Tires? Help.

[kdj444]

I'm wondering what tire size combinations are best for front and rear? and is a 200mm tire all that?

i should be doing highway and in town riding "like Omaha".

 

[Jobe Zeebuh]

I would get a 190 tire. 200 is a little big and you will sacrifice cornering ability. Recommended is 180. Front is 120/70 r17.

 

[xtremelow]

A 200mm isn't "all that" but if you like the wider tire and don't plan on any serious turns on a regular basis it would be fine. I run a 200mm and like the look and I feel it handles just fine for what the roads allow here in MI. If I planned to ride a track or lived in the canyons (or somewhere like that) I would opt down to a 190mm.

I like the wider look but the wider you go on our bike/wheel combo the more you will notice the back end tending to slip out in the hard corners.

Up front I would stick to the stock sizes, not sure to many members change up the front. Most just going 180, 190, or 200 out back, and a very few have modded up to 240mm tires.

 

[twoguns]

i stick with 180 rear. actually just put on a set of pirelli diablo rosso corsa... nice!

gotta support our local boy troy.

 

[mowgoli84]

the way I look at it, 180 was decided upon for a reason.

 

[kdj444]

thanks