21 or 22 Inch Front Tires!? need help quick

[crazetoride]

i have 22 inch tires in the rear and am in need of new front tires, plus i hate the small fronts on the banshee make it look like a tractor, would 21 be tall enough to even out the tires size look or go with 22, these will be 6 ply maxxis razr 1s so is 22 too heavy or are they not bad



see what i mean, BTW thats an old pic it has mods now

[Wacko Jacko]

id get the 22;s definitly
up front the weight isnt as big of a deal, because the motor doesnt have to waste power rotating all that weight like it does if its on the rear tires

on second thought, aftrer seeing the pic of your shee and those rear tires u got, if i was u i might even consider some 23" razr 2

[crazetoride]

yeah screw the 23s thats to much, i still want to be able to pull the front up, im just trying to decide i got till tomorrow i am going to the dealer, so i need to decide now, the tires really arnt that big, they are actually only 21 3/4 inches, smaller then my buddies mxxs razr2 in 22 inch form so i think its the angle of the pic and i think my front tires are smaller then normal ones, they are only 19 1/2 inches

[sblt500r]

get 22's or 23's. it will steer better, and you'll have a bit more gound clearance in the front. i just got a set of razor 2's 23 inch fronts, and there not heavy at all.

in my opinion the front tires should not be smaller than the rears. they should be the same size or larger then the rears

[fasterblaster2002]

Yeah i would go with the 23s, youll have more ground clearance and the weight difference isnt much

[crazetoride]

hmm, so i guess its the 23s i dont know though, man that still seems like a huge tire, does anybody got any pics of 23s on a bike, i dont want it to look like one of those water quads with the big plastic wheels for floating on water LOL

ill have to think about it, man 23s!

[Wacko Jacko]

well hey yuou got 22's on the rear... generally people run an inch bigger up front, helps handling and traction , you dont want the front lower then the back it would handle like a pig

[88mxR]

23s will make the front end easier to pick up because it sits higher. If you like trails, a good set-up is 23s up front and 20s in the rear. Your 22in rears are hurting you more than the small fronts. With a banshee, you need some wheel spin and those aggressive 22s won't accomplish that.

[Wacko Jacko]

Originally Posted by 88mxR

Your 22in rears are hurting you more than the small fronts. With a banshee, you need some wheel spin and those aggressive 22s won't accomplish that.

exactly
tires that like have 2 places, a 4x4 or on a coalhill shooter with the power and gearing to move them
personally if i was you id keep the stock fronts for now and get yourself a set of 20 inch razr rears, but thats besides the point

[crazetoride]

i understand that, these rear tires were a emergancy tires sollution but being 15 its more important things first, i blew my rear tire so i had to get these rears that were at some dealer so i could ride for the long weekend, now i want to keep these till they wear out or i have more money to buy new ones, but since they are fine, i am choosing to buy some fronts because they left one has a patch from the same accident that happend popping the rear, fronts first then ima buy some 21 knarlies for the back or 20 inch razr2