• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Michelin AC10 rear sizing on an '11 449

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Marc Noel

Husqvarna
AA Class
Greetings:

I have Metzeler Karoo tires on my 2011 TE449. I want to switch to Michelin AC10, front and rear. The Karoo rear is a 140, and the largest AC10 is a 120. However, the suggested minimum rim width on Michelin's site is 2.50 inches, but my wheel is 2.15. Looking at Metzeler's site, the rear Karoo SHOULD be on a minimum 2.75 rim, yet it's on a 2.15. My observation is, if I already have a tire that's .6 inches too wide for the rim, then I should be okay with a tire that's .35 inches too wide. Am I correct, or should I get the exact proper size (110)? I have no experience or knowledge about this subject, so I don't what is the appropriate course of action. It may be that multiple sizes can fit on a certain rim, just with different resulting characteristics.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Marc Noel
 
The 120 AC10 is very wide, it's more like a 130 tire. All of the tires in the pic are 120 tires. I sold this one to a guy with a XR650L and he's probably gonna get 1000 miles out of it, its soft. His tube was also too big around for the low profile Michelin. I would suggest the D606 120 rear and a MT21 front, if DOT tires are desired

DOTtires4widths.jpg
 
I have put both the 110 and the 120 Michelin AC10 on the '08 TE 250 with out any fitment issues. The 120 is the better choice. The 120 AC10 is the tire you want for your TE 449.
 
I had an AC10 on my TE510 and it worked fine off road. On the road it lacked traction. Even in the higher gears the wheel would spin at full throttle. The AC10 uses a very soft rubber. It evaporated in about 400 miles. I have a 130/90 D606 on the bike now it has almost 1000 miles on it and it still has about 30% of the tread left.
 
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