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Originally Posted by mayurpathak
Guys, do you remember Naoya Kaneko's (Kawasaki) interview? He said they first decide the size of tyres before they design a bike.
Fatter tyre is used when you have a bigger engine, since you need more stability. Otherwise the vehicle will lose ground contact. Thinner tyres, however doesn't allow the bike to cruise at higher speed too much. Its difficult to turn the bike at a high speed with thinner tyres. But they are good for off the road biking, unlike SUV's where thicker tyres are used when the vehicles have to go off the road
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You can modify your bike later. I have a Royal Enfield which comes with a 130mm tyre, I got a 160mm fitted on it. The engine feels no load, it is running as smoothly as before and there is no sufficient dip in mileage.
I agree with what Mr. Kaneko said, also he his far more experienced but we should remember that for the race track you have to be accurate. You can not have a slightly thin or slightly thick tyre there. But on road you can modify.