new tires

james250ninja · April 17th, 2012, 02:20 PM

i was thinking of putting on a 150 rear tire, the guy at the dealer says i should stay stock.

he said i will lose performance if i go to a 150 rear tire.

is that true and anyone that has a 150 did u like the diffrence from stock..

NinjaBoyEddy · April 17th, 2012, 02:26 PM

different brans of tire vary in size just a little. i slapped on some bridgestone bt battlax tires rear 140/70/17 front the same as the stock. check out jc motors they got a good price on those tires. if you got up to 150 in the back you will have to mod the bike for it to fit.

cuz · April 17th, 2012, 03:35 PM

http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/New_gen_tire_options

Dealers are always out get your money.

mane210 · April 17th, 2012, 03:47 PM

I got the 150/60/17 Michelin Pilot and it handles a lot better and the fitment is great. I haven't got any changes on fuel efficiency either. Go for it and it makes it look great too

james250ninja · April 17th, 2012, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaBoyEddy

different brans of tire vary in size just a little. i slapped on some bridgestone bt battlax tires rear 140/70/17 front the same as the stock. check out jc motors they got a good price on those tires. if you got up to 150 in the back you will have to mod the bike for it to fit.

what kinda mods will i have to do on my bike to fit 150/60/17 rear tire

TS250 · April 17th, 2012, 04:05 PM

I just put a 150/70/17 . direct replacement for the original 130/70/17 Dunlop. I did have to buy a 4.5 rim for that. The fittament wast very tight. I did have to make some room with the swing arm, and mod the chain cover. I don't see a 150 work very safe like with the stock rim when you see how much bigger the tire ( 150) is compared to the 130. Maybe 140 but the shop guy wasn't going to do it until I told him it was a 4.5 rim untead of the 3.5. But that is just my humble opinion.

CZroe · April 17th, 2012, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TS250

I just put a 150/70/17 . direct replacement for the original 130/70/17 Dunlop. I did have to buy a 4.5 rim for that. The fittament wast very tight. I did have to make some room with the swing arm, and mod the chain cover. I don't see a 150 work very safe like with the stock rim when you see how much bigger the tire ( 150) is compared to the 130. Maybe 140 but the shop guy wasn't going to do it until I told him it was a 4.5 rim untead of the 3.5. But that is just my humble opinion.

"Fittament?"

How much did you spend on the 4.5" rim?

TS250 · April 18th, 2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CZroe

"Fittament?"

How much did you spend on the 4.5" rim?

I keep on coming across this word, I think that is to say " how it fits" . I paid about $400. 00 with shipping. Best thing I did if I was going to put a new tire that was bigger. That rear looks sweet.

CZroe · April 19th, 2012, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TS250

I keep on coming across this word, I think that is to say " how it fits" . I paid about $400. 00 with shipping. Best thing I did if I was going to put a new tire that was bigger. That rear looks sweet.

I know. I've heard it too.

It's just a mispronounced version of "fitment" with the exact same meaning. Just like "length, width, and heigth." I'm just trying to prevent it from going full-circle into written lexicon and subsequently read/spoken by even more people even more sure that it's a word.

MikeCG23 · May 5th, 2012, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TS250

I did have to make some room with the swing arm, and mod the chain cover.

What did you have to do to the swing arm so that the larger rim would fit?

TS250 · May 6th, 2012, 07:44 PM

I had to cut a small piece of the welds on the right inside of the swingarm. Then you had to file it smooth, so that the chance of damaging the tire is lessen. About inch and a half. I really did not see any other way to make that work. To the left the only problem was the chain cover. I put it in a clamp and heated it with a heat gun. Let it cool it worked great.

April 17th, 2012, 02:20 PM	#1
james250ninja james250ninjette.newbie Name: james Location: cherry hill, nj Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 1986 ninja 250 Posts: 276	new tires i was thinking of putting on a 150 rear tire, the guy at the dealer says i should stay stock. he said i will lose performance if i go to a 150 rear tire. is that true and anyone that has a 150 did u like the diffrence from stock..

April 17th, 2012, 03:35 PM	#3
cuz cuz Name: Israel Location: Houston (me) Galveston Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/New_gen_tire_options Dealers are always out get your money. __________________________________________________ THE GOOD LIFE

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April 17th, 2012, 02:26 PM	#2
NinjaBoyEddy ninjette.org guru Name: Eduardo Location: Hollywood, Calirfnia Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250r special edition Posts: 286	different brans of tire vary in size just a little. i slapped on some bridgestone bt battlax tires rear 140/70/17 front the same as the stock. check out jc motors they got a good price on those tires. if you got up to 150 in the back you will have to mod the bike for it to fit.

April 17th, 2012, 03:47 PM	#4
mane210 ninjette.org member Name: Manuel Location: Minnesota Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250r Posts: 21	I got the 150/60/17 Michelin Pilot and it handles a lot better and the fitment is great. I haven't got any changes on fuel efficiency either. Go for it and it makes it look great too

April 17th, 2012, 04:05 PM	#6
TS250 ninjette.org member Name: MARCO Location: OKLAHOMA Join Date: Feb 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 NINJA 250, BLACK, 650 NINJA 2009, RED, F 650GS BMW 2012 YELLOW Posts: 94 Blog Entries: 1	I just put a 150/70/17 . direct replacement for the original 130/70/17 Dunlop. I did have to buy a 4.5 rim for that. The fittament wast very tight. I did have to make some room with the swing arm, and mod the chain cover. I don't see a 150 work very safe like with the stock rim when you see how much bigger the tire ( 150) is compared to the 130. Maybe 140 but the shop guy wasn't going to do it until I told him it was a 4.5 rim untead of the 3.5. But that is just my humble opinion.

May 6th, 2012, 07:44 PM	#11
TS250 ninjette.org member Name: MARCO Location: OKLAHOMA Join Date: Feb 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 NINJA 250, BLACK, 650 NINJA 2009, RED, F 650GS BMW 2012 YELLOW Posts: 94 Blog Entries: 1	I had to cut a small piece of the welds on the right inside of the swingarm. Then you had to file it smooth, so that the chance of damaging the tire is lessen. About inch and a half. I really did not see any other way to make that work. To the left the only problem was the chain cover. I put it in a clamp and heated it with a heat gun. Let it cool it worked great.