Replacement Tires

[Skunkhome]

Innumerial? I must be doing something wrong as I find individual posts that are about tires but the threads are all over the place covering a ll maner of modifications other than tires. And the posts,like yours above, really don't answer the question. Thanks for tolerating my asking of the question. I know it's all a pain.

[Water Warrior 2]

The last few posts have mentioned 3 different possibilities for you. I am not sure if there are many more available for the GZ. The one thing I personally would try to avoid is a tread pattern the has lines running the circumference of the tire. They will tend to follow pavement tracks and are a little scary on steel decked bridges or roads with grooves that run down the road. It isn't really a life threatening thing as long as you realize the bike will want to do a little dance under you while riding on those surfaces. Just stay loose and you will be fine. Don't freeze up or fight the bike, it won't fall, it just wants to wiggle your buns for a while.

[mhoughton]

I just put a Shinko SR735 on the front (110/90-16) and a Shinko SR734 (130/90-15) on the back of my 2003 GZ250. I got both tires from BikeBandit for $104.00. I have a few hundred miles on them in both wet and dry weather and am very happy with them.

[jonathan180iq]

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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



For more discussion and lots of info, see these posts:

http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=722

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http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopi ... =10&t=1818






This list is not complete but will be updated as more options are disc

[5th_bike]

I wonder if Michelin makes tires that fit the GZ250 - I love them between our cars and the road.

Edit: They do exist, apparently:
Michelin M45.
130/90 - size 15
110/90 - size 16

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Now try and find them in the USA... :whistle:

[bonehead]

In the 4 years of owning the GZ, I never could find a matched set of tires.

[bwader]

I ordered a Shinko SR734 130/90 15 tire and IRC TR-4 Tube - 130/90-15/--
came to 75 bucks total off amazon.
my bike has 5,300 miles on it now and at least 8 years old with metzeler tires.

5,000 miles doesn't seem like a lot of miles I would have expected more like 9,000 or 10000 miles out of a rear tire on a motorcycle.

Anybody try the "RIDE ON" brand balancer and sealant or balance beads on your bike or car? I'm intrigued by the idea.

I'd put it in my sentra and GZ.

[JohnC]

Pirelli Sport Demon front and Kenda Cruiser rear. Very sinilar tread pattern, seems to work fine, although SOQS is not the world's most agressive rider...

[alantf]

Originally Posted by bwader

5,000 miles doesn't seem like a lot of miles I would have expected more like 9,000 or 10000 miles out of a rear tire on a motorcycle.

I've got 25,000 km (16,000 miles) on my bike. Still got the original back tyre. A bit squared off, because there are no twisties where i live, but still plenty of tread left. It's six years old, but still grips fine, for my style of riding.

[bwader]

What brand tire do you have alanf? Mine has Metzeler tires. That's a lot of miles on a tire! On my rear tire it has 2 parallel lines in the middle and they are about bald though still tread around that.

I got my shinko rear tire should come in tomorrow. I have tire levers I changed a 130/60 13inch scooter tire to an Avon. It was a pain doing it myself but I saved myself money. It took me 2 hours wrestling that last bit on the wheel, but this time I know what I'm doing so it shouldn't take that long hopefully.

If I do have issues replacing the tire myself I can just take the wheel and new tire and tube to a shop and still save money compared to riding there.