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Old July 29th, 2016, 06:03 AM   #22
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Name: Amanda
Location: Bloomington, IN
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Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250

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Originally Posted by Alex View Post
For chain or swingarm rubbing, that's correct. If the tire is tall enough, and the rear shock is light enough. there's a risk of the tire hitting the undertail when the bike hits a large bump at speed. At that point, there is more risk of real damage to the plastics rather than just the tire. Happens frequently on lowered bikes. Stock height bikes with tall rear tires, I'm not sure it's quite as likely.
Yeah, mine is stock height. That was one of the first things i did when i got home, I pushed on the rear to see if it was going to hit. I put most of my weight on it and it didnt hit, but im not sure how true that is to a real world situation.
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