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Originally Posted by xtrock
I dont know if you really need motard rims to get there, when i bought my bike it had 150 or 160 rear tire on the original rim.
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The point with the wide rims is, just like on streetbikes, to get more rubber on the road. On a narrow rim like the xt, the tire will be squized more together, making a sharp/pointy profile.(kinda the opposite of a car tire) Especially with a 160 tire which is way to big for this size of rim.
With a wider rim, you get a wider, rounder profile. I run 150 in size on a 4.25" rim, stock rear rim is 2,50"
Here is some random pictures, found online, just to illustrate this.
Narrow rim, wide tire:
Wider rim, look how the tire "opens up" and you get much,much more rubber in contact with the tarmac
On top of that, the steering is quicker with the smaller front wheel, and the bike feels more flickable (is that a word??)
Some say (said like Jeremy Clarckson) that it looks cool aswell, but each to his own.
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