seven4nineR wroteMy thinking is the newer 190's and even 200's come in much better profiles these days, so there is very little if any loss of agility with the wider tyres.
The old 190/50's were just hard work, but a new 190 or even 200/55 is great, with edge grip older stuff can only dream of.
One issue to consider is the taller profile may impinge on your rear hugger. Pic's below of a 200/60 slick fitted to my ol' girl (for transport, it was what I had lying about). The tyre would have stretched to hit the hugger at speed and no way could I fit a tyre warmer under there.
Well the wheels finally arrived a week or so ago.
The front wheel needed a new spacer for the LH side, but other than that they drop in OK.
I've fitted the rear with a 190/55, because that's the widest I could get in Michelin Pilot Road 5.
I could have fitted a 200/55 but these are only available in more sporty compounds and...
Since I ride this bike on my holidays to the Isle of Man, etc, I need a tyre that won't wear out in under 2,500 miles and will behave itself in wet, dry, cold and warm/hot conditions.
When it's cold and wet on the Island sticky/sporty tyres are just plain scary, slipping and sliding all over the show...Not a lot of fun!
But a good all rounder is just the ticket and these current Road tyres are waaay superior to the OEM Michelin Hi Sports aka Hi Sides.
The 190 and a 200/55 that I trial fitted both well cleared the Ducati Performance ST4S Carbon hugger, without the need to modify it in any way... Result!
...the Marvic's are almost featherlight, the HUGE box that they arrived in was so light that I 1st thought that they'd forgotten to include the wheels.
On another note the new Marvic cush drive wasn't any lighter than the OEM Ducati items that I'd already lightened.
But the Marvic item still has steel cush drive pins fitted, so I'm now setting about getting Ti' pins made up to suit it.
Steve R
