Size Tire for the 1998 GSX 600F Katana

[blackraven]

Hey what is the best size tire for the rear of my GSX 600F Katana 1998

[paradoxmd]

i think telling people to search has been done to death now...but i'm still going to tell you to search. tons of info if you do.

[blackraven]

HE HE

Yea i know if you search you could probably find what you are looking for. It was just that i was working on the bike and didnt have much more time for the rest of the night. So i thought i would just ask here.

[woobie]

Since I'm bored waiting for a dvd to burn .

Stock is 150/70/17. It works great and with good rubber you can rail that Kat with out problems.

Some have gone up to a 160/60(I think)/17 and they too really like that set up and are comfortable with it.

Now once you figure the size you want to throw on you should also look at the "type". Search for the tire threads and you see what I mean.

Are you hitting the twisties only? lot's of straight line commuting?, A bit of both? Are you a fair weather rider? Do you have to ride in the rain a lot and so on.

[blackraven]

Thanks Man

Yea i think i will probably go with the 160 setup using Metzeler Z6 Roadtec Tire.

[blackraven]

I Just need to ask this. I called up a bike store around my area and they told me that my stock tire was a 140. I have a 1998 GSX 600F Katana. There is a 150 on it right now. So i guess the question is, is the stock tire a 140?

[ZukiFred]

No, your stock sizes are 120/70/17 front and 150/70/17 rear.

[blackraven]

lol good, so i can tell that person they didnt know what the hell they were talking about. So would it will be fine to put a 160 on there then?

[loudnlow7484]

98+ have 150's stock
pre98 have 140's

your salesman was confused

if you look on your rear rim, it should say 17x4.50 on it somewhere. That makes it the right size for 150's, 160's, and even a couple varietys of 170's.

[The CyberPoet]

While you could put a 160 on there, unless you are constantly knee-down railng, you'd be better off with the 150 (less weight and in the Z6, a 150/70 actually measures out to be a 159/61ZR17 on a 98+ Kat rim).

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[blackraven]

o Cool, well i will do that then. Because i dont think i am going to do any knee down railing anytime soon.

[free rider]

you can have your knee down also with the 140 ...
but it is true, 150 helps more