Hi all, new member here. I've been a "silent" user of this forum for an age really, up until now i've found everything i've needed through the search options. Helped me immensely with my gs1000e build in the past but now i have another on the boil and need a bit of tyre info.
What size V rated tyre would squeeze in the back of a 650 Kat? I'm hoping to get a 150 in if poss? I was thinking along the lines of 110/70/19 up front and 150/55/17 at the rear (obv sizes might need tweaking between brands etc). I currently have a 130 at the back but wanted something a little wider, if for the looks alone. My vmax had a 130 in and i was told this was the biggest you could fit, but i managed to get a 150 in there by turning the spacers round, does anyone know if a similar trick can be done with the 650? Everythings at the coaters for this and next week so i cant measure or offer anything together (should have done it before i sent the bits off, i know.....), just wanted to get some new boots while the bits were away so if anyone can help, much appreciated.
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What size V rated tyre would squeeze in the back of a 650 Kat? I'm hoping to get a 150 in if poss? I was thinking along the lines of 110/70/19 up front and 150/55/17 at the rear (obv sizes might need tweaking between brands etc). I currently have a 130 at the back but wanted something a little wider, if for the looks alone. My vmax had a 130 in and i was told this was the biggest you could fit, but i managed to get a 150 in there by turning the spacers round, does anyone know if a similar trick can be done with the 650? Everythings at the coaters for this and next week so i cant measure or offer anything together (should have done it before i sent the bits off, i know.....), just wanted to get some new boots while the bits were away so if anyone can help, much appreciated.
A few words to all the members and admins:
Keep up the good (and hard!) work guys, the info on here is priceless to many a man.
Keep the posts coming in no matter how trivial they may seem, someone else out there has the same problem as you, guaranteed!
. My ONLY reason for wanting a fatter rear was because of the cafe racer style, it opens the back of the bike up a lot more and makes the skinny 130 look a bit odd. I didn't know if any manufacturers were doing tyres with a wider contact patch that could fit the slimmer rims, i've been out of the classics for a while and onto the rice burning stuff. My GS1000 has a 130 bt45 in the rear and handles "ok" for what i want from it, i'll settle for a set of them on the standard sizes then. Cheers for the speedy replies guys, much appreciated.
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