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changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim (Read 3915 times)

tophased Ex Member	changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim 18.11.12 at 01:08:02 hi guys since i have changed my front wheels to spokes ( ex xs650) I have now decided to maybe go from 19 it an 18 1.85 front I have questions re handling and tyre availability any help would be great J
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hornschorsch TR1 Board Extraterrestrial Member Posts: 2869 Gender: Bike: TR1, SR500, XJ650-Turbo, RD350-YPVS, R[DG]500	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #1 - 18.11.12 at 11:18:07 Handling depends on what you like. I have changed my front wheel to 18 inch and i love it, Sepp says that a 19 inch front wheel is better for the TR1. Tyres are no problem, the best tyre for the TR1 ever, the BT45, is available in 18 inch too. Bye, Georg
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Mr.Frost TR1 Board Senior Member Posts: 332 Gender: Bike: Yamaha TR1, BMW K100LT	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #2 - 18.11.12 at 11:48:17 Very nice bike! From witch bike is the exhaust?
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Max TR1 Board God Member Posts: 577 Gender: Bike: Tr1	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #3 - 18.11.12 at 12:36:57 Nice I Like the Exhaust.

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kdemery TR1 Board Senior Member Posts: 397 Gender: Bike: TR1 & Vincent Rapide	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #4 - 02.12.12 at 18:25:09 Hello J I went for the XS650 hubs and spokes on my bike too. I was advised to go for the 18inch rims at the front. I am really glad I did as the handling is very tight and responsive. I ended up with 18x2.5 rims at the front and 18x4.25 at the rear. I have had BT45's on my TR1 before and they are very good but with my rim choice I couldn't get a BT45 set to match. I settled on the Avon Roadrider simpy because I could match the tyres to the rims. I have seen bad comments about the Roadriders but I have found them to be as good as the BT45's. Regards Kevin

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hornschorsch TR1 Board Extraterrestrial Member Posts: 2869 Gender: Bike: TR1, SR500, XJ650-Turbo, RD350-YPVS, R[DG]500	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #5 - 03.12.12 at 10:14:44 Ouch. Be careful with the roadsliders if the road is wet or cold... Gruss, Georg
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Sepp TR1 Board Extraterrestrial Member TRi onli !!! Posts: 1569 Gender: Bike: Jede Menge TRi's	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #6 - 03.12.12 at 18:55:01 hey Schorsch, in great britain they have no rain and it isnt cold....................... for this rims the best tyres in the moment are the Dunlop Roadsmart 2 or the Conti road attack 2.
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kdemery TR1 Board Senior Member Posts: 397 Gender: Bike: TR1 & Vincent Rapide	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #7 - 14.12.12 at 09:39:37 We live on a warm island in the gulf stream so hardly ever get cold or rain .............. I have already fitted the 'Roadsliders' so too late to change now. But thanks for the info. Having said that I have not come off the bike yet and not found problems with grip. But. I do try to avoid the cold and wet when riding my bike. I have a 150 tyre fitted at the rear. I am thinking of increasing the width of the rear rim to 5 1/2 inch and fitting a 170mm tyre. I have checked and the Bridgestone do a BT56 that will fit front and rear. What is your opinion of the BT56, are they as good as the BT45? Thank you Kevin

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tophased Ex Member	Re: changing the front to 18' 1.85 rim Reply #8 - 15.12.12 at 00:03:46 interesting differences between the 18' and 19' front greetings Sepp what would you regard was the difference between the 19' and 18 " front and why you prefer the 19 " im using Metzeler Lazertec's at the moment but the bike isnt on the road yet i still have to complete some top end engine mods any body else using the lazertecs ? re the exhaust ,its a custom 2 into 1 ,made by an engineer friend who originally owned the bike he calculated the best muffler size for best low end power
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