Hey guys,
Will a 190 fit on my 08 600 wheels with no modifications? Thanks in advance for your response.
Chris.
Will a 190 fit on my 08 600 wheels with no modifications? Thanks in advance for your response.
Chris.
190 tire on the OEM wheels?
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Yes but why would you want to go to the 190. they have done so much testing on this and the 180 is the best tire for that bike
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Not trying to be mean, most people think that a 190 tire will give them more room to lean the bike over, but it will also raise the back of the bike up and do other things to the bike, but to answer your questions yes the tire should and would fit. When i got my 750 it had a 190 tire on it.
He said it looks better, I'll be damned if I let a Private give me orders, he'd be doing push ups till "I" get tired.Did he tell you why to do it, or was he like giving you orders and stuff?
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You should have said "I think you mopping up the head looks better", followed quickly by "don't ever try to give me advice that has anything to do with motorcycling ever again"........
Which incidentally is the same response you should give anyone if their reason for telling you to do something to your sportbike is "it looks better".
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Yes you can. 55 serious only. 50 serious won't work.
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So if your assumption is right and Suzuki did such a good job, why does everyone who races an 06-10 has to change just about everything to get the geometry right on those models?:dissapointed
And listen to who? you?? :shifty the guy who is running a 190 on his 600. I am just as guilty so I would never tell someone not to run a 190 on a 600.
Didnt you have a 200 on the 1K at one point too?:scratch
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And listen to who? you?? :shifty the guy who is running a 190 on his 600. I am just as guilty so I would never tell someone not to run a 190 on a 600.
Didnt you have a 200 on the 1K at one point too?:scratch
Yes and yes......well almost, it's a 195/65
Point I was making is I'm thinking the private was suggesting to his sergeant that a fat one in the rear "looks better" and that's why he should do it to impress the curb monkeys
Not because a 190/55 race tire is better performer on the racetrack. Unless I'm completely off base here (which I don't think I am
). And as I mentioned before, the wideness of a tire is dictated more by the width of the rim not the number on the sidewall of the tire.......i.e. 190/55 in middle on 5.5 rim, 190/50 on right on 6.0 rim. I would say the 190/50 looks "wider" here yeah?
"Bigger" tires are typically bigger in height, not width......which isn't usually the visual effect that squids are going for
190/55 background........190/50 foreground
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You are not off base and there are a bunch of variables that come into play, when switching tire and rim sizes around. Some effects are more noticeable than others, and some people will argue the point, but a 190/55 on a 5.5" rim will be taller than a than a 190 on a 6" rim. Maybe not much, or not noticeable, but there will be a difference.Yes and yes......well almost, it's a 195/65
Point I was making is I'm thinking the private was suggesting to his sergeant that a fat one in the rear "looks better" and that's why he should do it to impress the curb monkeys
Not because a 190/55 race tire is better performer on the racetrack. Unless I'm completely off base here (which I don't think I am
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Theoretically, a 190/55 and a 190/50 would be the same width, of course between manufacturers and even different models, there will be variation.
Edit:
The 190 is the width, 190mm section width, the 50 or 55 is the aspect ratio, its the height of the sidewall, a percentage of the width, so for arguments sake: a 100/50-17 will be 10mm shorter than a 100/55-17.
100mm section width(not tire width)
aspect ratio of 50 would be a 50mm tall sidewall
aspect ratio of 55 would be a 55mm tall sidewall
17 inch rim
Another easy example:
255/50-16 tire would measure around 26" tall
25.4mm = 1"
255mm = 10" (aprox)
50% of 255mm = 5"((aprox)x2, 1 for top and 1 bottom)
16 inch rim.
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HAZING, im gonna talk to my EO rep
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Just for info, why a 55 and not a 50 series?????
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