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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: tires
I just bought a Dunlop D404 Rear tire for $79 from my local dealer. Now if I could just get my friend to true my rim! Maybe I should have a whack at it.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Crawfordville, Florida
Posts: 2,853
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Re: tires
Repeat of old posts, over and over, but I got a 120/80 Cheng Shin for the front and it was just fine, no appreciable difference in any of these just slightly off sizes that anyone would notice.
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#23 |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dalton, GA
Posts: 3,996
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Re: tires
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1058&hilit=modifying
There aren't many tire options for our bike that come in a matching set. There are, however, many options if you don't mind mixing up tire brands and/or going to a slightly smaller tire up front. The factory tires sizes are: 110/90-16 (F) & 130/90-15 (R) The rim width for the front wheel is 2.5" and the rear wheel width is 3.0" That being the case, a size 100/90-16 front tire will work on this bike. It does have an overall diameter decrease of 9mm over the 110/90-16 but that isn't really very drastic. Samato has verified that alternate tire size 100/90-16 will mount up with no problem. As well, the 120/80-16 alternate tire size is another choice for the front tire and has been successfully mounted by MRLMD1. Factory replacement tires: (110/90-16 & 130/90-15) Dunlop D404 (only available through a Suzuki dealer) Metzeler ME77 (only available through a Suzuki dealer) Cheng Shin C906 & C907 (possibly no longer available) Rear Factory Replacements: Kenda Challenger Pirelli MT66 (Route 66) Maxxis M6103 Cheng Shin Marquis Metzeler Me 77 Factory Replacement Front: GBC Green Shark Metzler Lasertec Pirelli Sport Demon Avon Roadrider AM26 Conti Ultra TKV11 Kenda K671 & K673 100/90-16 Front: Bridgestone BT45 Maxxis M6002 Cheng Shin C6000 Kenda Cruiser IRC Durotour Matching tires with low profile front: (100/91-16 & 130/90-15) Kenda Cruiser Image For more discussion and lots of info, see these posts: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=722 & viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1818 This list is not complete but will be updated as more options are discovered. _________________ "Love birthday cakes, the more I have the longer I live." - Water Warrior Last edited by jonathan180iq on Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:30 am, edited 7 times in total. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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#24 |
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: elgin,tx
Posts: 907
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Re: tires
Good list Jonathan.
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 143
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tires
jonathan180iq~
Yeah...some Dealers throw a fit when you don't buy a Tire from them and there's usually a higher charge for putting on one that you bring in. Ask ahead of time. If your Information is correct then it's good to know the Dealers can get the right size since I wasn't able to find it as often as I expected. With that in mind if the Dealer can't get the right size...find another Dealer. I can't see any reason to use the incorrect size unless you're getting a really good deal on it. And from my past experience and with Friend's experiences with Cheng Shin Tires I wouldn't buy them unless I was going to immediately sell the Bike. Sure you save money by using them putting them on compared to other Tires but then you lose money because they have the shortest Tire Life of all. And to correct myself from what I earlier said, I had a Dunlop 401 on the front and a 491 on the rear that I got the exceptional mileage on. :whistle: |
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 16
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Re: tires
I have read this all with interest...don't need tires yet, but how does the original factory ME77 rate compared to all the others?
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