New tires, suggestions anyone?
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/14/2007 12:47:22 AM
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HurricaneForce
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I'm interested too. My rear spins if I give it more than half throttle in the rain, and it's always raining here in Seattle.
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/14/2007 1:14:43 AM
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michigan_313
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dunlop gt501's. good high milage tire, good grip wet and dry, good wear.
michelin pilot sport. excellent grip wet and dry. quick wear. pricey.
avon azaro-st. pretty good all around like 501's.
bridgestone bt014. excellent grip dry, okay wet. little less pricey than pilot sports. wears quickly.
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/14/2007 6:04:02 PM
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OjaiCBRF1
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I just ordered the Pirelli Sport Demon tires, should be here tomorrow ill be riding on them by next week and ill let everyone know how they are.
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/17/2007 10:39:53 PM
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HurricaneForce
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Stock sizes are 110 in the front and 140 in the rear. Do you guys recommend that or to up a size? Thanks. I'm looking at some Bridgestone Battleax BT-45's right now.
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/17/2007 10:42:41 PM
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HurricaneForce
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I found the BT-45's in sizes 130/90 or 140/80 only. The stock rear is 130/80. What would be the effects of one of the other sizes?
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/18/2007 4:05:03 AM
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michigan_313
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oem sizes is 110 f r, 130 rr.
taller front, slower steering, taller rear, faster turning.
wider is rider preference. you can go wider for more contact patch but imo, 110 and 150 max.
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/18/2007 12:08:33 PM
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HurricaneForce
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Sorry, I meant 130. So if I go with the 130-90 in the rear, it'll turn quicker, but have a smaller contact patch and be a little less stable, and if i go with the 140-80, I get a slower turn-in but a bigger contact patch and more stability. Is that right?
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RE: New tires, suggestions anyone? - 3/18/2007 11:46:29 PM
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michigan_313
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this bike has no rear height adjustment. so, the front and rear tire heights are the same per the factory specs. thus, if you run a smaller height rear and the stock height front, the rear of the bike is lower, so the response is slower steering irregardless of tire width. stability will be the same as if the tire heights were the same. so, to get the bike back into balance, you could move the forks up into the triple clamps a certain amount or whatever is measured from stock.
now, if you run the stock height rear with a lower height front, the bike becomes front bias and thus the result is quicker steering. there is no way to get the rear down since there is no rear suspension height adjustment. another result of this front bias is that the bike becomes unstable but only at higher speeds.
if you go with a wider tire, you obviously get a larger contact patch. but the reality of going wider is that you will probably start hitting hard parts before you ever get a knee down on the ground. besides that, if a 110 is on the front, there isn't a whole lot of contact patch relative to the rear. the front will probably come out even before the rear is extremely far over.
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