Hi all,
great & informative forum you have going here. :thumb:
My name is Stu & i am fro the land of Oz.....road ride a 2006 'naked' (used to be faired until several mishaps by another rider >:()....what a hoot ! LOL
Soooo many questions for you all, but wanna keep this real simple, so one step at a time.
I know there are a squillion tyre questions etc on forum, have been thru a bucket load....but I am after a simple answer to this question if you can help me......
It is clear that we can run a 140 tyre on the rear rim of our bikes......so tell me this please, is there any benefit in doing this....or should we just stay with our 130 & run a good sports tyre ?
Is running a 140 NOT as beneficial as sticking with the 130 ?
I need new tyres, which way to go ? 130 or 140 rear tyre ?
Now, the same question also applies to the front......110 or 120 front tyre ? Which is best & why ?
Cheers
PS...only used for road riding, but I do push her hard :icon_mrgreen:
only benny to goin wider in the rear is to open up the options for sticky tires. you wont find great stick race type sport tires in a 130 or even a 140. from what i have found.
Have you found the OE type tyres to be insufficient for your use? If not, moot issue. There may be a down side to larger tyres; such as less nimble slow speed manuevers (parking lot drills), greater unsprung weight, maybe a tad less top end speeeeeed. Might cost more too. But, if fatter tyres makes you grin, then enjoy life!
prs
Quote from: joshr08 on August 07, 2009, 02:28:09 AM
only benny to goin wider in the rear is to open up the options for sticky tires. you wont find great stick race type sport tires in a 130 or even a 140. from what i have found.
except for the bt090.
I have a rear wheel swap that allows the use of a 160 rear tire, but never found the 130 or 140 insufficient. I like the way it looks with the wider rear tire, and I am willing to push the bike harder in turns with the better tires offered in the 160 class. if I were to choose between the 130 or 140, I would go with the 140 though, as it looks a little better on the bike
yeah i wasnt saying there arent stikies in the stock size just saying you may get more options with a wider tire. as for price i went to the 160 with the kat rear wheel swap and total i have 210 into tires and rear wheel swap. My main reason for going bigger was only for looks altho i am using almost every MM of the 150 that i put on the back of my bike.
Ok, good stuff....
so in brief, using a 140 will only make the bike look better (personal opinion of course), & there may be a few more choices in tyre types.
But the 140 rear WILL NOT improve the bikes handling etc in any way .....corrrect? :)
Well you might get a wider contact patch, and it will change the geometry a bit (depending on profile). I chose to get a wider tire in hopes of getting longer life out of the tires - the OEMs on mine lasted only 7500 miles >:( . Also they look better (not as good as a 160+ of course) than the stock.
I put 150/70s on my stock rims (requires a small amount of modification) and I think I have a higher top speed due to the circumference increase.
Quote from: joshr08 on August 07, 2009, 09:31:55 AM
yeah i wasnt saying there arent stikies in the stock size just saying you may get more options with a wider tire.
I know josh, I was just giving you a hard time since I hadn't seen you on here in a while. :D
Ok, so I should stay with a 130 rear then ! :)
Now, the same question also applies to the front......110 or 120 front tyre ? Which is best & why ? Is there any advantage to using a 120 instead of the current 110 ?
Cheers
if your staying 130 i wouldnt go 120 on the front.
Thanks Josh :thumb:
Next question....if I was to buy a full exhaust system from the USA....where is the best place to buy from ?
Systems in Oz are waaaaay overpriced, so it is worth buying in the USA while our $$$ is stronger, & having it sent over.
:)
The biggest benifit is a lower RPM at highway speeds. The 140 is a taller tire which changes your final drive ratio. Putting the 140 on the back of mine lowered 60 mph cruise speed from 5300 to 5000 and improved fuel ecomony by 5% (what E10 gas took away). It does take away a little on the bottom (take off) but it doesn't bother me a bit.
Stay with the standard size tyres and get either Pirelli sport demons or Metzler Lasertecs. I've just gone from Pirellis to Metzlers.