so far I've been a good law abiding citizen, but no more
This TÜV thing in Germany only allows me to put on tires that are Big Brother approved and it bothers me because so far no 2-compound tire has been approved. The logic behind it is that, since there's no speed limit in the Autobahn, the demands on a tire are higher, specially on temperature. If any of you has done a short stint at 150 mph + for 20 or 30 miles, you'll know what I'm talking about. If you stop shortly afterwards, you can take pieces of rubber off the tire with your fingers like if you were digging your nose. Sorry for the gross example but that's what it feels like (so I've been told
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But I seldomly drive my bike beyond the 120 mph. I rather settle for a comfortable, stress free 100 mph, and that is only when I actually use the Autobahn at all, since I always prefer nice B-roads with curves.
So, if I'm going to mount the new Angel GTs and be illegal, I might as well go all the way and start experimenting also with the size of the tire (yes, changing that is also forbidden in Germany), hence the title of this post. Could somebody explain the differences and give me some advice? According to my math, a 180/55 is 1,3% bigger (5/16") in diameter than the original 190/50, while the 190/55 is 3,05% bigger (3/4") in diameter, helping both the turn in and speedo accuracy.
Something else to think about? somebody has experience with this?
[yes, I did the search... it helped a lot, thank you very much]
