I hope this is for the 14 because I just copied your tire sizes off the pics and ordered.
And a 55 series tire is actually going to be 10% taller in total (0.75" taller), since the 50% and 55% figures are for a cross-section slice of the tire, not the entire tire. (say 'entire tire' 55 times real fast)
Front, yes. Rear, no ... technically, that is. OEM rear size is a 190/50, whereas Pilgrim opted for a slightly taller 190/55. I say 'technically' because many dudes (oh, and chics!) make that same non-standard rear tire size selection, for the purpose of causing the speedo to read more accurately and/or to improve handling, namely turn-in - The taller tire causes the rear to be higher, and the forks more vertical, and therefore the bike leans into turns quicker / easier.
The 190 figure is the tire's width in mm (7.48"). The 50 and 55 figures are the height of the tire as a percent of its width. So the height of a 50 series tire is 50% of the tire's width (3.74"), and a 55 series tires is a little taller than that (4.11"). And a 55 series tire is actually going to be 10% taller in total (0.75" taller), since the 50% and 55% figures are for a cross-section slice of the tire, not the entire tire. (say 'entire tire' 55 times real fast)
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Excellent graphic. Thanks!
... whoops, that's "only" 50 times
Also ... I edited my post to add a sentence regarding increased seat height ... about 1/4" ... OK, 0.27" ... but who's counting.
Damnit!!! I intentionally made it 50 because I thought you wrote 50. Ug. Here are 5 more:
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I am. Every fraction of seat height matters for some people, unfortunately...
There we go
I guess you could say I have the opposite problem. Some of my friends say I'm freakishly tall.
I'm 6'-0". They're in the 5'-6" to 5'-8" range.
VISA card for rebate came in the mail today. Card activated, $40 balance.
Also, I recently got an email from Jake Wilson indicating I have a $38 credit.
~2,000 miles on the tires now with no complaints.