[Kreylyn]

Any "sport" oriented tire properly sized for the rim will work just fine for that. Conti road attacks, the pilot powers, michelin z6s? I think everyone talks about. I use Conti tires... probably won't switch anytime soon. It's not the tire only for knee dragging, as much more important is the proper body position and lean angle.



Krey

[GSXFred22]

That's gotta be a Tiller in the pic. I'd love to try that on one of those.

[BWBuer]

Krey, your running a 180 right? Road Attack?

[teddy]

Krey, your running a 180 right? Road Attack?

he's also on a 5.5 inch rim, keep that in mind....

[Kreylyn]

Krey, your running a 180 right? Road Attack?

he's also on a 5.5 inch rim, keep that in mind....

Yes, and yes...

I currently have the road attacks on the bike... very nice, been running them since October. Good handling and grip, work great in wet, seem to warm up quick. Give a good solid feel for the road, and a nice quick turn in on curves.

Prior set same size was the conti force tires. Great touring tires for a smooth comfortable tour ride. Definately a huge difference in "quickness" for the curves though. They would take the curve, but with a flatter profile, they just were not as quick to get you leaned over.

Krey

[bigat06]

I now have a set of Pirelli Dragon Supercorsas on my Kat....don't ask why because Im not going to a track. Got them real cheap from someone who didn't like em'.....anyway , the 160 on the rear is amazing to me. I'll see how long they last. Went from Chatt to Nashville and back through the Dragon and across the Cherahola skyway and loved the ride. I could definitely see wear on the rear tire though. Sorry If I got off subject...Im done for now...

[Islandsteve]

Thanks for all the input guys

[jcolon32]

I'm new to the game and bought my bike with tires shown to have a lot of highway miles since the threads were worn in the middle. I'm looking to switch from a 150 to a 160/60 specifically power pilot since I hear good things about it. Im looking for better performance and traction. I feel my back tire sliding often when coming to short stops. Is there any need to switch the front tire as well..

[rockat]

Should be fine without replacing the front unless it's worn out or really old.

[bta2997]

I've run a 120/60 for years, I installed some Racetech springs in the front and with the 120's I get more life out of the tires riding hard. I'm ordering a set of Dulop Q2's, on sale for 220$. I was wondering if anyone had ever tried a 120/70/17? I found out my kat came with 110/70/17 and 150/60/17, I figure the bike was disigned to have a 70 on front and a 60 on rear. The. 120/160 are the width of the tire, I wonder if I shouldn't get a 120/70 on the front and a 160/60 on the rear? Anyone try that?

[Kreylyn]

I've run a 120/60 for years, I installed some Racetech springs in the front and with the 120's I get more life out of the tires riding hard. I'm ordering a set of Dulop Q2's, on sale for 220$. I was wondering if anyone had ever tried a 120/70/17? I found out my kat came with 110/70/17 and 150/60/17, I figure the bike was disigned to have a 70 on front and a 60 on rear. The. 120/160 are the width of the tire, I wonder if I shouldn't get a 120/70 on the front and a 160/60 on the rear? Anyone try that?

You want 120/70 front, 150/70 rear for your Pre 750 if you have the stock rims.

The 60 series front isn't rated for the weight of your bike, so not a good choice.

The 160/60 rear is too wide with too small of profile, so you end up with a very pinched and distorted profile. You loose a significant amount of tire contact patch on the ground as well.

Krey

[hardlydangerous]

I have an 01 Katana 750 and I'm thinking about going from my stock 150/70-17 tire to a 160/60-17. For those who have done this, did it change how the bike rode? Handled? Are there any clearance issues I would run into going from the stock tire to this size?

the down side from the 160 is its a lot shorter then a 150/70 so it will be turning more rotations per mile. Given the same tire as a 150 it will wear faster. Also my fuel mileage did suffer (fuel buddy app monitored)
the up side the bike will have more torque from the smaller tire (shorter)

I run 170 on mine.
handling will differ due to the profile/design of each tire.

The 160 and 170 Skinko Apex handled great no noticable difference
Conti motion I prefered the 160
conti sport attack I prefered the 170
Pirelli Diablo Corsa I prefer the 170
Pirelli super corsa I prefer the 160
Im currently running Michelin Pilot Power 170 and love it. measures 168 on the rim so its not pinched on the rim