190/50 to 190/55 rear Tyre?
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Anyone done it ... ?
It is a popular mod with older R1 owners due to the new R1's running 190/55 ... on Saturday I swapped to 190/55 and am absolutely amazed with the difference.
The bike turns in effortless and seems to have more grip when cranked over on it's side ... should have done this ages ago!
Obviously I was a bit concerned about increase in rear ride height / gearing but it has not had any negative effect on the bike ... did 200 miles on Saturday on twisty roads and the bike has never felt so planted!
I cannot see me going back to a 190/50 now ... anyone see any issues with this?
It is a popular mod with older R1 owners due to the new R1's running 190/55 ... on Saturday I swapped to 190/55 and am absolutely amazed with the difference.
The bike turns in effortless and seems to have more grip when cranked over on it's side ... should have done this ages ago!
Obviously I was a bit concerned about increase in rear ride height / gearing but it has not had any negative effect on the bike ... did 200 miles on Saturday on twisty roads and the bike has never felt so planted!
I cannot see me going back to a 190/50 now ... anyone see any issues with this?
BaronVonGrumble said:
Yep, good mod to go to a 55.
BUT beware it increases your gearing, surprisingly its equaled out by changing to a +2 rear sprocket. Which means its quite noticeable! (well, this is what i found on a 2011 blade)
I ran a 60 on my k5 race bike and that was mental!
I don't think it's actually made a great deal of difference to the gearing on the R1 as I cannot tell any difference! ... and IIRC wouldn't it improve acceleration slightly due to the change? - a bonus? BUT beware it increases your gearing, surprisingly its equaled out by changing to a +2 rear sprocket. Which means its quite noticeable! (well, this is what i found on a 2011 blade)
I ran a 60 on my k5 race bike and that was mental!
Hooli said:
Are we bored enough to work it out children?
According to this website http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/Te... The difference is 3.1%.
Skills... According to this website http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/Te... The difference is 3.1%.
3.1 kmh ... so 2mph at 60mph according to that ...
It isn't going to be noticable is it? - as in not worth the hassle of changing the gearing...
Edited by Mr OCD on Monday 17th September 13:40
BaronVonGrumble said:
Yes, its not going to make a huge impact on acceleration but 3.1% might be the difference of getting done by a speed camera or not.
go for it, just go through cameras a couple of mph slower to make sure.
Oh, and BTW, some insurance companies class this as a modification!
The speedo under reads anyway... go for it, just go through cameras a couple of mph slower to make sure.
Oh, and BTW, some insurance companies class this as a modification!
- will check with GPS on way home.Changing tyre brand could be classed as a modification too ... but where do you draw the line eh?
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