rear tyre size

[big b]

hi guys and girls up for a new set of tyres very soon,undecided what brand but im wondering has any one ran a tyre wider than the factory 190?i have a k9 busa and comparing to my mates k8 r1 he has a 190 also,just thinking my bike could cope with a wider rear tyre as his rim size looks to be smaller but has the same size tyre as me.ant input would be greatly appreciated.

[[UNIT]]

a 200 will fit. alot of yanks use the 005 shinko

[Dan85]

i ran my 01 with nothing but 200's on the back end. then my 99 came with a 190 when i bought it which i switched out to a 200 and then my 08 had a 200 shinko on the back for a period of time but had to go back to the 190 because my tyre guy didnt have any 200's in the tyre i wanted so 190 it was. the effects are pretty minimal, alot of people will argue till there blue in the face that a thinner tyre is better and it may well be but id much prefer the busa to be factory fitted with a 240+ rear end. i like em big....................

[big b]

cheers guys just think the 190 looks a tad skinny,if i had a spare 6gs or so you know what would happen

[Huls]

The wider tyre will effect your entry into corners as the bike won't want to tip in as much. Other option is to go with a higher profile but then you may have less rubber contact patch. If you like cornering you may be better to stick with standard. Obviously yanks don't go round corners.

[ajchop]

i dont know about you guys and a wider tyre wont let a bike tip in i even wonder if most of the fat tyre haters can even ride a bike to its full potental or ya just putt around like your riding a harley cruiser seriously have any off you guys ever riden a fat tyre bike or just listen to what some other idiot tells you a 200 from a 190 wont change shit i have caned sports bikes with 240s on them and they still handle and all they need is a touch more of a push im building my 330 gen 2 just so all the narrow minded people can sit around and say SHIT THAT MUST HANDLE LIKE CRAP and yes it will corner maybe sometimes you just need a better rider 8-) cheers all with ya 190s

[BLACKZOOK]

i dont know about you guys and a wider tyre wont let a bike tip in i even wonder if most of the fat tyre haters can even ride a bike to its full potental or ya just putt around like your riding a harley cruiser seriously have any off you guys ever riden a fat tyre bike or just listen to what some other idiot tells you a 200 from a 190 wont change shit i have caned sports bikes with 240s on them and they still handle and all they need is a touch more of a push im building my 330 gen 2 just so all the narrow minded people can sit around and say SHIT THAT MUST HANDLE LIKE CRAP and yes it will corner maybe sometimes you just need a better rider 8-) cheers all with ya 190s

Well said bloke, I hardly noticed the 200 on mine, same story goes for people putting shit on long arms. The turbo has a 8" over arm and it keeps up with most through the corners.

I remember a ride up the putty a few years ago stopped at the half way house for a smoke and there was a crowd of hero's on sports bikes there from the bikemetv forum. They all put shit on the drag busa talking shit about how it would be f****d round corners, they would wait 4 me at the end of the road etc. I passed them one by one through the tight stuff and waited for them at the pub near the bridge, not one of them came over to say a word.

In a perfect world on the track a wider tyre or longer arm will affect the bike and slow it down, in the real world it makes no real difference to most of us the way we ride.

[grumpy]

good to hear that info on the wider tires because i love those big 300s on the yank busa,s i myself think the stock bike should of had the 200 on it i,m due for a new rear but the bike shop said the 200s are alot dearer than the 190s i,ve heard people say it slows the handleing down but i think most of us are not good enough riders to notice a very slight differance in handling.

[Throwdown!]

I've used 180s, 190s and 200s and have decided that the best tyre is the one with loads of tread on it. I get them from the wrecker - a good tyre is wasted just pottering up and down the heavily policed roads, commuting.

[highwaybruiser]

I remember a ride up the putty a few years ago stopped at the half way house for a smoke and there was a crowd of hero's on sports bikes there from the bikemetv forum. They all put shit on the drag busa talking shit about how it would be f****d round corners, they would wait 4 me at the end of the road etc. I passed them one by one through the tight stuff and waited for them at the pub near the bridge, not one of them came over to say a word.