Michelin weave banished

I'm working on fitting cast aluminum wheels front and back. I've finished the back wheel which is a WM3 rim (2.15") The existing tire that was on that rim is a 120/90/18 dunlop that I left mounted so I could test the possibility of buying a new 120 width tire. It just barely fits inside the chain guard by a popcicle stick's width. I think I could put a tiny bevel on the lug on the swingarm where the chainguard bolts up to and give the chainguard and tire a little bit more room. I measured the tire width with a caliper and the tire's width was 4 13/16 " and that seemed like as wide as I could go without having to modify or remove the chainguard.

it looks big... but it does just barely fit.

Matchless said:

Thanks for clearing that up. That width would seem more realistic.
As a matter of interest are you using stock geometry with the upside down fork yokes?

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Yes, the triples are stock geometry.
The bike has been raised about 2 inches in the front and 3 inches in the rear, to maintain close to stock trail.