Rear tire sizing '05 Tiger

[Roadinator]

The "new to me" '05 tiger I picked has a back tire that is about at the end of it's life.  The front tire was replaced recently with a
Heidenau k76, so I was going to replace the back with the same mode.  I ordered what I thought was the replacement here:
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/heidenau-k76-rear-tire

The sizing is 150/70 B 17 69H TL and it looks pretty narrow.

Is this the right size?  I think the bike has a 170 on the back now (A little wider I guess?)  Are others running a wider tire?

[Roadinator]

Tire looks fine and is the size of the tire being replaced.  I think the battlewing is a little wider, but the tire looks good to me.

[Dutch]

One of the reason all-road handle so nicely is the relatively small 150 tire. Even BMW's R 1200 GS ran on a 150. It's only with the new 1200 GS 'liquid cooled' they switched to a 170, as did KTM with the 1190 Adventure.

[cosmo]

My '06 has had a 170 on it since new. Not sure about the '05s, but I believe the tyre sizes were the same.

Cosmo

[Dutch]

I'd try a 150, might handle a lot nicer. I'd be surprised if not all cast wheel Girlies have the same rims, and the one on mine is 4.25 inch.

A 170 tire typically performs best on a 5.00". See for example BT023 site. An allroad tire prefers slightly smaller, see BW501-502 page. Rec. rim 4.50 vs 4.00 inch for a 150/70-17, though both should do fine on either.

[Roadinator]

Yep, the 150 seems fine and was happy to do my first wrenching on the bike (pulling the rear wheel).  My wife thinks I am cool 

[Sin_Tiger]

Yep, the 150 seems fine and was happy to do my first wrenching on the bike (pulling the rear wheel).  My wife thinks I am cool 

Not married long then mine realised she'd married a Plonker after just a few months 

[Roadinator]

Going on 28 years.  I think it's because she likes the motorcycle so much