ITry adjusting the suspension to better fit your riding style. There is nothing wrong with the 16" front. They make plenty of great tires for them and I wouldn't waste the time and money on changing up the front end.

What tires are you running now? Are they new?

 

my 98 still has the 16 in it, and it is alot stabler then my bros R1. the R1 feels nervous in a turn. my 95 has a 17 on the front and it does not feel much differant then my 98.

 

I have a set of 208s on my bike right now. They are getting a little squared off though. I'm looking for a tire that will give me more than 5000mi.

 

Tire wear is very rider specific as some are harder on tires that others. Keeping your tires at higher pressure also increases their life although some prefer a more aggressive lower air pressure for better handling.

Here's my past list of tires and miles on them:

Bridgestone BT55 (stock) - 8,500+
More than a few sets of D207's (they were "the" tire for the time) - 7,500+
Avon AV36/AV39's (nice sticky tires) - 5000+
Avon AV45/AV46's (my favorite) - 8,500+
Bridgestone BT14 - Maybe 4000 so far and getting close to the wear indicators.

For a good portion of their life, the Avon 45/46's were over inflated due to a problem with my gauge. I recommend occasionally checking your tires with different gauges as I had no idea my gauge was bad. I probably could have got many mores mile out of the Avons with the proper pressure.

The D207's coned and cupped badly on my 16" wheel but I usually only changed one front for every two rears. Every other set seems to have worn pretty evenly which I prefer. It's nice to have a nice new set at the same time.

Oh, and one more thing, I've never met anyone that I ride with who likes the 208's. Again rider preference but I thought I would mention it here.