over sized tyres..........catching !!!!

Can anyone tell me?? i have changed my tyres from the standard 3.50X10 to 120x190 {weathermans} at the rear and 110x80 at the front,front is fine(could have gone 120) LOOK GREAT but the side of the rear tyre is just touching/catching the chain, am i ok to ride ???
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120 on a standard Honda dax and already touching the chain?
That's odd... Maybe the cheecks are quite wide on those tyres.
You could try using an offset (front) sprocket.
That should do the trick.
http://www.monkeybike.co.uk/acatalog/Lo ... mm16T.html

How did you go on with your tyres arny???? ive been looking at same ones on ebay 120/90/10 kenda did you get the same ones, if so did the chain touch the tyre!!! or did you sort it,,, regards lee

Lee,saw them on ebay?? look pretty good i,ve not yet done anymore with mine as yet,rear is only just touching the chain like Waynus said maybe its the crown on my tyres is just that bit wider ?? but i have yet to inflate them fully that may sort it or i may just offset the back wheel a bit ?? which ones u like knobbly or slick??? They do look very nice though !!

Ok thanks arny, ive just ordered 2 slicks i will let you know, regards lee

arny wrote:but i have yet to inflate them fully that may sort it or i may just offset the back wheel a bit ??

Inflate them could indeed solve this!
The higher the tyre, the smaller.
Oh, and don't offset your back wheel (for a good ride) but your sprockets.
This will solve the problem without bringing the tyre out of center.

Inflated them and now have 1mm from the crown of the tyre touching the chain !!! will this be ok???? ALso had to pad the chain guard with 3 washers to stop this from touching the tyre wall
But they do look spot on and completly change the overall look of the bike to something more beefy.......

Waynus if i were to fit a new offset front sprocket will this affect the operation of the bike as the front sprocket will not be inline with the rear one

ps HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND ALL OUT THERE HERE^S TO A HOT AND SUNNY NEW YEAR !!!!

Look at the end of this page , i use Metzeler ME7teen without any problems.

http://www.st70.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=335

Arny, I guess you should be OK... but I'm not 100% sure.
If they are too much off line, an offset at the rear could be necessary.