Got my new M3's today. Gonna try a 190/55 in the back instead of the 190/50. Hopefully my buddy frank2 can get 'em mounted up for me in the next few days.
Got my new M3's today. Gonna try a 190/55 in the back instead of the 190/50. Hopefully my buddy frank2 can get 'em mounted up for me in the next few days.
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
BMW M3?..nice ride
Hah! I wish. Nah, Metzeler M3's (tires). Nice to get 'em, and put 'em on tonight. especially as I went down to the cord on the take-offs I was running yesterday!Originally Posted by thaitanic
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
like!
"With every broken bone, I swear I lived."
I think you'll dig the 55 on there.
Chadwick
MRA #825
"You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life." - Marco Simoncelli
I went from the 50 to the 55 on my ZX10 and I immediately noticed how the bike wants to turn in. Granted, it may also be the difference between the 2CT profile and the Q2 profile, but I hadn't gone a mile and I could feel the bike wanting to turn further than I would let it. Enjoy the new rubber!
I switched from a 50 to a 55 with the 2CT and noticed it right away too. The Q2s are the same, but I've only had the Q2 in a 55, and probably won't ever go back to a 50.
Chadwick
MRA #825
"You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life." - Marco Simoncelli
I'm running 55s on my R1 also. I've been running 55 on the rear since my first tire change after I bought the bike. I'll never put another 50 on my bike.
Leah05 Raven R101 YZ250F
Frankie...make sure to check for height clearance in your swingarm...My 211's are 55's on a 5.5" rim and I have to adjust the axle pretty far back to not rub the swingarm, and with my gearing the chain is 2 links longer than stock IIRC
Thanks, I'll look at it. The take-off's were the first 55's I've run, and they fit fine, but every tire mfg is different (dammit!) so I'll give 'er a look. I seem to remember a lot of clearance though. I think the tire mfg's should give info in OD when mounted on various rim widths. That'd be a much more true indicator. From what I've seen, for instance, the Pirelli's are very tall.
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
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