Anyone gotten a 190/55/17 on edge just street riding? - Page 3

tached1000rr · 09-18-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

Dont take offense at anything I say, especially on a Friday after I start drinking rum and coke at 10 AM

I'm taking offense that you are drinking rum and coke and are not sharing it with me!

smileyman · 09-18-2009, 06:24 PM

LOL! I think I am too drunk to drive home! 'shhh, I am at work!' And I have to mow when I get off.

BTW along these lines I rode a wkend back with a young man and his Suzy 750. He pulled off twice complaining he had felt his rear skipping and slipping. Turns out too much pressure in the rear but I complimented him on feeling the limit before he rode over it. I told him to leave the tired as is and feel out the limits so he can recognize them when he lowers the pressures for aother ride. Kids got potential...

Homeslice · 09-18-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

Somewhere in this porn corrupted ECU of mine I have a picture of Doohan, Schwantz, Rainey, and I think Saarinen going thru a corner at a GP. The styles are all so different and the bikes lean angles are dramatically different and yet their corner speed would only have varied slightly...Doohan and Saarinen leaing their bikes over much further on the tire...

Yeah, which means they're probably at the limits of their tires, while the other guys still have more they could use.

Sean · 09-18-2009, 06:48 PM

I don't use all of my 190/55 at the track. I'm not sure what most rim widths are but mine came stock with a 180, so I'd guess my stock rim was a bit smaller than bikes that come stock with 190s.

smileyman · 09-18-2009, 07:03 PM

All the tracks I raced were tight point and shoot course that a 170/60 did fine. Thought I had hit the big time on a 180 sized slick. The longer tracks we ran only got a slightly better tread footprint on maybe 3 of their 10 or 11 corners so not a huge advantage there.

in the end the greater footprint at lean and traction ability of that footprint was largeley determined by setup and that by a fine fine line...

racedoll · 09-18-2009, 07:05 PM

Hubby has. Not me since mine is a 180.

101lifts2 · 09-20-2009, 04:18 AM

Yeah all of my 190/50 and 190/55s have gotton to the edges on the street, but we only run selective roads. I put a new set of BT003 on a few months back and one of the sides is wearing out already. Fuck....

My front tire has about a 1/32 of untouched tread left on each side. Just means I have a little lower to go. LOL

I would say the type of tire makes more of a difference than anything else.

JoJoYZF · 09-20-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean

I don't use all of my 190/55 at the track. I'm not sure what most rim widths are but mine came stock with a 180, so I'd guess my stock rim was a bit smaller than bikes that come stock with 190s.

Im not 100% but I think bikes wit 180s have 5.5" rims and those with 190s have 6".

karl_1052 · 09-20-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JoJoYZF

Im not 100% but I think bikes wit 180s have 5.5" rims and those with 190s have 6".

A 190 should not be used on a 5.5" rim. It stretches the tire to a point that could affect handling.

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

t-homo · 09-20-2009, 04:57 PM

I actually got my chicken strips all of the way off of my 190/55 on friday, the same ride where I drug my knee for the first time.

I am confused though. Why would you want a 190/55 for sport touring? They are 15 bucks more expensive than a 190/50 and wouldn't make the bike any better at all for the type of riding it would be.

09-18-2009, 06:24 PM	#22
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	LOL! I think I am too drunk to drive home! 'shhh, I am at work!' And I have to mow when I get off. BTW along these lines I rode a wkend back with a young man and his Suzy 750. He pulled off twice complaining he had felt his rear skipping and slipping. Turns out too much pressure in the rear but I complimented him on feeling the limit before he rode over it. I told him to leave the tired as is and feel out the limits so he can recognize them when he lowers the pressures for aother ride. Kids got potential... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

09-18-2009, 07:03 PM	#25
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	All the tracks I raced were tight point and shoot course that a 170/60 did fine. Thought I had hit the big time on a 180 sized slick. The longer tracks we ran only got a slightly better tread footprint on maybe 3 of their 10 or 11 corners so not a huge advantage there. in the end the greater footprint at lean and traction ability of that footprint was largeley determined by setup and that by a fine fine line... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

09-20-2009, 04:18 AM	#27
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	Yeah all of my 190/50 and 190/55s have gotton to the edges on the street, but we only run selective roads. I put a new set of BT003 on a few months back and one of the sides is wearing out already. Fuck.... My front tire has about a 1/32 of untouched tread left on each side. Just means I have a little lower to go. LOL I would say the type of tire makes more of a difference than anything else. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM Last edited by 101lifts2; 09-21-2009 at 01:59 AM..

09-18-2009, 06:48 PM	#24
Sean giggity Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: socal Moto: street, sumo & dirty Posts: 1,071	I don't use all of my 190/55 at the track. I'm not sure what most rim widths are but mine came stock with a 180, so I'd guess my stock rim was a bit smaller than bikes that come stock with 190s.

09-18-2009, 07:05 PM	#26
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Hubby has. Not me since mine is a 180.

09-20-2009, 04:57 PM	#30
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	I actually got my chicken strips all of the way off of my 190/55 on friday, the same ride where I drug my knee for the first time. I am confused though. Why would you want a 190/55 for sport touring? They are 15 bucks more expensive than a 190/50 and wouldn't make the bike any better at all for the type of riding it would be.