Just fitted a pair of Bridgestone Battlax BT46 tyres to my Atlas-framed special and it seems the 4.00 x 18 rear tyre is too wide to fit in the stock swingarm. Jams up solid unless I sit the axle right at the back end of the adjuster slots. Measured the tyre with digital calipers at 4.560 inches, so it is slightly oversized for a 4.50 tyre, and massively oversized for a 4.00.
The front tyre too, is a 3.25 x 19 but measures at 3.60 wide, so again massively over the nominal width. Both rims…
The front tyre too, is a 3.25 x 19 but measures at 3.60 wide, so again massively over the nominal width. Both rims…