On the subject of rain tire sizes...

[butcher bergs]

Do you personally run a skinnier size than normal or go with your regular sizes?

Curious...

[union]

Do you personally run a skinnier size than normal or go with your regular sizes?

Curious...

Depends on the rain. I have a 165 and a 190

[brewmaster]

I use a smaller rear tyre. That is also because the stock rims I use for rains are 4.5" instead of 5.5". This however seems to work very well for my bike and my riding style in the rain. Ahh the power of economics!

[OreoGaborio]

Wirelessly posted (Samsung Lube.... Er, Glyde: Mozilla/5.0 440x240 Samsung SCH-U940 NetFront/3.4)

I use whatever Degsy sells me ie same size.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

use the same size with proper psi (32/32)

[BMFR6]

Just to add.... make sure you check the recommended psi for your specific tires. They are typically higher than your DOT's and if you run them too low you crash in T3...... twice..... in the same race...... just assume I have this information from a good source.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

if you do not have the correct PSI then the treads cannot work properly to channel the water away

[Tricky Mike]

use the same size with proper psi (32/32)

same (32psi) for all widths?

[Awesome]

same (32psi) for all widths?

all bikes, all widths, all tires all conditions? No way.

[legalspeed]

rear:
190 drys

180 rains

fronts are the same (120s)

Only because I had the rains when I switched to the 190s.

[Degsy]

all bikes, all widths, all tires all conditions? No way.

It's a starting point. Everyone should try to find what pressure works for them, and Denno should have said "For Pirelli rains".

[Crash Dummy Denno]

It's a starting point. Everyone should try to find what pressure works for them, and Denno should have said "For Pirelli rains".

bergs is on pirelli's and asked the Q so I was answering him - sorry I wasn't more clear

[hammadown]

bergs is on pirelli's and asked the Q so I was answering him - sorry I wasn't more clear

That 32PSI hot or cold?

[butcher bergs]

Gonna say "cold"

[daviid]

I believe i go bigger. from a 160 DOT/Slick to 165 rain

[brewmaster]

If anyone is interested I have a spare set of stock wheels with rains already mounted for A Ducati SS or Monster.