Rear Tire for the M50 Size 200? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

dj110965 · 01-18-2007, 07:01 PM

I hear people talking about a 200 size rear tire. What is the benefit. Is it just for looks. How much bigger is it. What would it change on the bike, speedometer, gearing and etc. How must would I expect to pay. What brand.

THANKS

outlaw · 01-18-2007, 07:18 PM

metzler is best. avon 200 is too big. no mechanical benefit. it just looks cool. it does affect handling a little, but not much. you can expect to pay anywhere from $180 to $230 for the metzler. i get mine from cruizercustomizing.com

dj110965 · 01-18-2007, 07:23 PM

How does it affect handling.

**Clint** · 01-18-2007, 08:34 PM

Wider tires have a flatter shape (unless the rim is way too small). Since it's the rear tire that turns the bike, it tends to slow steering.

outlaw · 01-19-2007, 06:31 AM

i agree with rowdy, it does slow the steering a little, just a little. i had the avon on mine for a while. it was too wide in the "shoulders" and rubbed the drive shaft. i loved the avon for "stickyness" and handling. i have a 180 metzler on now and like it too. i would rather have the 200 because it fills in the fender area. btw, i grew up near Jonesboro, Ark. where are you located?

dj110965 · 01-19-2007, 06:53 PM

I live in Manila. It is about 35 miles east of Jonesboro on highway 18. You have heard of it.

outlaw · 01-19-2007, 09:53 PM

sure i've heard of it. i grew up about 30 miles west of J town on Hwy 63 in Black Rock. i'm sure you've heard the commercial on the radio for Cavenaugh Ford. that's about all that place is known for.

dj110965 · 01-20-2007, 01:53 PM

Absolutely, I know right where Black Rock is. How did you end up in Carolina?

SNAFU · 01-20-2007, 02:42 PM

Someone had posted a side by side pic. of a 200 and stock tire. It gives you a good look at he difference.

I tried searching for the thread but couldn't find it. Hopefully that someone sees this and re-post it.

dj110965 · 01-20-2007, 09:57 PM

Will all of the numbers be the same except for the 200. Will I have plenty of clearance for this tire. How much can I expect to pay?

outlaw · 01-20-2007, 11:22 PM

the only 200 i can find at cruiser customizing is this: Metzeler ME 880 Marathon XXL 20060VR-16 Rear and it goes for $160. this has a smaller profile. what you want is a 70 or 80 profile. the 60 may work, but i'm just not sure of it. the military brought me here 14 years ago. the wife kept me here. my dad owns the truck sales lot on the left of HWY 63 just before you get to the Hoxie bypass if you know where that is.

jpwM50 · 01-21-2007, 11:02 AM

No its not a 16" rear tire, look for 15" by 70 profile.
Look here:
http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...t=metzeler+200

outlaw · 01-21-2007, 12:22 PM

thanks jpwM50. i was goin from memory, and i've already proven that is gone. try this link dj110965:
Metzeler ME 880 Marathon XXL 200/70HB-15 Rear $174 + free shipping. it'll be hard to beat that deal...

dj110965 · 01-21-2007, 08:34 PM

Thanks for all of the great information.

blue reaper · 01-29-2007, 10:58 PM

try this web site American Motorcycle Tire - Motorcycle Tires from Dunlop, Metzeler, Bridgestone, and More ...

outlaw · 01-30-2007, 06:18 AM

great site with good prices. they are easier to navigate than cruiser customizing and their prices are the same when you add the shipping cost. they have a very nice selection too. i will def try them out next time. thanks blue.

hammersfan · 02-02-2007, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by outlaw

i agree with rowdy, it does slow the steering a little, just a little. i had the avon on mine for a while. it was too wide in the "shoulders" and rubbed the drive shaft. i loved the avon for "stickyness" and handling. i have a 180 metzler on now and like it too. i would rather have the 200 because it fills in the fender area. btw, i grew up near Jonesboro, Ark. where are you located?

Is this the size you have on your M50 180/70HB-15 REAR ?

outlaw · 02-02-2007, 05:10 PM

yeah, i really want that 200 though. having had the 200 before it just don't look right without it....

