heh all:A 55 on a 195 tire is almost 10mm taller. Most likely you changed your old tire because it was worn out. Going from an old tire to a new tire is another 4 or 5mm.
I just changed out my rear tire to a 190/55 Pirelli Angel ST. The feedback in the forum suggests better handling with a 55, and I notice it bites into the corners better than my previous 50 tire. Does anyone know the reason for this? I think I fell asleep in physics class that day. Also- do you recommend keeping a 70 up front?
chrs-mat
heh all:
I just changed out my rear tire to a 190/55 Pirelli Angel ST. The feedback in the forum suggests better handling with a 55, and I notice it bites into the corners better than my previous 50 tire. Does anyone know the reason for this? I think I fell asleep in physics class that day. Also- do you recommend keeping a 70 up front?
chrs-mat
It might help your cause to modify the subject line with something a bit more descriptive on what you're looking for....
Ha ha-perhaps jim, or maybe most people don't actually know why. I was thinking it had something to do with the gyroscoping effect of the wheel and tire. The smaller the circumference, the greater the speed, the more stable the bike, equals more force required to lean.
Then again, i was out of physics class that day, so maybe it just sounds plausible to me.
heh all:
I just changed out my rear tire to a 190/55 Pirelli Angel ST. The feedback in the forum suggests better handling with a 55, and I notice it bites into the corners better than my previous 50 tire. Does anyone know the reason for this? I think I fell asleep in physics class that day. Also- do you recommend keeping a 70 up front?
chrs-mat
Sure, we know why.... because its a brand new tire, it better grip .......![]()
I really think it would be a good idea to modify the subject line...
I think that fact is overlooked by most of us when we get new tires. We make a change in brand, size, type, etc. and feel that going from one width to a different width make a huge difference when really it was the fact that the old, dead, worn out tires were changed for brand new ones. Spoon on some new rubber and it is like a new motorcycle.... but how much of that is due to what change (newness alone or the size / brand change)?
Bingo!Except for me. I took a nail (actually it was a drill bit) in a brand new 50. Sunny Steve happened to be riding with me at the time. I went to a 55 because the 50's were out of stock and i needed a tire quick. So I compared a new 50 to a new 55. If I was tracking the bike I would stick with a 55. I live in Florida.We need the larger center patch down here . I also like that tiny increase in gearing (smaller diameter tire). I also think the profile is better on the 50. It handles better than the 55.
You have the power.... go for it! (No really, it is a good idea)
Yeah- do it.
I was thinking something along the line of "Physics Teacher Wanted!
What he said.
I think that fact is overlooked by most of us when we get new tires. We make a change in brand, size, type, etc. and feel that going from one width to a different width make a huge difference when really it was the fact that the old, dead, worn out tires were changed for brand new ones. Spoon on some new rubber and it is like a new motorcycle.... but how much of that is due to what change (newness alone or the size / brand change)?
So I compared a new 50 to a new 55. If I was tracking the bike I would stick with a 55. I live in Florida. We need the larger center patch down here . I also like that tiny increase in gearing (smaller diameter tire). I also think the profile is better on the 50. It handles better than the 55.
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