On the fence

[zoom45]

I'm getting close to needing another rear tire. I'm on the fence of getting WWW or going to a rear car tire. I really like the Dunlop tires. Will you guys with a solo set up and WWW please post a picture of your bike? (non-solo with WWW is good too). The more I see the better. Not really sure what CT size I would need on the 1500. I want to keep the rpms the same. It's about 2mph slow on the speedo with 150/80/16.
Thanks,
Zoom45

[Yellow Jacket]

Well if you decide to go with a car tire here are a couple of numbers for you.

Compared to the 150/80-16.

195/60-16: The diameter will be approximately .24" smaller. Revolutions per mile will be 7 more.

195/65-16: The diameter will be approximately .58" larger. Revolutions per mile will be 16 fewer.

These numbers can/will vary slightly from one tire manufacturer to another.

[ballast]

???What's WWW ???

[cactusjack]

???What's WWW ???

Wide White Wall

[ercbf]

???What's WWW ???

Wide White Wall


Huh, and I thought it meant Women Wanting Women. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

(couldn't resist)

[ringadingh]

I like WWW! ;)

[zoom45]

Ring,
Do you ever solo your Nomad?

[ringadingh]

No; I never have, I take passengers from time to time so I leave the seat on. Also I wouldn't be able to manage without the beerbox. Its the handiest thing on the bike.

[jd01]

It's about 2mph slow on the speedo with 150/80/16.

Zoom,
My 2001 carbed 1500's speedometer operates from the front wheel. I'm pretty sure your 2000 does also. Unless you're changing the size of the front tire, I wouldn't suspect the mph reading would change. IMHO.

[zoom45]

Your right (didn't even think about that) but the rpms will change if the tire is a different size. I want to keep gas mileage the same or better (can't get much worse).
Zoom

[macmac]

Ring,
Do you ever solo your Nomad?

I don't get in much solo either. I really like the look, but i really like my bride too. It's a tuff question really... She wins... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[Yellow Jacket]

You might want to consider the Vredestein Comtrac. You can get it in 175/75-16 which is .88" larger diameter or 185/75-16 which is 1.48" larger diameter. Again, both compared to the 150/80-16. Both of these would reduce your rpms and maybe increase your gas mileage.

[AlabamaNomadRider]

I don't understand how any tire regardless of size would increase or decrease gas mileage. The way I see it your speedometer might show you are going more miles than the bike actually has gone. Or you might see the speedometer showing less miles than the bike actually traveled. I would still see the engine getting the same miles per gallon regardless. Educate me on this one please.

[zoom45]

Smaller tire turns faster. This may explain it (for a jeep but the same formula applies)
http://www.jeepfan.com/tech/tirerpmratio.htm

Zoom

[AlabamaNomadRider]

So Bobby, the larger the tire size the less RPM's the engine turns. That would then account for more miles per gallon if the engine has to work less. Am I correct in that asumption?

[Yellow Jacket]

Sort of like an overdrive gear in the transmission.

[dougster]

Ring,
Do you ever solo your Nomad?

I don't get in much solo either. I really like the look, but i really like my bride too. It's a tuff question really... She wins... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Mac, it is pretty obvious to me that it is not that tuff of a question for you. You love your bride, you old softie! (And I think that is pretty cool!) http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[oldbikers]

Bob will all of those size tires work on a 1500 I thought they were limited because of the rim size

[ringadingh]

Some guys have fit a 205 on a 3.5" rim but the clearance is quite close. I think if I was ever to do it Id use the Vredestein 175 size tire. I think the wider tires will increase your rolling resistance and lower your fuel mileage.

[MAS Tequila]

I'm running a Continental 185/75/16 on my 2003 1500 Nomad with the 3.5" rim.

It's a little tall and required a little grinding on the swingarm.

Not going on numbers since the odometer shows less miles traveled, but rather by trips my mileage is up considerably.

I frequently travel from Charlotte to Charleston. Before the current tire I was using 4-6 gallons of gas. Now it's 3.5-4 gallons.

My Continental is 2.76" taller than the Federal I was running.

I would definitely recommend the 175/75/16 for anyone looking to go dark.

MT

[Yellow Jacket]

Bob will all of those size tires work on a 1500 I thought they were limited because of the rim size

The rim should be no issue. Might want to stay with nothing larger in diameter than the 175/75-16 or the 195/65-16.