Rear tire upgrade ? Klx250SF
#1
Rear tire upgrade ? Klx250SF
The stock tire on my 2010 klx250SF looks real small. I like when supermotos have a large,wide,thick and tall rear tire like a 600cc + street bike tire.
Can I upgrade my rear tire to bigger size on my stock rim ?
What sizes can I do ?
Any benefits ?
Any negatives ?
Can I only increase the rear and leave the front tire stock ?
Any pics of larger rear tires ?
Can I upgrade my rear tire to bigger size on my stock rim ?
What sizes can I do ?
Any benefits ?
Any negatives ?
Can I only increase the rear and leave the front tire stock ?
Any pics of larger rear tires ?
#2
Rear Tires
You have a 4'' rim so a 150 will fit perfectly and a 160 will be just a little big but will still work. 600cc sport bikes have a 5.5'' rear wheel so they run 180s and that's just to wide to fit in the swing arm of our 250s...
#3
Uhhhhh no, the reason you don't want to do that is 1 it won't clear the swing arm with a 150, and 2 the bike doesn't have the power to turn a heavy tire like that. Get a 140, or stick with a 130 and put a 120 up front. Until you get a big bore kit that is ;p
#5
I've been told you can lace a rim slightly off to the right when running a fatter tire on a bike. Not sure what that does to the handling..
Last edited by Richard Avatar; 07-03-2013 at 08:19 AM.
#6
I got a 140/70/17 sticky Pirelli Diablo Rosso 2 on the back on mine....It works great & looks big enough on the medium sized SuMo! Also Bridgestone Battlax BT090 & Pirelli Sport Demon's work well on a SuMo KLX.
IMO a 150 would be to big & heavy, which would ultimately muck the power & handling up on such a light & twitchy bike. Get a KTM or a Husky if you want big chunky tires.
IMO a 150 would be to big & heavy, which would ultimately muck the power & handling up on such a light & twitchy bike. Get a KTM or a Husky if you want big chunky tires.