749 190 Profile Tyre Over Standard 180

Discussion in '749 / 999' started by Dubs, Aug 24, 2015.

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  1. You mean, for filtering?

    Forgot: I'll need to space-out the rear hugger.
     
    #81 Loz, Aug 24, 2015
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  2. Yeah . Meant of a simiar era. But its all subjective use what you like best . Thats why I stick with the 180 . Ive had 190s but like the 180 better . Its good to have a choice . I hade to use a 600 cbr wheel in my early fireblade to use a 17 inch tyre . 16 inch was way to restrictive for choice.
     
    #82 ducati2242, Aug 24, 2015
  3. Like a 16.5 now...no tyre availability at all almost!
     
    #83 bradders, Aug 24, 2015
  4. and yet they still make the 16 tyres for the early blades!! :)
     
    #84 JenC, Aug 24, 2015
  5. Probably just as badly .
     
    #85 ducati2242, Aug 24, 2015
  6. They weren't called widowmakers for nothing
     
    #86 JenC, Aug 24, 2015
  7. I'm tyred now :Sorry:
     
    #87 Exige, Aug 24, 2015
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  8. :D
     
    #88 JenC, Aug 24, 2015
  9. :Dead:
     
    #89 Exige, Aug 24, 2015
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  10. But still watchin @chizel :Watching:
     
    #90 Exige, Aug 24, 2015
  11. i knew it... i always feel like somebody's watching me...................
     
    #91 chizel, Aug 25, 2015
  12. Why would the ( effective ) bigger tyre / ( wheel ) radius make for longer wheel base , i can understand taller .
     
    #92 cherod, Aug 25, 2015
  13. Pirelli 180/60
     
    #93 com5984, Aug 25, 2015
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  14. Pushing the wheel back to clear the swingarm hence longer chain as described above
     
    #94 bradders, Aug 25, 2015
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  15. Ah ok , didnt realise there was a clearance issue
     
    #95 cherod, Aug 25, 2015
  16. Oh dear, what have i started....lmao

    :D
     
    #96 Dubs, Aug 25, 2015
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  17. not always, as its seems some 55 profiles aren't the same as others! The PR4 is far taller than the std scorpion tyres for example
     
    #97 bradders, Aug 25, 2015
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  18. Back when the T9 was the current model, many owners junked the 190 in favour of a 180, because of quicker turn in.

    Can't see how you could ever ride off the edge of a 180. Pegs hit the ground before that happens.

    Also worth considering is that tyre technology has moved on and grip is far better today than back in 2003.
     
    #98 749er, Aug 26, 2015
  19. I run Bridgestone R10's with a 190/55 on the back of my early 2003 999S and have had no problems, i prefer the feel of it to a 180.
    Assuming it's the same wheel get a scrub and try it to see how it feels. A 190/50 was standard on the 999.
     
    #99 ChrisH, Sep 23, 2015
  20. I run a 190/60 on a 6" rear with out any dramas, and am very happy with turn in and balance in the corner. I used to run a 18/55 on the standard 5.5'' rim to quicken up the steering etc, but I think as noted in a response above, the tires available now are a different breed in comparison to 2003-6 era
     
    #100 Nathanhu, Sep 25, 2015
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