210 rear tire

[hayabusa_83]

i posted this a while ago, but couldnt find it again to reply... oh well, a local bike shop said i could upgrade to a 210 series tire, w/o problems. is this true? they recommended the metzler me880 210/50/17 any thoughts? i need a good high mileage tire, b/c im housing a battlax 014 200/50/17 now... but it wore out so fast, b/c of the soft compound i need some recommendations of a cheap, but good, HIGH mileage rubber...please respond!
Brian~

 

[NearDeath]

never seen or heard of this ever... The biggest tire that I am aware of that would fit on the stock rim was a 200 series tire... If you find out otherwise, I would love to see pics and hear about it...

CLoud

 

[hayabusa_83]

they swore they've done it to a customers bike b4, but im kinda "iffy" about it, lookin at my 200 now, it would be close...?!

 

[BigBSBusa]

A 210 would be very tight because a 200 is close. I wouldn't push it.

 

[hayabusa_83]

im gonna hafta agree with ya BS, your right,y risk it? cn u tell me a good HIGH mileage quality tire then?
Brian~

 

[GSXTacy]

Theres no way, i have my 200 on and I would have to split a hair to get it between the chain and the tire.

 

[Charlesbusa]

I've read posts that guys who put on 210mm tires have tire and chain rub.

Any sport touring tire will get a lot more mileage than a sport tire.

 

[hayabusa_83]

people have recommmended the bridgestone 020... ive had nothing but BS rubber and am very satisfied with them. i need one VERY soon soplease respond with a very decent BS high "mileager"
thanks again...
Brian~

 

[Gunnybusa]

Any sport touring tire will get a lot more mileage than a sport tire.

Sir Charles is correct ,touring tires last longer but dont grip as well.

 

[hayabusa_83]

i understand that, but i need a type of tire. idont drag a knee on the twisties. i like to go fast (need a Z rated tire) and occasionally if a stupid rich ferrari guy revs on me i like to embarass him in front of his hot wife! any suggestions?

 

[Charlesbusa]

First, I have never used any of these tires.

If you want to stay with Bridgestone, BT020 is as hard as you can go with a z rating for top speed.

Dunlop makes a OED220 200/50/ZR17.

Metzler makes a Roadtec 190/50/zr17 & Mez4 190/50/zr17.

Michelin makes Macadam 100X 190/50/zr17 & Pilot Sport 190/50/zr17.

That should get ya started.



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[hayabusa_83]

yeah charles, ive always liked BS tires, and want a good sturdy high mileage rubber... the battlax014 i have on their now, wasgreat while it lasted, but eats away so fast in this FL heat, my top speed runs, a few street races,etc i was burnout crazy with my stock bt056 tire and still got like 7000 miles out of it... will i get that with the 020? in your opinion?!

 

[Charlesbusa]

yeah charles, ive always liked BS tires, and want a good sturdy high mileage rubber... the battlax014 i have on their now, wasgreat while it lasted, but eats away so fast in this FL heat, my top speed runs, a few street races,etc i was burnout crazy with my stock bt056 tire and still got like 7000 miles out of it... will i get that with the 020? in your opinion?!

Well I've never used BT020.

But they are supposed to be a harder compound than BT56.  So you should get more tread life out of BT020.

On the bridgestone website;
http://www.motorcycle-karttires.com/ click on tires tab

They describe bt56 as Ultra High Performance Sport.
And bt020 as Sport Touring.

That's how I am concluding that you'll get more tread life out of bt020 and still have the z speed rating.



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[hayabusa_83]

like i said i dont drag knees in the corners so i only need it for the high mileage and top speed Z rating! thanks again guys

 

[Charlesbusa]

like i said i dont drag knees in the corners so i only need it for the high mileage and top speed Z rating! thanks again guys

ok, I'm confused. You don't buy bt020 to drag knees. You buy them for longer tread life and z rating for high speed runs.

am I missing something??...

 

[Gunnybusa]

like i said i dont drag knees in the corners so i only need it for the high mileage and top speed Z rating! thanks again guys

I had 020 before. They did last but will take longer to heat and are a lot LESS STICKY. Make sure you check the front tire pressure constantly if not it will start to feather. I hear you about needing a higher mileage tire I put 100 miles a day on mine. I found the HPX to be the best tire for me, unfortunately it has been discontinued. I am on 208's right now, only have a 1,000 miles on them but they are holding up well.

 

[nitrousjunkie]

210 will hit the chain,high mileage tire would be the stock bridgestones.::

 

[hayabusa_83]

gunny, thot the dunlop 208 is practically like the 014, super soft??!?! along with the metz sportec m1? im still running my stock front tire, and its still in good condition... i need the 020 like i said, for daily drivin', a few street races, but mostly the top speed runs on lonely streets.... i think i want the 020... plus i need a rubber that will hold up a few burnouts w/o any tread loss...

i lit up that battlax 014 once for like 3 sec and lost hundreds of miles off of it...

 

[1300Ryder]

Sorry for bringing an old thread to life. But am I reading this right? I can replace my stock 05' 190 tire with a 200 without any mods? That's a beautiful thing if it's true!

 

[Gunnybusa]

Sorry for bringing an old thread to life.  But am I reading this right?  I can replace my stock 05' 190 tire with a 200 without any mods?  That's a beautiful thing if it's true!

You are correct. I ran a 200 HPX for quite awhile. I now run a BT 14 200 and am loving it. It slips a little during hard striaght line acceleration but has never let me down in the turns.