190/60 Wets

[Yazza54]

Anyone running or tried 190/60 Pirelli or Metz wets on a 5.5 inch rim?

The 190/60s scrubs are much easier to get hold of than 180/55. My mate was told by the lads at 'Trumpet tyres' that they can be used on a 600s 5.5 inch rear but I have a feeling they were just saying that to sell a set. It just seems wrong to me, but maybe not..?

[Mr2Mike]

They will fit perfectly onto a 5.5 inch rim, but the extra width and higher profile means the diameter goes up by nearly an inch compared to a 180/55. This could give clearance issues if it's already tight, and it'll also give you taller gearing.

Edit: Pirelli competition tyre specs. shows the recommended rim width for a 190/60 is 5.5 to 6.0 inches.

Edited by Mr2Mike on Friday 6th March 12:35

[Yazza54]

Thanks mike, a few lads on TDR forum have said they run them on a 5.5 rim so sounds like they fit ok.

[Yazza54]

... and by fit ok I obviously mean without compromising the profile etc.

[George29]

It will fit, but I'd be wary of it catching on the rear hugger/swingarm.

Why wouldn't you just use the 180?

I used to run 190/55 Dunlop wets but only because there wasn't a 180 available.

[Yazza54]

Because as I said the 190/60 is easy to get hold of. If pirelli say it's ok that's fine by me and on my specific bike there's room for it in the seingarm and hugger.

[George29]

But 180s are just as easy to get hold of?

[Yazza54]

George29 said:

But 180s are just as easy to get hold of?

Not as scrubs. I'm only track day riding.

[LoonR1]

Yazza54 said:

Not as scrubs. I'm only track day riding.

That's a no brainer isn't it as they're not road legal

[SAS Tom]

LoonR1 said:

That's a no brainer isn't it as they're not road legal

I think he meant as opposed to racing rather than road riding.

[Yazza54]

Yeah what I meant was if buying new you can get whatever you want easily

A good set of wet scrubs will last me a while doing trackdays unless I melt them on a drying track ... If I was racing id spend the extra money but the easiest scrubs to get are the ones the bsb lads race on. So it's piss easy to get 180/60 Supercorsas and 190/60 pirelli wets

[LoonR1]

SAS Tom said:

I think he meant as opposed to racing rather than road riding.

I know. I just wanted to see the reaction and you spoiled it.

[Yazza54]

LoonR1 said:

SAS Tom said:

I think he meant as opposed to racing rather than road riding.

I know. I just wanted to see the reaction and you spoiled it.

Bellend

[Fleegle]

Yazza54 said:

LoonR1 said:

SAS Tom said:

I think he meant as opposed to racing rather than road riding.

I know. I just wanted to see the reaction and you spoiled it.

Bellend

It wasn't Loon that bought a Mille

[Yazza54]

Fleegle said:

Yazza54 said:

LoonR1 said:

SAS Tom said:

I think he meant as opposed to racing rather than road riding.

I know. I just wanted to see the reaction and you spoiled it.

Bellend

It wasn't Loon that bought a Mille

Haha

[fergus]

Yazza54 said:

Yeah what I meant was if buying new you can get whatever you want easily

A good set of wet scrubs will last me a while doing trackdays unless I melt them on a drying track ... If I was racing id spend the extra money but the easiest scrubs to get are the ones the bsb lads race on. So it's piss easy to get 180/60 Supercorsas and 190/60 pirelli wets

Even though the big toys tend to chuck out tyres at a rate of knots, be careful that the leading edges of the tread sipes/blocks aren't totally rounded, otherwise they will be well past their best, especially in slightly heavier rain....

[MotorsportTom]

Fleegle said:

It wasn't Loon that bought a Mille

[StuB]

They should be fine if you havent shortened your chain too much. I liked the feel of the racetec 190 wet on my Mille. The heat cycles age the tyre compound more than tread block wear.