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rbert
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« on: April 30, 2015, 07:50:47 PM »
a friend of mine has a BMW r1200rt. No one in the BMW world talks about running a car tire like us Valk riders do. Is there any reason why he couldn't run a car tire. If he could, would anyone know the size?
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2015, 02:20:28 AM »
Sure if you can find one that fits but what that size is I havent a clue.
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2015, 04:38:42 AM »
Go to a dark side website that is non bike specific and they can help with sizes. Can't Google for you at moment.
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2015, 04:41:50 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2015, 07:42:11 AM »
Quote from: rbert on April 30, 2015, 07:50:47 PM
a friend of mine has a BMW r1200rt. No one in the BMW world talks about running a car tire like us Valk riders do. Is there any reason why he couldn't run a car tire. If he could, would anyone know the size?

I think one of the major reasons is the size of the rear wheel.  The R1200RT has a 17" rear wheel. There aren't too many car tires in 17".  Let alone high performance radials. That will fit in the space designed for a 180/55/17.

Valks, and a few others, use a 16" wheel and gives you lots more choices.  Most 17" rims are designed for truck or pick-ups and 225 is considered a narrow tire.
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