Turn Your Ordinary Bike Into Killer Wide Tire With Wide Tire Conversion Kits...

Make your rides wide with wide tire conversion kits! Wide rear tires are the rage today when it comes to choppers. However, stock motorcycles usually have two tires of the same size. If you want to change to the new wide tire look, you can do it with a conversion kit.

Of course, you'll need to purchase the wide tire, and depending on the kit you choose, you will probably need a new, wider rear fender. But the conversion kit will have everything else you need to make the change successful. You could buy the parts ala carte, but why bother when you can get a wide tire conversion kit that has everything you need to make the change within only a couple of hours of your time (more below).

The wide tire conversion kit should contain, as a minimum the wider swing arm, axel, primary spaces, and other hardware required to install the kit. Some kits will include a wide fender that is ready to paint or even the tire in the size you desire. Few, if any, wide tire conversion kits will include the rear wheel, not even those which provide the fender and tire, but some may include a rear shock

It may seem as if wide tires have only been popular for the last few years, but in reality, the process began much longer ago than you probably expect. Men returning from World War II who loved motorcycles wanted to turn their new cycles into customized machines. Many of these soldiers had first begun riding while in the war. Some of these bikers customized this cycles by adapting a car tire to the rear to get the first fat tire look.

One version of the history of the wide tire conversion indicates that at age 16 Gary Chipp, a son of the owner of C&C Cycle in Iowa, bet his father he could modify an Electra Glide from to accept a 240 series tire and still be able to use the factory saddlebags on the cycle. He was able to win the bet. This was a major change from the 140 tires that had been standard previously.

Today, the 300 series tires are very popular for creating the rear fat tire look. You can install the wide tire conversion kit yourself for the most part or you can have your local motorcycle professional tackle the job for you.

Wide tire conversion kits are easy to find. Your local shop can order them for you. But be sure you get a full listing of all the parts you will get with your order.

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