hi all, a bit of advice if poss. i have the cbr600 1994 it runs with a 160/60/17 rear. i have put a 170/60/17 on with no probs but was wondering how much wider could i go with the standard rim?

 

I would stick with the stock size, going bigger will hurt your handling.

 

put a 300 on it and you wont even need a kickstand anymore.

 

i gota 180/55/17 on my F2. next time i wana try a 190/55/17. dont sweat what people say man put what you want on YOUR bike. unless you track it, it wont hurt jack

 

very true if you just go straight A 190 wont fit on a F2 and no offense but I hope you re buying cheap tires because you are wasting 2/3's of your rear tire because it cant possibly get on the edges even if you wanted it too.

 

not true, i use about 2/3 of the tire. anyway, i wasnt asking i was just answering dudes question.

why do you hope iam buying cheap tires, you planning on chipping in on the next pair?

 

nope I use all of my tire lol.

you're right, he can put what ever he wants on his bike. But it does affect handling negatively. I would think with all the nice roads you have in NC you would be railing the heck out of em?

 

kinda, the bike is lowered so it only goes over so far anyway. i joy ride a little bit but i do 80 miles a day to and from work whenever its nice out and its all beltline so no need to get real low.

 

raise it back up and put a stock size tire on and hit some twisties, I bet you tell a major improvement

 

actually gona raise it up a little pretty soon, we made a custom lowering link on the mill @ work. its not fully adj but the next hole up is about an inch lower than stock. this my first bike and lowering it actually helped me get comfy holding it up and takin corners as i knew it couldnt go but so low. i can actually drag some portion of the pipes now which isnt too safe, so iam ready to go further over. my pop roadraced in the 60's (no plastics) and drag raced in the 70's and he's been on my *** to get a stock arm too, someone spliced mine. from the brake bracket looks to be about an 1.5 in or so. the bike was cheap and the plastic is there but.. iam not really tryn to drop money on anything i dont have too. guy wants 100 bucks for an arm and its bare, so ive been just making the best of what i have. i got a michilen on the front for 75 bucks and its a 2 compound tire practicly brand new still, and an 005 shinko radial out back not even 1/2 gone so itll be a bit before new rubber. hmm might raise it up today. ill post before and after pics