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DominoEffect
Will the Firestone 560-15 fit on the stock rim and fender of the 2002 VT600DC? Will the Firestone 400-19 fit on the stock rim?
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swifty2014
Are you asking about car tires with those sizes?
Most of the bike tires have markings like=

140/90-15, and 110/90-19 , etc.
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DominoEffect
swifty2014 said:
Are you asking about car tires with those sizes?
Most of the bike tires have markings like=

140/90-15, and 110/90-19 , etc.
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This bike has them but not sure about the rims being stock…. Doesn’t have stock rear fenders either.


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D's Spirit
Here's some specs...
Firestone 400-19

Firestone 560-15
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CSRoad
On the subject:
Firestone/Bridgestone made some repro bike tires at one point a few years ago they were big for customs in Japan, they were not car tires.
The Coker tires Home | Coker Tire in those sizes are car tires (the Dark Side) and have an edge to them that is unsuitable IMHO for cornering.
Probably OK for cruising to the coffee shoppe on the straight road.
There are rib bike tires available from various manufacturers, but I'm not sure of the sizes and they won't say "Firestone"

But you are free to choose bad ideas off the internet.
Here's a good video on the plusses and minuses of car tires:
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h13man
400-19 is a cycle tire thus the stock VT600 rim probably won't be wide enough. The car tire should fit the rear w/o any issue. The cost is definitely up there and past Avon Diamonds thats for sure. :giggle: I suggest using a set of Shinko's instead with stock setup until you decide the "bob" look is going to work out. They're affordable and very sticky.
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PhantomRider64
Look for a tire comparator on line and plug those tire sizes in, then you could cross over to current tire sizes.
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The Honda VLX (VT600) had:
19 x 2.15 rim on the front, which should accommodate a tire from 90 to 120mm metric. A 4.00 x 19 is roughly equivalent to a 100/100 x 19 ( if that existed) It should fit without difficulty on the rim, but I'd anticipate a problem with tire clearance under the mudguard, since you are trying to go 10mm (~.40") taller. Stock tire is 100/90-19 on front.

15 x 3.5 rim on the rear, which is recommended for a tire from 140 to 150 metric. A 5.60 x 19 is roughly equivalent to a 142/100 x 19 ( if that existed), but since it's a car tire, it's intended for a 4.5" wide rim. Still, I think you'd be able to get it on the rim, since folks do manage to get moto tires up to 180 and larger on the stock 3.5 rims. Rear tire clearance is more complicated, since the mudguard is suspended above the tire on body. I'd expect there to be sufficient clearance, since the stock tire is 80% of 170 tall, which is 136mm. You're only looking for another 1/4". Stock tire is 170/80-15 on the rear. That's like a tire 6.7" wide x 5.4" tall.

Here's some discussion of tire options on the VLX: Popular Tire Sizes – vt600vlx.com
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"Captain D"
Nice Bike DominoEffect

I`d Ride it Proudly,
Dennis
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