Type E Rear Tire Size

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Type E Rear Tire Size

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My Type E has a 1.85" back rim, narrower than the Type H rim. Any Type E owners running a tire larger than 100/100 x 18? I'm trying to decide if I want to replace the rim.
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Measure the dimensions inside the swingarm. I have seen several chewed up chain splash guards on eBay from a "too wide" rear tire.
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rungrandpa wrote:My Type E has a 1.85" back rim, narrower than the Type H rim. Any Type E owners running a tire larger than 100/100 x 18? I'm trying to decide if I want to replace the rim.
i have a 110/90/18 I dong know if that helps


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I always ran a 110/100-18 on the rear of my E series bike. Not sure if the E and H series share the same rim but I run 120/100-18's on the H series.
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1995+ and KDX250 are 2.15 rear rim
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I just ordered a 100/100 Shinko 505 cheater - we'll see how that works.
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I'm running a 110/100/18 tractionator on a stock rim on my E-series. Fits without issue other than rubbing the plastic mud guard here and there- it doesn't rub bad enough that I doubt I'll take the time to mess with/trim the plastic.
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