1985 big red 250 front tire rub

[Rickyrankin]

I just bought this bike not long ago And have slowly been working on it. So while the front Was disassembled so I could do the brakes I repainted the forks and put new boots on because the old ones were tore all to pieces. When I got the bike back together, I noticed the tire was rubbing and it looked like it had been rubbing a while. That’s probably what tore the boots up. Is there a certain size tire That goes in the front?

[350for350]

Even though they might be labeled as being the same size, some tires are wider than others. You probably need to find a narrower tire for the front. From what I've seen, mud tires and other aggressive tires seem to be made wider.