Jefro
I ride to Sturgis
I decided to try putting a 190/55 ZR17 Pilot Road 3 on the back of my 05 ST1300.
Having really liked the PR3 tire, and finding no posts of anyone who has tried the 190 wide tire, I gave it a go.
It was much easier to get on the rim than my Bridgestones, and was about half an inch taller.
The tire rim settled in just fine, and was in no danger of slipping or coming off in any way.
This particular tire did seem to need quite a bit of BMW brand lead weights to balance properly.
There were no issues at all putting the tire/rim on the bike, and the speedometer didn't seem to be affected.
The bike leaned over on the side stand just a bit more than usual, and the tire felt wonderful under power.
But my only real concern was the tire radius profile on the narrow rim.
With a 170 tire, the "chicken strips" were almost non-existant, but with the 190 tire, the strips are pretty wide.
When looking at the tire from the rear of the bike, it is obviously more rounded, more balloon like. Whereas the 170 has a flatter profile to allow you to use the tire from edge to edge while corning hard.
Since I do mostly city riding, I am good with this tire, but I would not recommend this if you do a lot of mountain riding.
Would I do it again? If I get really good mileage, yes!
Otherwise, no.
Jefro.
Having really liked the PR3 tire, and finding no posts of anyone who has tried the 190 wide tire, I gave it a go.
It was much easier to get on the rim than my Bridgestones, and was about half an inch taller.
The tire rim settled in just fine, and was in no danger of slipping or coming off in any way.
This particular tire did seem to need quite a bit of BMW brand lead weights to balance properly.
There were no issues at all putting the tire/rim on the bike, and the speedometer didn't seem to be affected.
The bike leaned over on the side stand just a bit more than usual, and the tire felt wonderful under power.
But my only real concern was the tire radius profile on the narrow rim.
With a 170 tire, the "chicken strips" were almost non-existant, but with the 190 tire, the strips are pretty wide.
When looking at the tire from the rear of the bike, it is obviously more rounded, more balloon like. Whereas the 170 has a flatter profile to allow you to use the tire from edge to edge while corning hard.
Since I do mostly city riding, I am good with this tire, but I would not recommend this if you do a lot of mountain riding.
Would I do it again? If I get really good mileage, yes!
Otherwise, no.
Jefro.
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