For everyone that wants a 180 tire on STOCK rim.
The only reason I'm replying to this is because my GF and I just had a similar issue with her Ninja 500. Someone wrapped a 150 on that rim that originally held a 130. Also, when that tire was on there, you never would've known it was wider anyways, being pinched onto that narrow wheel. When that tire started to wear, the handling got SCARY!!
I'm not sure if the situation would be the same as her ninja, but the clearance is not the issue...the profile of that 180 tire is now much steeper than it should be. Your sidewall is also (I'm going to guess) at a pretty extreme angle to the rim.
I'm not sure if the situation would be the same as her ninja, but the clearance is not the issue...the profile of that 180 tire is now much steeper than it should be. Your sidewall is also (I'm going to guess) at a pretty extreme angle to the rim.
That things going to pop off the bead. There's a thread on here somewhere that started just like this a couple of years ago. A few weeks later it ended with the guy admitting he wrong and that the bead popped while he was riding and he crashed, hard. DO NOT DO THIS. The bike was meant for a 160. Put a 160 on it.
Bert-Aus
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AS soon as I read the Thread Title I was going to post those exact words...
Just because a tire is wider it does not equate to greater grip!
Years ago you could NOT find tires wider 160 and that included the MotoGP 500cc twin strokes,
they simply did not exist for moto's
Exactly, theres no need for it...
And a tyre that wide is only going to be at some incredibly steep angle. So now you have a motorcycle that the rear leans faster than the front... aka a bike desperate to crash.
take it off before you hurt yourself... and next time instead of buying a tyre that doesn't fit. Buy something grippy instead.
Looks awesome. Love the green stripe. Ignore what everyone says about it being unsafe, they're probably all jealous. And the stories about the other guy who put a 180 on his bike - ignore that too, he probably just wasn't as good a rider as you, you can handle it.
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The rim is definitely designed for a 160, so why install the wrong size tire? There are no pros, and lots of cons.
At the same time, bikes are designed to perform as a unit. Making significant changes to the tire size, suspension travel, or even handlebars and position of the forks in the triple tree won't necessarily make it better, and more than likely will make it worse. The suspension on this bike is designed to perform with a 160 tire on the back. A larger tire won't make it handle better.
Now, if you're doing this because you think the bike looks better with a huge tire on the back and that is more important to you than the way it handles, get a rim that will fit the bike and the tire, for safety reasons. OR, buy a bike that comes with a 180 rear tire.
At the same time, bikes are designed to perform as a unit. Making significant changes to the tire size, suspension travel, or even handlebars and position of the forks in the triple tree won't necessarily make it better, and more than likely will make it worse. The suspension on this bike is designed to perform with a 160 tire on the back. A larger tire won't make it handle better.
Now, if you're doing this because you think the bike looks better with a huge tire on the back and that is more important to you than the way it handles, get a rim that will fit the bike and the tire, for safety reasons. OR, buy a bike that comes with a 180 rear tire.
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Instead of installing bigger tires, install better ones if you need more grip. If you want to look like a big bike, get a big bike.
Other than look it doesn't give you any gain in performance, if there's anything a bigger & heavier tire chew up HP and make the bike slower. I run Conti Motion on my 6R, they are like rock and I don't get them loose under acceleration. I did get wheel spin @ 60 MPH on the FZ09 in the wet... then I got better tires, not bigger.
Other than look it doesn't give you any gain in performance, if there's anything a bigger & heavier tire chew up HP and make the bike slower. I run Conti Motion on my 6R, they are like rock and I don't get them loose under acceleration. I did get wheel spin @ 60 MPH on the FZ09 in the wet... then I got better tires, not bigger.
