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Originally Posted by macattack0821
thats really funny u brought up the larger tire thing, because i was actually thinking about that to, i have seen the same thing, a guy put a 150 ont he back and a 130 on the front of his 08 250. the only reason i would like to do the larger tires is, IMO, i think it would look a little better than the 110/130 combo i have on there now.
i hear what ur sayin about the tires to, i have heard a lot of people say now that the tires on the bike are fine, and that i have no reason to change em. i guess its all in the eye of the beholder.
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A 130/17 on the front on a Ninja 250? Are they kidding?
That is plain ridiculous. A 120/17maybe and that is still overkill on that bike as is a 150 on the rear,but I could see doing that AFTER the stock rubber is used up(unless it a old model 250 with junk ass Dunlops).
Many more powerful and much heavier bikes wouldn't benefit from a change like that let alone a Ninja 250!
Putting a 130on front,if it will even fit properly could make it handle WORSE than stock,but surely not any BETTER all things being equal. With the stock rim width they probably aren't getting any more contact patch than stock,unless they run it at a lower air pressure. That sets up a whole new problem in itself.
They are somehow equating grip with tire size. Sometimes that's not how it works,especially with motorcycles. A tire grips not only by the softness of the compound,but also by the weight/pressure/forces/power pulses of the machine etc.,etc..
Just like a light weight car with big ass tires on it you are spreading the vehicles weight over a much larger surface/contact area. If your tire compound is super soft/sticky you may get away with it(in dry conditions). Most time people find out they have LESS grip/feel on the street if they go too crazy with tire width. The tread has to deform(grip/bite) the road to work properly. If it's not doing that,then you over-tired the vehicle in terms of tire width in the conditions in which it has to perform.