LTA on changing motorbike rims, education & recommendations for rims.
hi, i own a 1st hand y16zr abs as p-plate rider so it is completely stock. In the future i want to change the rims of my bike. I plan on changing how my bike looks, but i want keep my bike legal as best i can.
This leads me to the problems im facing
The first is that i don’t the size of my rims because on doesn’t say on my actual rim itself. The answers online are kinda mixed up. some times it would say 1.85 x 17 front and 2.50 x 17 rear, and sometimes it would say 3.50 x 17 rear. Im not sure where to find the rim sizes on the owner’s manual. If someone knows the answer, please educate me. Im not sure if the difference in answers is because they are confusing it with the non abs y16, y15 or other kapcai bikes. For now im going to take it as the rear rim is size 3.50 x 17 which leads to my second problem.
The second problem is that It’s already quite hard to find aftermarket rims that is size 1.85 x 17 front and 2.50 x 17 rear because most of it is smaller than that. Im guessing it is because they are from malaysia. But finding one that is size 3.50 x 17 for the rear is near impossible. I manage to find ones that are size 2.50 x 17 rear but like i said im assuming that my bike stock size is 3.50 x 17 rear. LTA says we need follow the manufacturer’s recommendations, so technically changing to 2.50 x 17 for the rear would be illegal but even though i said that i would want to keep my bike legal, im wondering if they would be very strict on rim width? I know that tire “sotong” or rim “sotong” is illegal which i will never do cause it’s the worth sacrificing my safety over, but i wonder if changing from 3.50 x 17 to 2.50 x 17 will be very strict because i have seen many other bikes that has smaller width size compared to the stock size.
If anyone knows the answer to the strictness of the rims, how to find out the my rim size and if there are places you would recommend to find rims for my bike?