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Upsizing Rear Tire to 190/55 (w/ pics)
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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1057956" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>I'll preface this by saying I don't know if this applies to a motorcycle tyre, but it's true of radial constructed car tyres (on cars).</p><p></p><p>There is a significant length of tyre flat on the road surface. The tread rubber moves to take the same length as that belt length, regardless of the thickness of the rubber. So the effective rolling circumference of a radial car tyre is defined by its belt underneath the tread, wear has little effect on the circumference and speedometer calibration.</p><p></p><p>Dunno about a motorcycle tyre, the construction is very different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 1057956, member: 3187"] I'll preface this by saying I don't know if this applies to a motorcycle tyre, but it's true of radial constructed car tyres (on cars). There is a significant length of tyre flat on the road surface. The tread rubber moves to take the same length as that belt length, regardless of the thickness of the rubber. So the effective rolling circumference of a radial car tyre is defined by its belt underneath the tread, wear has little effect on the circumference and speedometer calibration. Dunno about a motorcycle tyre, the construction is very different. [/QUOTE]
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