150 80/ 17

[Jim Hyman]

Rich, The front portion (black color) of my rear fender has been worn through on the left side where the flat portion of the fender's flange meets the sub-frame. This happened with 130/80-17 tires (not knobbies). You'll also need to check the clearance of the plastic chain guard near the front of the swingarm. Keep in mind that there can be significant height/width differences with different tire brands when they are inflated. There may also be problems with fender/tire 'bonding' under full suspension compression. I hope you're not planning on leaving the chain guard off. Beware the license plate muncher. Professor A9 Federal Way, WA. [USA] ====================================== --- Rick Adams wrote:

> Dear collective; > > Has any one mounted a 150 80/17 on a KLR? After I > removed the chain guard, I measured 20mm on either > side of the stock 130 80/17. Before I order the > expensive Pirreli MT 90's and mount them, I'd like to > get some opinions. I was considering grinding some of > the metal from the edge of the overlapping plate(not > the welded box secton)on the swingarm to give me more > clearance if necessary. > > Rico > KLR-A14 > 92 'Blade