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Will a 140/80-17 metzeler ME880 marathon rear tire fit my bike. xs1100e 1978. Do not want to buy one and it not fit. Help please!!!! thanks.
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Any 130/90-17 will fit. There are only a select few 140/90-17's that will for and it must be without raised white lettering. I can't say for sure if thay tire will fit but I would say its a gamble that you are more likely to lose at...Nathan
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I have a 140/90/16 inch on my 80 XS1100SG special. Its a Dunlop Elite II with raised white lettering. The rubber is like a 16th of an inch from the swing arm but does not touch.Comment
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The lower profile tire he's looking at might fit better than a 140/90. It really depends on the tire. I have that tire on my XS11, but in the 130 size.The glorious rays of the rising sun exist only to create shadows in which doom may hide.
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I sort of skimmed across the number and missed that it was an 80 rather than the 90. Either way its a gamble.Nathan
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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Nope, won't fit....Originally posted by boatdoctor View Post
Metzler doesn't show actual tire dimensions on their site, but a Dunlop in that size shows as about 5.65" wide; I'm reasonably sure that the Metzler will be very close to that (give or take .05"). The maximum 'safe' tire width you can fit is 5.4"; maybe 5.5" if you're lucky in how deep the 'relief' in the drive tube is.
In a 17" tire, the largest available tire that will fit is a 130/90-17. Nobody makes a 140/90-17, and the lower aspect ratio models are all too wide....Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
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