firefly
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I have kosman 17 inch front & rear comments
For the money they are great yes the bolts look ugly if you let it get to you but as for performance its a great deal.I used a 180/55x17 rear without notching the swing arm I had to file down 1/8 inch off the tire to make it fit so my next tire will be a 160/70x17, as for the front I am using 120/70x17 and very happy with the performance.
Before going a head with kosman I did some research and found out the following
1- bias tires are much heavier than radials
2- Kosman front 17 inch wheel + Z6 radial tire was actually one pound less than the stock with a bias tire.
3- Kosman rear with a 180 tire was 2 lb more than the stock wheel /tire configuration so weight gain is minimal.
4- now the kick stand after shortening it limits left side leaning as it touched the road in a turn, I'll have to figure something to remedy that.
5- The wheels /radial mod is great but doing racetech front and works or better rear suspension should be done before the wheels to get all the benefit.
The fatter tire sure looks nice but a less fat tire is more nimble in turns:29:
Ibrahim
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For the money they are great yes the bolts look ugly if you let it get to you but as for performance its a great deal.I used a 180/55x17 rear without notching the swing arm I had to file down 1/8 inch off the tire to make it fit so my next tire will be a 160/70x17, as for the front I am using 120/70x17 and very happy with the performance.
Before going a head with kosman I did some research and found out the following
1- bias tires are much heavier than radials
2- Kosman front 17 inch wheel + Z6 radial tire was actually one pound less than the stock with a bias tire.
3- Kosman rear with a 180 tire was 2 lb more than the stock wheel /tire configuration so weight gain is minimal.
4- now the kick stand after shortening it limits left side leaning as it touched the road in a turn, I'll have to figure something to remedy that.
5- The wheels /radial mod is great but doing racetech front and works or better rear suspension should be done before the wheels to get all the benefit.
The fatter tire sure looks nice but a less fat tire is more nimble in turns:29:
Ibrahim
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buy herbalaire vaporizer
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