When I check my bikes oe spec on bimmer ( http://bimmer.work/ ) it lists towards the bottom of the page "Option 779 sa Wide Tyre" , does this mean it's got the 5.50" rear rim ?
It's just that I'm about to order new tyres and my local shop ( who now have the loose whls in their workshop ) say that I can fit 180/55 to my rims and I was under the impression that I had 5.00 rims.
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Simon.
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
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Isn't the rim width visibly marked on the wheel itself? Or did I imagine that?!
I've just looked at some pics - the rim width is marked on the wheel, on the side that faces the hub.
Pete
I've just looked at some pics - the rim width is marked on the wheel, on the side that faces the hub.
Pete
Nocto Diuque Venamur
Re: VIN Checker - http://bimmer.work/
I've never noticed it marked on the rim, but now the rims are at the shop I can't look. Where on the wheel do you think it might be, on the rim or on the hub or .. ?
Simon.
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
Re: VIN Checker - http://bimmer.work/
All the other "options" listed on Bimmer seem to match my bikes spec so I can only think that I have the 5.50 rim after all. BM wouldn't list / fit a wider option tyre ( ie a 180/55 ) on a 5.00 rim would they ?
Simon.
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
Re: VIN Checker - http://bimmer.work/
'Option 779' is shown on the parts fiche as the 5.5" wheel. The width marking is here - 5" on this one....
Pete
Pete
Nocto Diuque Venamur
Re: VIN Checker - http://bimmer.work/
Great thanks Pete, looks as though I can go for some sticky rubber. I'll get the shop to check the markings on the spoke before I make a decision.
Thanks, this board is fantastic
Thanks, this board is fantastic
Simon.
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
Re: VIN Checker - http://bimmer.work/
My S came from Cannon, Braintree originally so now, out of interest, I'll get a detailed printout from them sometime about it and it's full history. I'm a bit embarrassed not to have known it had the option rear whl after over 3 yrs of ownership, but nowhere in the Cannon folder , Rider Manual or Maintenance Instruction book does it refer to the 5.50 rim. I'd always assumed that the previous owner had fitted a oversized ( 180 ) tyre and that this explained the slow steering ... now I know it's an inherent characteristic
Simon.
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
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PS Maybe some Diablo Rosso III's will perk up the flickability ??
Simon.
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
K100rs, R1100s, R1150rs, R1200st, K1300s
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