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Whats the biggest tire I can put on the factory rear wheel with out little or no mods?
Rear wheel
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cool thanks :thumb:.... i guess the other question would be, is there a front wheel that should go with it...or is the factory one fine?
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I changed my front tire to Avon also at same time, but just because I changed both front and rear wheels to Performance Machine Wheels also. No need to change front tire though. I ran the Avon 240 on my stock rear rim with the stock Bridgestone on thr front for 1000 miles or so with no problems. Son has my old Avon 240 on rear of his Stryker now with his stock front Bridgestone and he has no complaints either.
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Ok sweet, appreciate the help!
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You will most likely have to trim the inside of the lower belt guard, I did.
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Yep but it only takes a few seconds to do. It will be easy to see If the lower guard is touching the larger tire...if so clearance it slightly with a dremel and you're good to go.
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I cut into the guard about 1/4", even with the front of the tire and cut off a 1/4" of the angled portion that rises up also...
(does that even make sense?)
I used a sharp hacksaw blade made for fine cut metals and then sanded the edge smooth with a block... Looks like it was supposed to be that way.
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Coming from a Honda 750, Kawasaki 900 Vulcan, and now a new Striker, I notice that in low rpm , the Striker seems to fight itself and want to jerk. Seems like you can't relax in lower gears and have to down shift too often to keep rpms high to eliminate this problem. I love the bike on the highway, lot of power. The problem seems to be at low speed. Is this the nature of the beast, or does the bike have a problem? Thanks Sam
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Mine does the same. I notice it mostly in 2nd. I have heard that the Stryker is meant to run higher in rpm's.
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Yes, and Yes!
Search some keywords like hesitation, 30 tooth pulley, surging, etc and you'll see some fixes for the problem.
They DO like higher RPMs though.
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It's a fighter plane, not a 49 mercury- HEHEHE
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Mine's the same, I just let those rpm's run a little higher than on previous bikes I've had and she's a lot less jerky. I find that when turning on this bike it's either in first or second gear whereas on the Vulcan 900 it would do it in 3rd gear with no issue. So don't be afraid to sift her down and let her run up a bit on the revs as she seems to be built for that.
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Not to do with rear tire but... I do also have this problem. Thought I was just too big for it! I just don't up shift "in town" as much and ride a little slower. OR I haul ass and don't worry about it. Either way.
we all love the 240's.
we need to talk about it all the time LOL
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Why are the Avons so popular tho??? I mean I have read countless people saying that they are waiting to get their 240 Avon, bla bla bla Avon, this and that Avon... Bla bla, bla. Lol I got myself a 240 Dunlop for $100 bucks less than what the Avon cost. I need somebody to tell me why Avon, and not some other brand like Dunlop for example!!
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I got a Metzler 240 & love it. The Avon craze is just the sheep following the sheep
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The avon's are a "sticker" rubber. I have them on my suzuki 800 and they grip really nice. Some say cause they are sticker they dont last as long, but I have over 7k on mine. I'm switching the rear today but the front looks new. Some people on here use them cause they have lowered there bikes and the avon is a inch or so smaller in dia. than other tires giving them a little more room so they don't bottom out.
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