front wheel upgrade?

[nighthawkes]

hey guys , im considering a front wheel upgrade ,Iam thinking a 17inch front wheel of off a yam r1 discs incuded ,this will give me a much wider choise in tyres ,not to mention the reduction in rotating mass . what do ya rekon?
hawksy

 

[TheFleshRocket]

You'll need to upgrade the rear wheel as well.

In fact, I'd upgrade the rear first. You can get radial tires that will fit on the stock Vmax front wheel, but there's not a radial out there that will fit on the rear. So if you manage to get a 17" front wheel to work, you'll end up mixing a radial front tire and a bias ply rear tire--mucho bad.

 

[gleno]

Yep. What the FleshRocket said.

 

[Neil-3446]

From personal experience...R1 is weak...only do GSXR on the front.

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:cheers:

Neil

 

[nighthawkes]

thanks guys , ill look into a new back wheel soon .
cheers
hawksy

 

[4gasem]

Moved to correct forum. :thumbs up:

I am going to get an 18 for the front but it's 3.5" wide so I can run a 120 on it...

This way I don't have to mess with fender changes and speedo pickup changes...

 

[Lan1201]

Moved to correct forum. :thumbs up:

I am going to get an 18 for the front but it's 3.5" wide so I can run a 120 on it...

This way I don't have to mess with fender changes and speedo pickup changes...

What tire size will you be running on the rear with an 18 inch rim?

 

[4gasem]

What tire size will you be running on the rear with an 18 inch rim?

Vrod tire! 180/55/18:coolgleamA: