Hello all,
I'll make this short and sweet. I have a KENDA 4.00 - 8 tire, mounted on a 8 x 3.75 wheel as my rear wheel that I am more than happy with. I was wondering if you guys could give your opinions / suggestions on what would be cool on the front. I'm having a little problem digesting all the dimensions info on the OldMiniBikes warehouse pages when it comes to wheels and tire sizes. What I'm hoping to find is a front wheel / tire combination that keeps the same outer dimension as the rear (15 1/2 inches from top to bottom) but with a smaller side wall height.
Also, the tire should be more narrow than the back. I guess what I'm trying to describe is how I see most real chopper motorcycles look like, fat tire in rear, skinny tire in front.
Is this a matter of stepping up from a 8" wheel to something bigger? like a 10? or bigger? Will I find a thinner side wall to keep close to my specs? Any chance of a spoke wheel? I see some spoke wheels on eBay here and there but they look like they would need to be modified a bit at the axle area to fit on a 5/8 axle. I'm certainly not asking you what to buy, rather, what you would buy to get close to what my goal is. I have been in contact with the OldMiniBikes guys who say they'll email me back info, but never receive any response?
Sorry for such a dumb post, but once I know what I want... I'll know what to look for
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I'll make this short and sweet. I have a KENDA 4.00 - 8 tire, mounted on a 8 x 3.75 wheel as my rear wheel that I am more than happy with. I was wondering if you guys could give your opinions / suggestions on what would be cool on the front. I'm having a little problem digesting all the dimensions info on the OldMiniBikes warehouse pages when it comes to wheels and tire sizes. What I'm hoping to find is a front wheel / tire combination that keeps the same outer dimension as the rear (15 1/2 inches from top to bottom) but with a smaller side wall height.
Also, the tire should be more narrow than the back. I guess what I'm trying to describe is how I see most real chopper motorcycles look like, fat tire in rear, skinny tire in front.
Is this a matter of stepping up from a 8" wheel to something bigger? like a 10? or bigger? Will I find a thinner side wall to keep close to my specs? Any chance of a spoke wheel? I see some spoke wheels on eBay here and there but they look like they would need to be modified a bit at the axle area to fit on a 5/8 axle. I'm certainly not asking you what to buy, rather, what you would buy to get close to what my goal is. I have been in contact with the OldMiniBikes guys who say they'll email me back info, but never receive any response?
Sorry for such a dumb post, but once I know what I want... I'll know what to look for
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