Just Mounted a 190/55/17

[lnewlf]

She wants to know...

 

[Fairlaner]

79.5 for which tire?

R

 

[Fairlaner]

so the 023 is 79.25 after 115 miles.

R

 

[FJRay]

so the 023 is 79.25 after 115 miles.
R

Makes my day.

 

[wheatonFJR]

How big is escapefjrtist's? He's the one that wanted to know...

...and why is this relevant? That's what I want to know...

 

[FJRay]

How big is escapefjrtist's? He's the one that wanted to know...
...and why is this relevant? That's what I want to know...

George is the master plugger so why do you ask???

I would think it has something to do with the speedometer and how accurate it is.

 

[escapefjrtist]

so the 023 is 79.25 after 115 miles.
R

Thanks Richard, matches the calculated value exactly.

--G

 

[escapefjrtist]

How big is escapefjrtist's? He's the one that wanted to know...
...and why is this relevant? That's what I want to know...

...you're pretty demanding aren't ya!

I would think it has something to do with the speedometer and how accurate it is.

'zactly...larger tire provides about a 1.7% [effective] correction to the speedo.

--G

 

[palerider]

Sorry to hear you're reduced to mounting tires.

 

[wheatonFJR]

How big is escapefjrtist's? He's the one that wanted to know...

...and why is this relevant? That's what I want to know...

...you're pretty demanding aren't ya!

I would think it has something to do with the speedometer and how accurate it is.

'zactly...larger tire provides about a 1.7% [effective] correction to the speedo.

--G

How much "incorrection" occurs from full tread to "SkooterG bald"

 

[Slardy]

Fairlaner,

Let me know if your ABS light comes on under heavy acceleration like started on my 2007 after I mounted a 190/55/17 last fall? That red light never came on in 50K miles, but has come on about once a month since. It appears when I stop at an intersection, then pull out, going to the right or left, and accelerating hard. Does not happen when I do the same at a normal moderate acceleration. And I think it does not happen when under heavy accelerate from a stop going straight ahead, but I am not sure.

If you want to know why I am accelerating hard? I am trying to burn the rubber of this tire because I have a new BT023 GT waiting to be installed. The 190/55/17 is an original Road Pilot that was given to me by my son.

One more thing, I can't say I notice difference with the larger tire versus the OEM size. But I am not attempting to be a pro canyon carver. I do like the fact that my speedo and odo are almost dead on with the 190/55/17.

Slardy

 

[escapefjrtist]

How big is escapefjrtist's? He's the one that wanted to know...

...and why is this relevant? That's what I want to know...

...you're pretty demanding aren't ya!

I would think it has something to do with the speedometer and howaccurate it is.

'zactly...larger tire provides about a 1.7% [effective] correction to the speedo.

--G

How much "incorrection" occurs from full tread to "SkooterG bald"

Rhetorical question, yes?? Simple math my friend...and since we're in the same profession I know you have the mad skilz to figger it out!

--G

 

[FJR Scout]

Any old sportbike riders will notice the immediate effect, but if you find that the FJR doesn't steer quick enough you can always drop the front forks a bit in the trees...this gives the same advantage as raising the rear and it really doesn't take much...

 

[RadioHowie]

Any old sportbike riders will notice the immediate effect, but if you find that the FJR doesn't steer quick enough you can always drop the front forks a bit in the trees...this gives the same advantage as raising the rear and it really doesn't take much...

That would be "...raise the front forks a bit..."

Dropping the forks, as opposed to dropping the triple tree, would slow down the steering response.

 

[FJR Scout]

Yes, sorry for the reversal in explination...good catch RadioHowie..

That would be raise the forks or drop the tree, guess it just depends on how you want to describe it. Either way you do it, just make sure to mark your baseline so if you don't like what you did you can un-do it.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Any old sportbike riders will notice the immediate effect, but if you find that the FJR doesn't steer quick enough you can always drop the front forks a bit in the trees...this gives the same advantage as raising the rear and it really doesn't take much...

That would be "...raise the front forks a bit..."

Dropping the forks, as opposed to dropping the triple tree, would slow down the steering response.

Dropping the forks...and making them really long would be chopperizing them, right Howie?

Words do have meaning.

 

[mcatrophy]

... chopperizing ...

There ain't no noun wot can't be verbed.

 

[wheatonFJR]

... chopperizing ...

There ain't no noun wot can't be verbed.

 

[lnewlf]

Any old sportbike riders will notice the immediate effect, but if you find that the FJR doesn't steer quick enough you can always drop the front forks a bit in the trees...this gives the same advantage as raising the rear and it really doesn't take much...

raising the forks loses cornering clearance-raising the rear gains it..

 

[Fred W]

Any old sportbike riders will notice the immediate effect, but if you find that the FJR doesn't steer quick enough you can always drop the front forks a bit in the trees...this gives the same advantage as raising the rear and it really doesn't take much...

raising the forks loses cornering clearance-raising the rear gains it..

zingo!!