01-25-2025, 10:12 AM
Duckcrazydave-
I had the opposite experience with my '96 900SS. It came with a 170 Dunlop tire mounted on the 5.5" wheel. When that needed a change I went with a 180 Michelin since the wheel should take it. I noticed more effort on turn in right away. This is purely anecdotal since I was going from a worn tire to new and a different brand pair which could have skewed the results. From then on I used 170"s. That was also going on 20 years ago.
Frank
I had the opposite experience with my '96 900SS. It came with a 170 Dunlop tire mounted on the 5.5" wheel. When that needed a change I went with a 180 Michelin since the wheel should take it. I noticed more effort on turn in right away. This is purely anecdotal since I was going from a worn tire to new and a different brand pair which could have skewed the results. From then on I used 170"s. That was also going on 20 years ago.
Frank
'23 R1250RS, 11,000 mi. 2 yr., '03 R1100S BCR #6/200, '85 K100/1100RS- 38 yrs. 331,000 mi., '17R1200RS- 51,054 mi. (gone), '16 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. (gone), '11 R1200RT-30,000 mi. (gone), '05 R1200ST-58,000 mi. (gone), '96 Ducati 900SS/SP-89,000 mi. (gone), 560K+ BMW miles