How would this swap effect the performance and handling? What quirks and/or issues would I have to anticipate?
2006-07-19 23:56:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Thanks to everyone that seriously replied to my question. I have an opportunity to purchase a brand new rim and tire setup from a coworker in the 190 size for less than 300 dollars which I will pass up and stay with the stock size. As to the knucklehead calling himself 1crazypj; I do have a life. I'm a Scout in the military. That means, that I am paid to find people and kill them. I have no need for a fashion statement whatsoever.
2006-07-21 03:07:18 · update #1
In addition to being 30mm wider, it will also be a bit taller.
That being said the first thing to check will be chain interferance due to the width. While your scoping that out just try to visualize any other possible point that the tire might rub. In theory the additional width should also make the bike harder to physically turn. You've got more carcass to overcome and more distance between the centerpoint of the tire to the edge.
The additional highth will cause the back end of the bike to be higher, which in turn will bring the angle of the front forks back towards the center of the bike. Will i be enough to effect the handling of the bike and the way it turns? Ehhhhh...doubtful. But you will be screwing with the geometry of the chassis.
Will you notice any of this? Depends upon you and your riding style and how your ride. If your just cruising up and down the boulovard, doubtfull. If your a performance type rider doing track days and/or canyon runs you might.
If memory serves a 180 is going to be about as big as your going to get without clearance issues, but I'm a little fuzzy on that. My best advice would be to double check your clearances first, then armed with that info, whatever you decide to go with make sure you've got a good quality set of tires and I personally believe in matched sets, i.e. don't put an M3 Metzler on the front and a Dunlop Qualifier on the back. Even using the correct size tires I've seen some ugly handling result from mixing tires in the past. Not always, but enough to have made an impression on me.
Good Luck!
2006-07-20 00:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Nomad 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It won't fit. Your rim will not properly hold a 190 tire.
If you did somehow manage to change the swingarm and get the chain to align properly, you would have a large increase in rear grip and turn in speed. Meaning, your bike will turn like a truck.
The narrower 160 gives you a much more nimble feel because it will transition to it's side much faster. The 190 would slow your turn in quite seriously even if you put on a very aggresive profile (like a race DOT or slick).
More recently, dunlop moved to only offering 190 widths in their rear race tires as they found profiles which don't compromise on turn-in speed. The 180 rear used to be the standard (for racing) as it offered the best balance of turn in and rear grip. The bottom line is that you likely won't benefit from going bigger due to all of the clearance issues and turn in speed. Your bike was designed for a 160. If it's rear grip you are looking for, buy a better tire. The tire itself is way more important than the size. And I don't mean a sport tire, I'm talking about a race DOT tire. I believe there are some race DOT's offered for supermotards which come in 160.
2006-07-20 05:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by cantstandya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop being retarded and get a life. If you need a fashion statement buy a Harley. The other answers explain what will happen
2006-07-20 22:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wont fit. It wont fit on the rim and the tire will rub the chain/or swingarm
2006-07-20 04:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by NinjaRacer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