tyre info - The Harley-Davidson Riders Club Great Britain

**Dazza** · #1 01-11-2009, 03:10 PM

Hi, gonna put a Heritage wheel in the front of my train..need a low profile tyre..the tyre that seems right is a AVON AZARO..130.70.16..I don't know the width of a Heritage tyre..I know how to work out the wall size etc, but all I see is a figure that don't mean to much to me..any help appreciated

spinlondon · #2 01-11-2009, 05:31 PM

Are you having the wheel re-spoked?
The Heritage wheel is dished, but the Night train one isn't.
You either need to get the wheel re-spoked, or you will need new axel spacers, and will also have to space out the brake caliper.
What mudguard are you going to use?
If you use a Fat Boy or Heritage, then 130/90 Venom will fit. You will also need spacers on this.
If you are going to use a custom job, you may be able to use a 150.
Using these tyre sizes, you won't have to lower the rear.

**Dazza** · #3 01-11-2009, 06:20 PM

Hi Spinlondon thanks for the info..the 130 bit was the info I was after. The set up so far is 18" x 200 back wheel, running a Mettzler 200,50 gotta stick with that wall size for road speed. lowered 2" front and rear. I don't like the 21" Measured the Heritage hub and the 21"hub identical width at 160mm,disc fits, axle etc. was expecting caliper/hub spacers etc. So I will get a Cobra on the rear, wrong wall size on a Venom, and a 70 wall tyre on the front, possibly the Azaro don't want a fat tyre. I worked out that the front end overall will drop between 3 and 4 inches..worry about the fender when the time comes. bit of a suck it an see

thanks for the info

**Dazza** · #4 07-11-2009, 05:03 PM

Got the Azaro fitted..Spinlondon was right an I knew there would be a spacer issue..had to move the wheel n caliper over 5mm. Had some spacers just had to size them. Never had the material for the caliper spacers so I will make em next week at work. So made do with some washers..had to go for a ride..just to get the sticky label off

only did 20 mls tho

So spinlondon thanks for your help..get a Cobra for the rear next and a fender for the front

So I'm lookin.....

**patrick** · #5 07-11-2009, 10:37 PM

lookin good dave - how does it ride?

**Dazza** · #6 08-11-2009, 06:38 PM

Definitely not as twitchy over shite roads Pat

went out again today..til the rain started..don't mind gettin wet but can't scrub the tyre in, so a waste of time

just gonna see how the mileage goes n how it compares with venoms and the 21" mettzler...Tyre works on Blackbirds,blades n'busa's soooo speed aint an issue

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