Need Help - Any CBR600 riders out there? - Tire Question

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RPM741 · #1 Post by **RPM741** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:45 am

I'm in the process of replacing the rear tire(160/60-17) on my '98 F3 with a 170/60-17. Anyone know if this will cause a problem? I looked at my 160 last night and looks like the clearance between the chain and the tire could be cutting it close with the 170. Anyone currently running a 170 on there CBR600F3(I assume F1 and F2 to be the same also?).

Thanks in advance for any insights...

macktruckturner · #2 Post by **macktruckturner** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:53 pm

The F3 has a 5" wide rear wheel - a 170 will fit fine. Many people swap the F3 rear wheel onto the Suzuki SV650 for the 5" wide rear wheel. I'm personally fine w/ the faster turn in of the 160 section rear.

jmillheiser · #3 Post by **jmillheiser** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:23 pm

not much difference between a 160 and 170. I would just stick with the 160.

I have a 160/60-17 Metzler M1 on the back of my bandit and love it.

going from the 160/60-17 to a 170/60-17 will throw your cruising RPMs off and may cause your speedometer to read slow.

I did swap out to a wider tire on my bandit. Stock was a 150/70-17, the jump to a 160/60-17 had no real effect on RPMs because I went to a lower profile tire and therefore kept the same tire height. I plan on doing the same to the front (going from 110/70-17 to 120/60-17). the new sizes are identical to the sizes on the SV650 and is a pretty common upgrade for the bandit 600.