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gunshot
12-09-2013, 08:59 PM
Hello everyone, new to the forum just purchased a 2013 vulcan voyger and want to go darkside on it will a 185/55/16 work, I have put almost 100,000 miles on to goldwings and like car tire. TKS in advance
Old Bear
12-09-2013, 09:07 PM
Oh my, let me go get my Kevlar helmet and some popcorn, be right back ... :D
george james
12-09-2013, 09:19 PM
Yes. Have 195 60 on mine.
george james
12-09-2013, 09:36 PM
Oh my, let me go get my Kevlar helmet and some popcorn, be right back ... :D
Maybe they have given up on their worthless cause and:bs:
Top Cat
12-09-2013, 09:46 PM
Maybe they have given up on their worthless cause and:bs:
Who are these "they" you speak off :shrug:
ringadingh
12-09-2013, 09:53 PM
Hello everyone, new to the forum just purchased a 2013 vulcan voyger and want to go darkside on it will a 185/55/16 work, I have put almost 100,000 miles on to goldwings and like car tire. TKS in advance
You won't know until you try it. I don't see why it wouldn't work.
george james
12-09-2013, 10:03 PM
You won't know until you try it. I don't see why it wouldn't work.
What is it that would not let it work if the195 60 does work:shrug:?
george james
12-09-2013, 10:05 PM
Who are these "they" you speak off :shrug:
You know you know......they.......the naysayers.
Tynker
12-09-2013, 10:43 PM
Hello everyone, new to the forum just purchased a 2013 vulcan voyger and want to go darkside on it will a 185/55/16 work, I have put almost 100,000 miles on to goldwings and like car tire. TKS in advance
It will work, BUT, the speedo will be off a lot. Use a 205/60/16. It is the same diameter as the stock tire,and it is what most 1700's run.
Bud2rat
12-10-2013, 05:02 AM
I would go with a slightly taller tire, maybe the 195/60/15 or the 205/60/16. I believe the 185/55/16 is going to be a little shorter, thus causing a misreading with the speedo, plus it will lower the rear of the bike. JMO
jesse d
12-10-2013, 03:48 PM
running a car tire on my voyager....im not sure the number because it was on there when i bought it. I dont know if i will put another on ....but i really cant tell any difference in the handling. :shrug::shrug::shrug:
gunshot
12-10-2013, 07:40 PM
TKS everyone for the feed back, got the tire mounted today, I went with the 185/55 kumo because I wanted the bike a little lower.
ringadingh
12-10-2013, 08:01 PM
It will work, BUT, the speedo will be off a lot. Use a 205/60/16. It is the same diameter as the stock tire,and it is what most 1700's run.
When I installed my car tire it corrected the speedo error to within 2mph.
Torkmonster
12-10-2013, 09:29 PM
I run a 205 wide but that's the max.
VulcanE
12-11-2013, 05:16 PM
Mine's not a Voyager, but the stock tire is the same size. I'm on my second 205/60-16.
Jared
12-11-2013, 08:40 PM
I run a 195-60-16 on my 1600 Nomad.
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