Whats the widest tire I can put on a 900rr rear wheel and still look good.?

 

180-55-17


Anything larger and it wont fit the rim. If you were leaning towards a 190, the profile will be deformed by the rim, which is too narrow to properly accept the width of the 190. It will actually not be wider, because the rim limits how wide it can be, and it will actually just make the tire taller.

If you want a wider tire, you will have to go to a wider rim. But I wouldn't bother, especially on that bike. that bike already has the oddball 16 front to make up for its handling woes from the factory, and adding a 190 to the rear, even with a wider rim, will only set the handling off even more.


If your still on the fence, I found this article from sportrider that may explain it better than I did:

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/tires...ize/index.html