10-21-2016, 12:19 PM
(10-21-2016, 10:51 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: My 130 hp K1200RS "only" has a 5" rim and 170/60-17. It handles just fine. BMW offered a 5.5" rim as a factory accessory to allow owners to use a 180/55-17, but nothing I've read claimed it did anything to improve the bike's handling, though it may have increased the GVWR. I think it was more for fashion.lol, many bikes of the mid-late 80's had over 100 HP and rims around 4" wide.
I recall my Katana 750, which was a brilliant streetbike, had a 3" front and 4" rear wheel, both 17" diameter. Likewise my several FZR400s, but with a 17"/18" front/rear combo. The CB1100 only makes about as much power as an FZR600 (same 3"/4" front/rear wheels) and weighs a lot more. And the radial tires can easily carry the load and get the power to the ground.
Another plus for me is that the large hoops with the faux-Comstar design are in keeping with the sport heritage role. The Standard really looks like a restoration, it has the look. The RS does not. I like that distinction.
Of course, I may see one once they are on the dealer's floor and won't be able to help myself to helping myself to one. In black, please.