much that needs to be done. It depends on the brand of tire you will run. For example: An Avon 200mm tire is not as wide as a Michelin 200mm tire. I know...go figure! The biggest mod that might need to be done is the brake caliper bracket will need to be ground down or possibly changed. This is not a major mod... Agreed, if you no longer have the fender subframe (I think you just said you don't). You should be able to grind down the brake boss enough to clear the tire. If you go wider than a 200 there is more to do.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #104738 imenraged (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 33 Re:200 tire/5.5" rim 4 Months ago   Thanks for the info. I did some measuring last night and figured with the measurements, everything would fit. By brake boss or brake caliper bracket, you are talking about the mount on the swing arm wear the rear brake attaches, correct? AJ   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #104745 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 10810 Re:200 tire/5.5" rim 4 Months ago   Yes ... that's it ..... and NO it will not fit without mods. I have a 180 ME880 on a 5.5" rim. I had to grind the brake mount on the frame until it was even with the brake stay. I wave 3 mm max between my tire and the brake stay. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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