Makin progress on the T140 chop

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Comment by Steve Plowman on November 21, 2009 at 12:18pm

yeah, Ive got a set of 18" rear and 19" front wheels sitting, was thinking of putting aset of dirt tyres on for a bit of a change. All the same my other Triumph hardtail runs 130/90x16 front and rear and handles just fine

Comment by Gruesome on November 21, 2009 at 7:45am

I'm going for an 18" rear wheel with a 4.00-18 tyre, things should line up ok then. I prefer one wheel to be directly in line with the other, makes for better handling

Comment by Steve Plowman on November 21, 2009 at 5:50am

yeah this one is offset a wee bit, you can get some clearance using anAvon SM tyre, they are a bit noarrower, thats whats going on this one, the big Avon that is on there just now is about an inch wider but still marked as a 5.00x16.

Comment by Gruesome on November 21, 2009 at 1:52am

Steve, looks good fella. Just a thought...do your front and rear wheels run in line with the 500-16 set up? I had that arrangement on my T140v chop and the rear had to be offset to the right by 3/4" to prevent the chain from scuffing the tyre. The only cure is a narrower rim.