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Anyone tried 160/60 as rear tyre?
Your impressions?
Better/quicker handling?

I have the stock 170/60 and here in Italy fitting a 160/60 would get the bike not legal for road use...
No matter, I find the handling could be improved with a fine tuning of the suspensions, rather than changing the rear wheel.
Ciao

I use 180/55 in rear and i am very happy with that.... no need to change and chain DONT hit to edge of tire, cause i keep on eye to right chain tightening... I havent tested such tire ever in 907, what U are talking about.

I wouldn't do that as the 5.5" wide rim is to wide for a 160 tire.
The heels of the 160 tire spreads more in a 5.5" so the profile will be more flat, so more like the shape of 170 or 180
So overal there isn't much gain.
fine tuning suspension could be more rewarding

ducbertus

What Ducbertus says is right. The wheel is too wide.

Gert,
I similarly run a 170/60 and the handling is fine; my rear is cranked up hard (probably too hard, actually) and this makes the bike steer a bit quicker. I don't find the 907 as sensitive to front-end feed-back to the rider so I don't push it as hard as my 900SS.

The poor old 907 doesn't have the refinements of the newer bikes (like rake adjustment) to take full advantage of the tyres - and I believe the 160 might be a bit narrow on the rim.

The 1990's brought wider rims into the world - it seems a step back to try to fit the narrower tyre. The tyre footprint is reduced (so less traction / more slipping & sliding) also consider you might also lose some ground clearance.

OK, thx, guys.
Just asking, 1 or 2 have done this on other bikes but I remember now
the M900 guy also switched rim to 4,5".
170 stays.

Thinking, that 180/55 (if chain is in right tight) and 170/60 fits to 5.5" rear rim, but 4.5" rim needs 170/60

Gert, i make measurements, what U asked, at weekend but i have lost Your private mail address, so send it to me! To: finnpaso@gmail.com

I have a 6" magnesium rim laying around. maybe with a 190 tire. I think this will look brutal

Ducbertus

I quess, that, problem with such wheel/tire will be rubber worn out from chain side...

Fatter rims/tyres than those who perform best is only for
impressing teenage girls at the village square....

to avoid the chain hitting the tire the chain has to move outside. just as simple as that.

ducbertus

Tamburinifan wrote: is only for impressing teenage girls at the village square....

What is wrong with this approach???? I can tell you they are not impressed by my gray hair and pot belly!

My hairs not yet gray at 55, I am told I look 38ish but they are still not impressed

What is wrong with this approach???? I can tell you they are not impressed by my gray hair and pot belly!

Nothing is wrong w that, really!
Anything that could you get a taste of that sweet honey....





Pic from the Italian Monster Forum...
I envy you, Frankie...

My hairs not yet gray at 55, I am told I look 38ish but they are still not impressed

Have you really tried to convince them how cool your bike/ rear tyre is?!?