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05-07-2008, 09:49 PM | #1 |
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Negative. You lose more of a contact patch which is needed on the liter bikes to handle the power delivery. In fact, a lot of 600 and 750 owners/racers will go up to the 190 for that reason. So they can get on the throttle quicker and harder. They just have to set their suspension up to compensate for the rear being raised more because it's a taller tire.
So stay with the 190, T. It's what is meant for that bike.
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05-07-2008, 09:54 PM | #2 |
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I was talking to some guys on r1-forum.com and they said some had tried a 180 but it didn't make a noticable difference in turning. They said go with a 190/55.
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05-07-2008, 10:59 PM | #3 | |
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To illustrate the difference between the 180 / 190
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Nice find, here's the same type of illustration from this article.
Here's a stock 180 tire on an f4i' rim, notice how round it is Now compare that with the flattened look of a 190 put on the same rim. It looks wrong because it is wrong Quote:
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05-07-2008, 11:26 PM | #5 |
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azooom, i tried to find somewhere non VS, but that was all i could find. I am planning on going with a 190/55.
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05-08-2008, 12:48 AM | #6 |
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pizdets post was good info-but since hes got a r1 it would be the opposite. a f4i rim is 5.5 inches, r1 is 6inches.
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05-08-2008, 12:55 AM | #7 |
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actually it wouldn't be the opposite... it'd just not be as pronounced a diffrence..
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05-07-2008, 10:53 PM | #9 | |
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Some of the liter riders at the gap go with 180 for a quicker turn in, that's about the only place I would even suggest running a 180 on a liter. Stick with the 190.
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05-08-2008, 08:38 AM | #10 | |
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55% of 180 is 99mm. 50% of 190 is 95mm, so the 180 is a taller tire. I agree with the contact patch statement though. I do however read on the Z1000 forums the best mos on that bike is to go down to a 180 due to the quicker turn in. |
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