Smaller tyres (odd I know)

[wayno]

Has anyone here ever run a 150 rear on their ZXR and if so was it with the original 120 front tyre or did you downsize to a 110, and what does it do to the handling

There reason I ask is that I am currently fitting a pair of ZXR weels to my Zephyr 550, but the largest tyre I can really get in is a 150 rear, but I know the rim is sized to take a 160 so would like any thoughts or advice. As far as I can tell 150's are matched with 110 fronts but I don't want to down size the front too

I'm lost in a world of tyre confusion, please help

[bendog66]

150 rears are horrible for the road

[zimm]

had a 150 on the back of my L1 when i bought it ..

wasnt bad actually .. different "feel" to the bike, but not bad at all ...

the rear wheel is actually a tad too small for a 160 tyre anyway (over-tyred as stock) so that wont be an issue.. try it ..

[wayno]

Which size front did you have on zim? The std 120 tyre?

[zimm]

yeh, 120/60/17 up front..

main thing is to re-adjust the ride height to compensate for the backend being a bit lower, either crank the back up or lower the front ..

[wayno]

The suspension will need resetting anyway as the ZXR front end will change the Zephyr front end height, I'll adjust the suspension and height once I know what I'm dealing with.

I'll stick with the 120 front then, I was wondering if I'd need to downsize to a 110, but again that'll be something I won't know 100% till i get it on and ride it

Thanks for the info chaps