nipper280383 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I currently have a fzr600 with a 18inch rear wheel with 150/60/18 tyre. Probably a stupid question but would a thundercat wheel fit the fzr?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted December 15, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 15, 2012 Not a stupid question at all but it does prompt a couple of questions. Firstly, why? Second, are you changing the front to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper280383 Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Not a stupid question at all but it does prompt a couple of questions.Firstly, why?Second, are you changing the front to match? Main reason are the tyres are cheaper lol. If the front will fit as well then yes I will change both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted December 15, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 15, 2012 Cheaper by enough to justify the insurance increase, bike de valueation and the cost of fixing the ride height afterwards. As well as the cost of the parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper280383 Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 The bike has been jacked up at the moment. I'm not worried about the de valuation. I have seen a few rear wheels that are ready to go straight onto the bike. Just wondering if it would fit or if I need to get a swinging arm to fit the wheel and frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper280383 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 If not change the wheel can I just put any 18 inch tyre on. At the moment it has 150/60/18 on back. Can I put with a 150/70/18, 140/70/18, 140/60/18 , 130/50/18, 130/60/18, 130/70/18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted December 17, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2012 You would need to check with the tyre people for specifics. Tyre sizes are important to handling etc. Your 150/60/18 breaks down to a 150mm tread that has a height 60% of the width( 150 ) and mounts to an 18 inch rim. The bit not mentioned is the rim fitting. At 150 you prob have a 4 or 4 1/2 inch rim. That is how wide. This is important for the shape of the tread meeting the road. I know your pain i had the same with a 600 suzuki a decade ago. Thankfully GSXR stuff swaps dead easy. Everythibg fits everything within reason. So i swapped just the rear to start with and it was horrid. The front was done shortly after. As value is not an issue and modification is not a problem then go for swapping the wheels. Both chundercat wheels with a matching set of tyres of which there is a lot of choice. Would be a worthwhile upgrade. Try not to get carried away with rear tyre size. It would be wasted on the fz and spoil what you could gain. As to the exact needs of the swap i dont know the bike well enough to say. Just get a wheel spindle and spacers and see what happens. It will fit. Just how much effort is up to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper280383 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Im thinking about putting the recommended tyre on the bike as i have found some quite cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper280383 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 will i have to give the wheel size to the company to see if it fits or will it fit anyway. its a 130/70/18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted December 20, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2012 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="nipper280383" data-cid="198365" data-time="1355996445"><p> will i have to give the wheel size to the company to see if it fits or will it fit anyway. its a 130/70/18</p></blockquote> If its the reccomended fitment by that tyre manf unless you have an odd wheel it will be fine. If there are width options any decent tyre company will check before fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambles1980 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 sorry to butt in here.. but if i changed the front end of my bike for a diferent one with disk breaks that will change the insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted December 20, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2012 Anything that alters the bike needs to be disclosed. Doesent always mean a premium increace. Mostly does tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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