Can I put wider tires on my stock rims bike?

In our experience, it’s fine to use wider rims as long as the internal width is at least 20\% narrower than the tire. For my 54 mm Rat Trap Pass tires, this means that I can run them on rims somewhere between 19 and 40 mm wide.

Can I put a wider tire on my motorcycle?

Wide tires are not necessarily better. They usually “turn in” worse than a skinnier tire of the same make and model, and usually hurt fuel mileage. The common alteration of mounting a wider rear tire may make the bike harder to steer, even unpleasantly or unsafely so.

Can my bike take wider Tyres?

What width tyres should I choose? That depends on the width of your current tyres and if your frame and rim will accept wider tyres. Fitting wider tyres is a common upgrade and even going from 23mm to 25mm, or 28mm to 32mm, can provide a noticeable change in the ride quality of the bike.

Does Pirelli own metzeler?

Metzeler is a German motorcycle tyre company founded in 1863. After 1979, Metzeler focused only on motorcycle tyres, and was acquired by Pirelli in 1986.

Can you put any width tires on same rim?

Wheels and tires are not interchangeable words. Tires are a part of the wheel setup. For instance, your vehicle has a set size of rims, but you can buy different sizes of tires to fit those rims, as long as the middle of the tires is the correct size.

Is it OK to mix tire brands on a motorcycle?

Okay, so for street bikes, a motorcycle tire manufacturers will say definitely do not mix and match. Some people might think this is a sales tactic, but here’s the thing, tires are developed in pairs, not individually. If you mix and match brands, even if the tires are brand new, you still have the same issue.

Where is KTM 390 made?

The new 390 Adventure will be built in the Philippines, but this shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise. The company builds many of its bikes there. The other 390 KTM is built there as well as most of the company’s other models.