Reply With Quote...and with priority on long wear rather than high performance/cornering ability. I'm a new to owning a bike and am a pretty conservative rider.
In looking at my rear tire today I'm MUCH more in need of a new one than I thought.
I want to move to a 200mm on the rear and will replace the front w/ stock size at the same time.
I've read xtremelow's 200mm tire review from back in May '09 but want to know 1) Is that still a valid recommendation and 2) Are there other suggestions for a 200mm rear option??
Thanks in advance for any feedback...
...and with priority on long wear rather than high performance/cornering ability. I'm a new to owning a bike and am a pretty conservative rider.
I have the 200 on the back of my bike. It's a 200/55R17 Dunlop D205. I like it pretty well.
It's shown here with the stock short swingarm. It's tight but fits
Well I ended up going with the Shinko Verge 011 Sport Touring tires, stock size on front and 200/50/17 rear. Got a pretty good deal on ebay, $210 for BOTH tires w/ free shipping, not bad. So far I'm really happy with these and according to the many reviews I read beforehand I should be able to expect some descent mileage out of them.
Show us some pics with the tyre on, How much difference do you notice in cornering?
If you're just tooling around, you won't notice a difference. If you ride it like it was meant to be ridden, you'll notice it by the massive chicken strips and the way the tire drops off sharply.
That's what I was looking for!!! Reps to you kind sirs! Buying that 200mm tonight been riding with a plug for about 2 weeks now
I have tried the 200 tire but it seems to wide and catches the drive belt, the 190 looks nice and corners! well, I have been using it for the past 4 years, it clears the drive belt with few millimeters.
Huh? Wonder why yours rubs? I seem to have plenty of clearance. Then again I removed both my belt guards but it's not too close to the belt itself. Mine's an 09 scg, maybe just a different set up.
I love that flattened out fender Peanut, that's sharp.
Here's a few different shots of the new tires on...
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