[halgreenlee]

We are prototyping this 240 8.5 inch rear wheel for the Raider. Wheel design matches existing design so that you can use stock front wheel.

 

[NJRaider]

NICE!!!

 

[Guest]

You beat me to it ;D

 

[gc_raider]

And of course, this will come with a 99% discount for us MBF freaks right?????
And who is "We"???
Are other products available?????

GC

 

[halgreenlee]

And of course, this will come with a 99% discount for us MBF freaks right?????
And who is "We"???
Are other products available?????

GC

We are www.directlineparts.com and we are working on a few parts for the Raider. Got the lowering bones working also. Ours should be 1.5 max as any more than that may have a problem with the belt guard.

 

[Mr. T]

Ya planning on chroming that puppy?
When will it be available?
How much?

 

[ao]

i thought you could get a 240 on the stock rim ???

 

[eian31]

Yeah I was reading this thinking the same thig as AO. I have read several posts of people putting a 240 on the stock wheel without any problems??

 

[gc_raider]

So have I.
Hmmm..... I see that there's no mention of the 99% discount on the response.
Hmmmm...

GC

 

[halgreenlee]

You can do what you think is right but its not approved by the tire manufacturer. It causes the tire to get out of shape. Check out this chart with the different rim sizes:

And this article from Sport Rider:

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/tires/146_0206_tire_size/index.html

And this graphic from Sport Rider:

 

[ao]

makes a lot of sense, thanks for the explaination, was jost going off of what some of the other people have posted ;D

 

[eian31]

Good info for sure, I don't think I will do anything right now and let other people try this out for me ;D if they have nadeling or wear problems I'll jump on the new rim if not I am throwin it on the stocker when i scorch this 210 just my 2 cents. Definatley a great looking piece though.

 

[dmnpdfuzz]

Yamaha states that a 230 tire is suitable on the 7.5 stock.

 

[RaiderP90]

I could deal with a 230, that still pretty big.

 

[gc_raider]

I'm just gonna go ahead and go with the 240.
What's 10 more millimeters.

 

[RaiderP90]

You have a good point, but I still want to enjoy the ride. I don't want to feel unsecure with a bigger tire.

 

[eian31]

there was a thread on here where i asked that exact question, and i was told that there is a small diffrence in handeling but looks far outway the negatives. Never tried it yet but that seemed to be the consensus in the other post.

 

[73vette]

That shaping is all relative to tire pressure. Think about it.

 

[eian31]

That shaping is all relative to tire pressure. Think about it.

thats a very good point as well

 

[halgreenlee]

Air pressure doesn't work like that. It exerts an equal force in each area of the tire. The stock rim will cause the oversized tire to change its shapeand cause the sidewalls to curl in to fit the rim.

Do what you want but there is a reason that the tire manufacturers spec out the rim size.