Should your front tire be bigger than the rear???

[Montreux_Blue]

Reminds me of a "big wheel".

[BlackD1114]

That looks pretty rediculous if you ask me. I guess I don't know why somone would use a 200 series tire on the front.

[Bigfoot]

Wonder what that would do to the handling of the bike?

[Cobia]

Bigger up front???

Only if it's front wheel drive...!!!

[DJinNH]

...or maybe if your rear tire needs air.

Don

[tarzan]

My Victory has 18" tires front and back and it handles well.
But I think the wide on front may make turning a little tough.
It reminds me of those tw200's.My boss broke his leg on one last year when the front end wash out on him.

[GNEPIG]

Reminds me of a "big wheel".
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Ahh yes the Bigwheel, I had one of those when I was a kid. I loved it and remember being on it all of the time. I literally rode the wheels off the thing. Still tryin to figure out how to make an XS11 powered big wheel.

[fredintoon]

Tradition

Hi Jeremy,
the first photo exaggerates and the second don't show the writing on the tires but I'd suppose that the front & rear tires are actually the same size?
They all used to be that way. 3.50-19 front & back for any pre-war Britbike bigger than a 250. It's tradition!
And besides, what with that bike's rigid frame and a fork angle extreme enough that the forks will flex before they telescope, those fat tires are the only suspension the rider has.
Just like bikes were built 100 years ago.
Tradition again, eh?

[oseaghdha]

Big Wheel

[DGXSER]

Personal opinion of course, but I think the fat front tire is U-G-L-Y!!!

[wa407mpp]

Looks like a ballerina wearing combat boots

[Montreux_Blue]

Hi Jeremy,
the first photo exaggerates and the second don't show the writing on the tires but I'd suppose that the front & rear tires are actually the same size?
They all used to be that way. 3.50-19 front & back for any pre-war Britbike bigger than a 250. It's tradition!
And besides, what with that bike's rigid frame and a fork angle extreme enough that the forks will flex before they telescope, those fat tires are the only suspension the rider has.
Just like bikes were built 100 years ago.
Tradition again, eh?

But there is a difference between classy....

and trashy.... just my opinion.

[MaximPhil]

In the " Classy" triumph picture above you can see the front tires were quite square, the rounded took until the 70' to arrive and today's triangular shape makes so much sense why did it take so long?
Phil

[andysutt]

While I don't like the big tire look in the first bike, I wouldn't call it trashy.

I like it better than the older bike posted.

The huge bike w/ the chain drive looks stupid, and unsafe if you were to ride it. chain would eat your ankle right off. lol

[xs11lover]

I agree, the fat tire bike looks nice, but the big tire would have to go. Not that I don't love old Brit bikes cuz I do.
And my Big wheel got stollen, some people have no class!