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#20689 Snag (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Howdy, Just changed my rear tire on my 05road* from stock 150 to metzler ME880 160/80-16. Love the feel. Ride is smoother and feels more connected in curves. May be something to check out when it comes time to change rear tire. No modifications needed Post edited by: Snag, at: 2007/03/24 02:24<br><br>Post edited by: Snag, at: 2007/03/24 02:47   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #20691 ricker (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 46 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   I thought about doing what you did. Will give it a go next change over. What PSI are you running in front and rear? Regards Ricker   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #20695 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   I have the 880s all round and remember how how much I loved them over stock. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20743 Carey (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 100 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Just did my 05 R the same. The feeling is mutual. Best tires I ever ran.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #20744 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12511 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Me too went to them the first tire change but didn't go to the 160 rear yet. That will be next change.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20747 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   OK. What's the cold hard advantage to going to a 160? Ain't much wider on a stock rim. Contact patch probably isn't enough different to notice. They say it helps get the speedo closer to correct but if the correction problem I asked about is true it will make your odo wrong at the same time. Just trading problems there. My curiousity about these bikes knows no bounds so any answers are appreciated.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #20779 Snag (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   34 front 36 rear. While the 160 isn't much wider it does have a wider contact patch. Have some fine sand in driveway so i can see wider residue on tire. Staying with the approx same tire height will keep speedo the same. Height, not width, changes speedo. Lows in the mid 60s, high mid 70s today, fixing to go riding.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #20782 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Morning snag The wider tire (160) gets squeezed by the stock rim making it a little taller therefore helping to correct the speedo error. Or that is the prevailing story. Has anyone ever measured the 150 and the 160 to see? Metz makes a 150 WWW but not a 160 WWW. Do you gain enough contact to make it worth not having a WWW if that's what you want? Thanks<br><br>Post edited by: Musky, at: 2007/03/25 08:35   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #21001 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12511 Re:rear tire 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Good point Muskey, some say it handles better but I would be hard pressed to see the difference I think. May the went from Bridgestones to Metzers that you can tell the difference.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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