My Wideline Featherbed I run the stock 19" size Commando wheels but alloy Akront rims running Avon RR tyres but a slimmer tyre on the front, I find it steers better in the corners, so many replace with 18" to put a slightly wider tyre for better contact on the road, I can't really work that one out as the tyres on both would be very close or have the same contact on the roads surface, unless you running less pressure and the tyres are running flatter on the road, but that would have a bad effect in the corners and handling.
I find my Featherbed with the stock slim 19" wheels are great for handling, on the open road or up in the tight twisties, even on dirt roads, I have no problems at all pasting bikes in the twisties that have bigger wider tyres, but the Featherbed with the hot 850 sorts the others out pretty good, I love playing up in the ranges, with great handling, light weight, big torque motor and a very experience rider who has been riding the same bike set up for over 42 years, I have so much fun on my hotrod 850 Featherbed built by my own hands all those years ago with new upgrades and improvements over them years to make it even better.
So wider tyres, not too sure about them as my Norton handles anything that I thrown at it, its set up for me and no one else and does fine with those skinny 19" wheels/tyres, just wish I was as skinny as when I first built it over 42 years ago back in 1980, but I have so much fun on my Norton and every time I ride it, it puts a smile on my face even after all these years of owning and riding it, so hard to explain the feeling I get from one bike and its never let me down with anything major, just minor parts failure, but I do push it to its limits, but that's my riding style, but more smarter about it as I get older lol.
Ashley
