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Old 11-18-2008, 08:48 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by macattack0821 View Post
i was wondering about that, the bigger tires and the handling i mean. i guess my thinkin was that with more surface area on the tires, that would equate to more surface area for grip, hence better handling. from what you said it looks like it doesnt work that way? this is the noob in me comin out, so thats why i ask.
when i was shopping for tires for my ex500 (replaced stock with pirelli sport demons), i was reading about how some people have stuffed bigger tires on, but then i read something along the lines of "unless you have good reason for changing tire sizes from stock, then don't". i went with stock sizes, plus they are cheaper. you cant see the tire width while riding anyways.
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