RIPRuck Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Looking to get a set of knarly's for the bike and not sure on size and which ones to go with. Seeing that I ride a lot of trails I'm not sure if the Knarly HT or ST suit me better? Will be mounted to a 9" rim but how tall of a tire? The front is a different story.. I have the yfz front end (shocks and a-arms) and we all know it lowers the front a bit. To gain a little height without the bike looking retarded what size front tire should I run? 21", 22" or 23"? thanks Quote
fishwater Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 I went 21" in the front & 20" in the rear, I really should have gone 22" in the front. I went with Knarley HT in the rear Klaw XCF in the front. I ride in New England trails, dirt mix with some sand pit riding. I just got the bike & installed the tires but I am pleased with them. Quote
RIPRuck Posted October 4, 2007 Author Report Posted October 4, 2007 I went 21" in the front & 20" in the rear, I really should have gone 22" in the front. I went with Knarley HT in the rear Klaw XCF in the front. I ride in New England trails, dirt mix with some sand pit riding. I just got the bike & installed the tires but I am pleased with them. Yeah I been thinking I should go with the 20" rears and 22" fronts just because of my front end. Fishwater can you post a side pic of your bike for reference? Thanks for your input! Quote
fishwater Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 I would love to post a pic but right now it is on jackstands while I install extended A-arms. It sits level, much better than my friends Quadracer with 18's in the back & 21's in the front. I also had a problem posting a pic up here before but I will work on that. Quote
EastCoast Banshee Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) Get donuts like me 18s in the back 20s in the front :biggrin: Actually unless your riding on a track or somewhere that doesnt require ground clearance its on. When i trail ride i got a set of 20s for the back and 21s for the front. I think 22 and 23s are just to damn big. Edited October 4, 2007 by EastCoast Banshee Quote
RIPRuck Posted October 4, 2007 Author Report Posted October 4, 2007 I'm just thinking I may need 22" in the front to get my height back up from the 450 a-arms. Would really like to see some pics of 21vs22" mounted on a banshee and even better with the yfz a-arms. Quote
. Posted October 5, 2007 Report Posted October 5, 2007 do you run rocky conditions at all? I run 23's in the front and 21's and 22's in the back (realtors are the 22's when I need them) I get great ground clearance with them and running anything smaller than a 23 in the front makes me sit up on my tank with the 22's. If you have to go over anything on the trails, 23's are nice to have. Here's 2 pics you can get a feel. With the 23's up front and the 21's in the back: notice the ground clearance: by the way, bike is incredibly stable, with widened front, and stock axle, doesnt feel like its tall at all Quote
locogato11283 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Posted October 6, 2007 id run 20s on the back for sure. i have a set of 22s and they are fuckin big. run the 22s on the front to get that extra clearance if you need it. Quote
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