If any of you, guys have an idea which is better tyre size for rear rim: 180 or 190, I would be very thankful.



In past treads, I read that some of you use smaller tire size (180).



I rode dragon corsa in 190/55, supercorsa in 190/55, racetec in 190/55 and now is time to replace racetec with some of new tires.



I think to buy new Dunlop Sportsmart and can't determine tire size (180 or 190) and tire height. Please, help



If any of you use dunlop sportsmart, I would be e very tankful for short review.



Many questions, but I think that answers be very constructive ane usefull for numerous of us.



Thanks!!!

 

in the states, most 190's are 50 in height. most 180's are are 55 in height. i think thats where the real differences are in handling and why most people say the 180/55 seems to handle better than a 190/50 the rim is meant to fit a 190/50, but you could run a 190/55 or a 180/55. i think its more a matter of tire height than tire width as far as handling goes.

the only problem with the 190/55 is that they're more expensive and harder to find. a buddy of mine had one, and i rode it once, i liked it.

as for me, i use a 190/50 pilot power. its not the most expensive, its AMAZING in the rain, great grip in the dry. they don't take forever to heat up either. if you dont ride hard all the time, you can get 3000 to 4000 miles out of the rears. i'd like to try a 190/55 though to see the difference, i just need to wait and order one next time.

my bike had a dunlop 208 when i got it, couldn't stand it. i know dunlop has made some a lot of ground up on the other tires in the last few years, but im still hesitant to buy one.

 

Hi, (sorry for my english i'm french )

I bought last week a 954 and i have to change the tyres. Yesterday i'll change the old BT16 by the Dunlop SportSmart, i just say wow awesome these tyre are made for this bike ^^
I take the rear in 190/50 size and the handling is perfect

bye

 

Unless you are racing you don't have to swap tyre sizes. And most of the racers use 180/55 for a 600 bike and 190/55 for a 1000 bike.

Almost all 1000 bikes come out of the shop with rear tyre size 190/50.

If you change it to /55 you will have to fix the geometry change you just made with the swap because this tyre is bigger in height so either you have to lower the rear shock, either you have to raise the front which in stock is impossible for 954 forks and rear shock.

So keep it on /50 and ride the bike. It's a great machine.

I rode mine last year almost all the time on track with Dunlop D208RR rear 190/50 and there were no problem to hit the peg in the asphalt.

About what tyre to put on - if you can find this particular model of Dunlop - D208RR - buy 2 sets of them! You will be surprised what a great old-model tyre it is. It lasts very long compared to the greatest tyres on the market, cost less and there's no compromise on the performance as I already told u.