Hi to all. This is the first post so apologies to all if the question has been raised before.
I have just become the proud owner of a 2003 BCR (the randy one) and the rear tyre is a bit thin! Currently on the original M1's but have managed to obtain a new pair of Dunlop D208RR's gratis. Only prob is the rear is a 190/50 R17 while the existing tyre is a 180/55. Does anyone have any advise/experience as to whether this tyre size is OK to fit or do I need to swap it?
Don't see the point of putting a wider tyre on it than the standard one? Get out and ride it hard. You'll see that that the stanrd width is more than enough. You will grind the heads before you run out of tyre.
It's not that I want to put a wider tyre on, it's just that I have been given a pair of new tyres gratis but the rear is 190 rather than 180. I think I will have to try and blag a swap from a tyre dealer by the sounds of it.
As for getting out there and riding it hard, I'll do just that the next sunny day we have! Roll on April!!
The profile will be wrong and it will feel wierd when tipping into corners and if you are unfortunate enough to smash it up, the insurance co will have a get out of paying card. Is it worth the risk ?
Lloyd
It's not how fast you ride, it's how you ride fast.
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
Schnitzer made a very spangly 6" rimmed wheel for the S which took a 190 but sticking a hoop this wide on a 5.5" is asking for trouble in the handling stakes.
Shame, especially when you've got a free pair of tyres.
Ta for the input chaps. I must admit that when I got home yesterday I checked the clearance between the existing 180 tyre (M1) and the swingarm and there aint no way a 190's gonna fit.
Oh well, off to Ebay!
While on the subject, does anyone have experienec of Dunlop 208race reps on an R1100 and if so how do they compare with Metz, Diablos, et al?
Hope to get something fitted this weekend so your thoughts would be gratefully received.
No experience of 208RR's, but like any full-on sports tyre, it'll need plenty of heat to keep consistant grip. That's not exactly easy to achieve in the current weather conditions! Personally (and tyres are of course so much down to personal taste/riding style etc) I reckon the S doesn't need anything sportier than the M1 Sportecs/Diablo/BT014/Pilot Power etc, and even then only if you're riding really hard.
I'm not the world's quickest rider, but folk who know me would probably say I don't hang around, and found that stuff like Roadtecs/Pilot Roads etc to be fine. These days, such tyres really are bloody good. To quote Niall Mackenzie when he tested a pair of 020's on a Blackbird* - 'these have all the grip you need on the road'.
*What they'd be like on a real motorcycle, I can't really say though
Gromit wrote:
I'm not the world's quickest rider, but folk who know me would probably say I don't hang around, and found that stuff like Roadtecs/Pilot Roads etc to be fine. These days, such tyres really are bloody good. To quote Niall Mackenzie when he tested a pair of 020's on a Blackbird* - 'these have all the grip you need on the road'.
*What they'd be like on a real motorcycle, I can't really say though
i'm not going to bite, i'm not going to bite... oh bugger... you certainly aren't the world's quickest rider on your current steed ... i'm so going to regret writing that at some point
as for tyres - i have michelin pilot roads on the s - well chuffed. superior to the bt020 IMHO (not just grip - i find bridgestones square off too quickly - anyone else have this problem?), though I might try the new avon azaros next time round as they're great on the bird.
Best tyre I have used for grip, turn in feel and cornering stability. Rear started squaring at 2200 miles and were perfectly acceptable to 3.3k miles (now) althiough really squared off and just down to the rear indicator. May replace the rear today as the front still looks OK. Pair were £205 fitted to loose wheels with balance & valves. Only downside is the carcass is quite hard and the boxer 'thum' is quite noticable but you get used to it.
ps I like the BT020 as well, but hated the BT014 and Sportecs.
... i'm so going to regret writing that at some point 
