mike_pl Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 hi...yesterday when i finished my shift 10pm on the way home a had unpleasant situation..it was raining... not very strong but it was wet... and when approaching one of the roundabouts my back wheel started to slide all over the place...and here is my question...is it worth buying new set of wider tyres and will i help.. and if yes what tyres are the best ? Quote
Ingah Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 hi...yesterday when i finished my shift 10pm on the way home a had unpleasant situation..it was raining... not very strong but it was wet... and when approaching one of the roundabouts my back wheel started to slide all over the place...and here is my question...is it worth buying new set of wider tyres and will i help.. and if yes what tyres are the best ?Fitting wider tyres i regularly hear is a bad idea as the rim is designed to take a certain size, and any bigger and you not only affect the handling of the bike in a way the manufacturer didn't intend - it could pop off the rim (probably abit extreme to happen - but i'm quite risk averse). At the very least i can't see the extra pressure on the tyre from the smaller rim being a good thing.Suggest 'better' tyres rather than wider ones - those fitted to a CBF from stock are pretty pants for grip if i remember correctly.Try Bridgestone BT45s if they do them in your bike's size - they're very good.Also as its such a similar bike, maybe the Michelin Pilot Sporty tyres as recommended by http://hondacg125.awardspace.com/tyres.htm#Tyre%20Makes%20and%20Models will be good - as suggested there?Also, perhaps more importantly, check you're running the correct pressures, and that there is at least 2mm tread on each tyre, as if either of those are wrong it would explain your poor rain performance! Quote
mealexme Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I heard somewhere that thinner tyers are better because they are not flat edged like car tyres, but are more pointy, enabling you to lean, and to "cut through water" more easily. Thicker tyers wont enable you to cut through water as easily. Cant remember where i read that, but it might be something you want to check out before buying tyers Quote
Guest Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 It's always possible you hit a patch of diesel or something else slippery, and didn't see it because it was dark. Different tyres wouldn't have made any difference then.The OE tyres on my CBF125 took a long time to scrub in from new - at least 300 miles - and I had several unexpected scary moments during that time. They did get better after then, but even so, I've never experienced the same slipperiness or sensitivity to the type of road surface on any other bike.Here's a little light reading you might find interesting:http://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/view ... =3&t=23954http://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/view ... =3&t=27146 Quote
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