bobber tire help

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phill cbx
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bobber tire help

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Hi all,
just coming to the final stages of my trike build she is a Honda CBX1000Z 6 cylinder, I have fitted a complete front end of a Honda Blackbird the tire size is a stock 120/70/17 however due to the style im after I need to fit a large style bobber tire on there, what sort of size should I be looking for.
Any help would be great ,
Thanks all

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Post by Kawazuki »

With a std. Blackbird front end (yokes / forks) I think you'll struggle to fit anything much bigger and retain the disks and calipers. Bobbers usually had more spindley girder type forks so had more scope for fat front tyres? Also availability of 'bobber' type tyres in 17" could be a challenge.
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Measure the gap between the fork legs at the narrowest point, probably between the mudguard mounts, then take off 15to 20 MM and that would be the widest tyre you could fit with a minimum clearance, as Kawasaki said you might struggle to find a tyre but you could look at car tyres to see if there is a suitably sized one.

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