130 Front Tire

[jaimz]

Btw Mowgoli84, I'm diggin the cat mod you have in the second pic. Do you plan on making some and selling them? ;)

[konarider94]

It looks good.Â* Does a fender fit over it..

did you miss the post where a 150 fits with a fender. if a 120 is stock and a 150 fits im pretty damn sure a 130 will fit with a fender. its less than half an inch difference in width anyway.

[mowgoli84]

Btw Mowgoli84, I'm diggin the cat mod you have in the second pic. Do you plan on making some and selling them?

I am working on inventory of the cat mod. Need a larger blood line of cats, the inbreeding is causing faulty parts.

[buelladdicted]

What tire is that?

[buelladdicted]

Hello, does anyone know what tire that is?

[wifarmboy]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/METZELER-ME8...ec64de&vxp=mtr

I have ran it around for a while now and like it I have been leaning as far as I did before feels pretty solid to me

[buelladdicted]

Thanks

[vtech007]

I just ordered a 150/60ZR17 Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 Hypersport Radial tire for the front of my XB12R. I only do street riding. Not a knee dragger or twisty chaser. So the handling change is no biggy - something I will acclaimate to. Big beefy fat look. Gonna look great with my 200/50ZR17 rear tire. All together gonna also look AWESOME with my other upcoming mods. Will post pics once tire is installed with other mods in place.

[go cytocis]

I just ordered a 150/60ZR17 Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 Hypersport Radial tire for the front of my XB12R.

It's probably a moot point if you're from the 'function follows form' school, but in addition to the cornering characteristics already mentioned, some other things you can expect to be affected:
- more rotating mass will slow acceleration & braking
- more unsprung weight will slow suspension action
- directional tread pattern will be working in the 'opposite' direction on the front than on the rear (I have sometimes seen tires mounted to spin in the opposite direction to counteract this issue)
- you'll end up with a much more pronounced convex crown in the profile of the tire by mounting a 150 on a wheel intended for a 120

Good luck!

[vtech007]

Thank you for the points you raised. Going strictly for the looks. As far as performance, for the style of riding intended, I think we'll be OK. See pics of Turboraven's latest project bike with a 150 front tire:

http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Foru...ors-Projectors

Quite naturally, I accept the first two points you make. But if you would please expound further:

- directional tread pattern will be working in the 'opposite' direction on the front than on the rear (I have sometimes seen tires mounted to spin in the opposite direction to counteract this issue)

Could you explain what you mean by this third point? Obviously both wheels are rotating in the same direction...

And your fourth point:

- you'll end up with a much more pronounced convex crown in the profile of the tire by mounting a 150 on a wheel intended for a 120

I'm really not seeing that pronunciation in the photos Turboraven posted of his 150 front tire.

Either way, I'm going to give it a go - of course hanging on to our standard front tire as a back up if it doesn't work out for us.