wheels or tires

Hey all, I've done some searching through the forum because I would like to upgrade to radial tires next season. I just want to make sure I have the facts straight and possibly get a few questions answered. 1. The stock rear wheel is too small to accept radial tires, so I need to upgrade to...

I am going to 17" wheels for both front and rear. 180/55-17 out back and 120/60-17 up front. Anybody have a tire pressue combination that is working well for them? I figured it would be different than the factory bias tire specifications in the manual.

The first ride after changing to a 17 inch front wheel / tire combo I was jumping with joy as the bike became / felt much lighter and easier to turn at slow and high speeds but as time went by scrutinizing the bike's performance I realized that it caused a severe case of over steering ( the bike...