200x tire question

[Yamaha_Rules69]

What size were the original tires on the 83-85 Honda 200x models? The ones on my 200x are 22x11x8 , but when you bottom out the rear shock, the plastic touches the tire. Whats up with that?

[wanta250r]

They are 22x11x8, I think your shock is too soft or not working right (

[jeswinehart]

that sounds right. 8 inch rims is deffintly correct.

yep, just went to the garage + looked at my 84ish 200x,,, 22x11x8.


your shock ain't blown is it ?

john

[Muddy200x]

Are they streched out balloon tires? just a thought :idea:

[Yamaha_Rules69]

My shock works fine. Heres a pic. As you can see, the tires look to be taller than stock. The tires are 100% new, and have never been ridden on. Tell me what you think is going on.

[jeswinehart]

i think i figured it out.
the rear tire circumference is supposed to be 68.7 inchs (1745mm )
the front tire is supposed to be 74.6 inchs (1895mm )

those rears are overinflated big time ! the front is supposed to look bigger then the backs. maybe let the air pressure down to a couple of pounds.

[Mobular]

Overinflation tends to break the cords in the carcasses. Hope they are ok.

[Yamaha_Rules69]

The tires cant be overinflated, they barely have any air in them. I think they must be a diffrent brand or something. They do vary you know. Are you sure the ones on the back of yours are 22x11x8?? You can tell mine are diffrent, because of the tread pattern, mine have little square knobs. I dont know. Can anyone help??

[8bikesandcounting]

I've owned quite a few 22 inch tires and found everykind to be different. I have 22 inch Kenda dirt dogs now and they are the tallest i've owned yet. I doubt overinflation is the problem from what I see in your picture, you could fill them to a hundred pounds and they wouldn't get that tall. I've had 25 inch tires on my 200x with a dead shock and the machine never once bottomed out enough for the tires to hit the fenders. From first glance of your picture i'd swear those wear 25's, maybe somebody stamped them wrong...

[8bikesandcounting]

Oh yeah and the stock tires are Ohtsu 22x11x8 h-traks.

[jeswinehart]

so what do the tires ( front and back ) measure up to be ???
68.7 inchs (1745mm) is supposed to be the outside diamiter according to my book for the rears.
what make are those rears anyway ???


john

[wanta250r]

Try tightening your shock. My x almost touches the tire when someone sits on the six-pack rack. My shock is soft.

[Yamaha_Rules69]

The rear tires on my 200x are Cheng Shin's 22x11x8's. They must be a taller make, because I took a tire off my Yamaha Tri Moto 200, and they are Carlisle 22x11x8, and the Cheng Shins were taller, and a lot skinnier. My shock is 3/4 of the way tightened down as well, and today I had a friend of mine come over and sit on it. He weighs over 300lbs, and the plastic sure did touch the tire when he sat on it.


Just another little story, when I let him (he insisted) ride my YTM 200 today, he sat on it and the tires almost went flat, and the front forks were bottomed. When he took off, the thing did a wheelie, and he fell off. Then it cept rolling and crashed into my other friends Polaris Scrambler, and it nearly drove right up on top of it. Im suprised nothing got broke. The thing got flooded, and it took me like half an hour to get started. Well at least he let me ride his 2002 Yamaha Big Bear 400.LOL

[wanta250r]

I have the same tires on my 200x, cheng shin 22x11x8 and I noticed that my left tire is taller and skinnier than my right tire, its pretty stupid because now it leans to the right because of the smaller, fatter tire.

[Curtis-Tecate3]

Tighten the spring perch adjuster (The big big toothed ring on top of the spring) This will raise the rear ride height and might help. Also not all tires measure out alike. The stock tires on the X had a round profile where yours appear to be more of a flat profile.

Curtis.

[TimSr]

When comparing tire heights, you have to consider the rim width as well. More narrow rim= taller tire, wider rim= shorter tire with identical tires.

[Yamaha_Rules69]

The rims on my X are ITP, are those stock rims??

[250Rstud]

on every trike that I've owned I have touched the tires to the plastic on more than one occasion. Finally a decided to max my 200x's shock out and see how that works. Haven't tryed it yet but hope to soon.

[ATCnut]

ITP are not stock rims