I definitely see what you mean. Here in Omaha, Ne we're only allowed studs for part of the year and as far as I can tell most people don't use them. I haven't had to deal with grooved roads at all down here and go out of my way to keep off the dirt ones
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The wheel itself wouldn't be too much bigger anyway I believe the size is 180/55/17 lol. Would look pretty nice though swingarm is single sided
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