01-18-2007, 07:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
dj110965 Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2006 Bike: Suzuki M109R Red Location: Arkansas Posts: 197	Rear Tire for the M50 Size 200? I hear people talking about a 200 size rear tire. What is the benefit. Is it just for looks. How much bigger is it. What would it change on the bike, speedometer, gearing and etc. How must would I expect to pay. What brand. THANKS __________________ May the good Lord keep his hands on each and everyone of us!

01-18-2007, 07:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	metzler is best. avon 200 is too big. no mechanical benefit. it just looks cool. it does affect handling a little, but not much. you can expect to pay anywhere from $180 to $230 for the metzler. i get mine from cruizercustomizing.com __________________

01-18-2007, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
dj110965 Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2006 Bike: Suzuki M109R Red Location: Arkansas Posts: 197	How does it affect handling. __________________ May the good Lord keep his hands on each and everyone of us!

01-19-2007, 06:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	i agree with rowdy, it does slow the steering a little, just a little. i had the avon on mine for a while. it was too wide in the "shoulders" and rubbed the drive shaft. i loved the avon for "stickyness" and handling. i have a 180 metzler on now and like it too. i would rather have the 200 because it fills in the fender area. btw, i grew up near Jonesboro, Ark. where are you located? __________________

01-19-2007, 06:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
dj110965 Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2006 Bike: Suzuki M109R Red Location: Arkansas Posts: 197	I live in Manila. It is about 35 miles east of Jonesboro on highway 18. You have heard of it. __________________ May the good Lord keep his hands on each and everyone of us!

01-19-2007, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	sure i've heard of it. i grew up about 30 miles west of J town on Hwy 63 in Black Rock. i'm sure you've heard the commercial on the radio for Cavenaugh Ford. that's about all that place is known for. __________________

01-20-2007, 01:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
dj110965 Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2006 Bike: Suzuki M109R Red Location: Arkansas Posts: 197	Absolutely, I know right where Black Rock is. How did you end up in Carolina? __________________ May the good Lord keep his hands on each and everyone of us!

01-20-2007, 02:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
SNAFU Just Won't Go Away ! Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Black Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 5,006	Someone had posted a side by side pic. of a 200 and stock tire. It gives you a good look at he difference. I tried searching for the thread but couldn't find it. Hopefully that someone sees this and re-post it. __________________

01-20-2007, 09:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
dj110965 Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2006 Bike: Suzuki M109R Red Location: Arkansas Posts: 197	Will all of the numbers be the same except for the 200. Will I have plenty of clearance for this tire. How much can I expect to pay? __________________ May the good Lord keep his hands on each and everyone of us!

01-20-2007, 11:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	the only 200 i can find at cruiser customizing is this: Metzeler ME 880 Marathon XXL 20060VR-16 Rear and it goes for $160. this has a smaller profile. what you want is a 70 or 80 profile. the 60 may work, but i'm just not sure of it. the military brought me here 14 years ago. the wife kept me here. my dad owns the truck sales lot on the left of HWY 63 just before you get to the Hoxie bypass if you know where that is. __________________

01-21-2007, 11:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
jpwM50 Clutch Cadet Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: Blue M50 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 944	No its not a 16" rear tire, look for 15" by 70 profile. Look here: http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...t=metzeler+200 __________________ Last edited by jpwM50; 01-21-2007 at 11:05 AM.

01-21-2007, 12:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	thanks jpwM50. i was goin from memory, and i've already proven that is gone. try this link dj110965: Metzeler ME 880 Marathon XXL 200/70HB-15 Rear $174 + free shipping. it'll be hard to beat that deal... __________________ Last edited by outlaw; 01-21-2007 at 12:31 PM.

01-21-2007, 08:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
dj110965 Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2006 Bike: Suzuki M109R Red Location: Arkansas Posts: 197	Thanks Thanks for all of the great information. __________________ May the good Lord keep his hands on each and everyone of us!

01-29-2007, 10:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
blue reaper Where Am I ? Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: Suzuli M-50 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 34	rear tire for the M50 size 200 try this web site American Motorcycle Tire - Motorcycle Tires from Dunlop, Metzeler, Bridgestone, and More ...

01-30-2007, 06:18 AM	#16 (permalink)
outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	great site with good prices. they are easier to navigate than cruiser customizing and their prices are the same when you add the shipping cost. they have a very nice selection too. i will def try them out next time. thanks blue. __________________

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outlaw Fifth gear streak Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Red '05 M50 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 1,375	yeah, i really want that 200 though. having had the 200 before it just don't look right without it.... __________________