bigger rear tyre

[Herr Tod]

You would agree with me that if you could get a bicycle tire that provides as much grip as a MotoGP slick you would mount it right away?

[tomacGTi]

I regularly hit 90kph+ on a 23c road bike tire, including in the corners.

It's all a matter of application and yes, the technology is there as the tires our team is currently running use a triple compound for less resistance in the centre and better traction on the edges. Some of the guys actually prefer a 20c tire due to less distortion of the sidewall but it isn't as available and rides much much harsher. This is all based on a 17mm wide rim.

http://www.maxxis.com/products/bicycle/product_detail.asp?id=2347

Yes it's a bicycle and no wider doesn't mean better. There's only so much that you can plus size anything; cars included, where it starts to get a little retarded.

I'd like to think that the tire engineers and chassis engineers knew what would work in a non-modified application. Jay and Gary's applications use properly upsized wheels so in theory those are also correct, albiet, not what Suzuki initially intended for a 400cc Bandit.

-Randy

[Garyola]

albiet, not what Suzuki initially intended for a 400cc Bandit.

-Randy

And that is what makes the whole process it a beautiful thing.  

G