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Posted by Aaron Mitchell
- October 27, 2012, 10:37:56 AMJust had a blowout on the back of my bike yesterday (tube went) and decided its time for an upgrade.
And before you read any further Please do not crap on my thread. I have done all of these things before and i dont wanna start an argument about whats safe and blah blah blah because everyone has their own opinions on darkside and sealed wheels and i dont need to hear them again, sorry.
I've ran darkside before and already ordered a car tire last night. Im going to be sealing the wheels with 3m 5200 to run tubeless.
So the back is taken care of with a 195/55-16 CT
The front however that came on my bike is a 130/90-16. I happen to have a brand new pirelli sport demon in my garage (from an old bike build) that is a 120/80/16.
The different in the tires are
Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile Difference
130/90-16 4.6in 12.6in 25.2in 79.2in 800 0.0%
120/80-16 3.8in 11.8in 23.6in 74.0in 856 -6.6%
I have lowered my bike several inches in the rear already with some 10.5 shocks (and again please no crapping, been running it a year, the driveshaft is more level than stock, blah blah blah)
So i know the rake/trail already sint what Kawasaki had in mind.
So what im wondering is since in theory the shorter tire would help that issue out even further, will the 120/80-16 fit on my stock front wheel.