Just been on the Michelin site and for anyone who's had the MPR3's fitted (me included) they do a 'B' MPR3 rear for tourer type bikes. They use the Beemer 1600 and Triumph Barge as examples! Now having to go and see what mine is. Had no idea they offered a tourer specific rear and tyre fitter place didn't ask. :biggrin: I guess the pressures will be same as for the o/e tyres?
From what i can see, it is only for the 180 tyre.... not good enough for a Mutley, which requires the 190
What's the problem with fitting a 180 where the manufacturers specify a 190? All you'll do is make it turn a bit faster and maybe get a bit twitchy exiting corners but I was always told you needed to get the bike as close to instability as you could if you wanted it to drop into corners
Will instability help your confidence? You might drop so hard into corners, that you might have to get AA to pick it up I'm by no means a specialist on this subject, but just trying to use a little bit of common sense
It won't be enough to make you crash but the improvement in turn in speed will make you laugh like a maniac and the main factor will always be how fast you want to actually hit the corner. Over the years I've played all sorts of games to make it easier to corner just that little bit faster without having to try too hard and tyre size is a pretty safe way to do it. I went down the route of putting magnesium wheels on a sports bike and all it did was spin up faster than I expected and exit me over the top :redface:
Michelin have said a Type B rear 190/55 MPR3 is due. Should have been March this year but now June (maybe). They still couldn't tell me what the pressures are for the MPR3's 2 up with (3 panniers). They quoted 32 psi fr/35 r - solo rider.
Don't do it. Stick to the 190. Can you imagine what your insurance company would say!! We've done it on Fireblades on short tracks. It's not worth it. You've still got a great selection of 190 rears.
I am NEVER gonna read a thread like this again, everyones got an opinion but thats all it is, someone elses opinion. they're NOT me, they don't ride like me and they never will be me. I'm not even gonna tell you what i'm gonna put on mine. Pick a make try it, don't like it? try somethng else next time, theys all round, theys all black and really you would have to be some sort of proffesional rider to out perform the tyre. THATS my opinion. :redface:
Cods wallop Asking for advice and shared experience is what this site is all about. Tyres at £200-300 per set lasting just a few thousand miles is a reasonable subject for discussion. There are good and bad tyres, some are much better in the wet and just ok in the dry and vice versa. I hope the OP finds the information he was seeking.
yup, i knew someone would take it seriously, it started tryin to be a bit tongue in cheek but........
