Tire questions

[samato]

Well, I guess I'll find out for sure in about a week because I just ordered these:

http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chaparr ... CFFFB5AA91

I ordered a 130/90-15 rear and a 100/90-16 front so I should be able to share some info on using the smaller front tire too. Of course, that all depends on whether or not I break or destroy anything as this will be my first attempt at installing anything but a bicycle tire!

P.S. Sorry about the crazy long link. My normal method for fixing it didn't work here.

[bigwonton]

Cleaned up the link:

Kenda K671 Cruiser ST Tire

FWIW, if you use the convention (replacing the braces with brackets) then you can get rid of those unsightly URL's

{url=http:/whatever.wherever.com/whatever}Creative Description{/url}

[mr. softie]

Those Cheng Shin tires are out of stock everywhere I have checked. I am thinking of trying the 120/80 16 for the front and the 140/90 15 on the rear. My Dunlop 404s have good tread but have some small sidewall cracks. I know it will raise my final drive ratio. But not as much as a 16 toot sproket I could also mix up a set of Kendra tires but the reviews on those are not good. I would have thought a bike used in motorcycle classes and in the third world would have inexpensive tires available for it :??:

[jonathan180iq]

Originally Posted by mr. softie

I would have thought a bike used in motorcycle classes and in the third world would have inexpensive tires available for it :??:

or any matching tires for less than $120 a piece...

[Quimrider]

I am not 100% certain on this but as far as what tires you can use a tube with, I believe the tire must be a bias ply and not a radial tire. You should be ok with any tire as long as it doesn't say its a radial.

[Quimrider]

Anyone herd anything good or bad about the Continental TKV11 110/90-16 Front. I'm considering this if I cannot find the Cheng shin tire.

[Badbob]

Originally Posted by samato

It turns out that they DO NOT and WILL NOT have them anymore! The guy told me he used to be able to get them from 5 different distributors but now he can't get them at all. My guess someone is buying up all that are out there so they can sell them for more.

There goes my idea for stocking up. I was thinkg of buying at least one more set of these. I'll need a front tire in a few months.

[Quimrider]

Originally Posted by samato

jonathan180iq,

You mentioned that Dunlop D404 are available as a set in our sizes but I can't find a place that has the front (110/90-16). Would you happen to have a link?

Right now, I can't find any matching set regardless of price!

Thanks

Many sites that have the oem parts list the Dunlop front tire. For example bikebandit.com:
http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmot...y-2000/o/m6287
click the "Wheels / Tires / Final Drive" Click on front wheel and it is item 10. The price is $79.89. The reason you can only find the tire as an OEM part is because Dunlop only sells this tire in that size to Suzuki as an OEM part.

Also as a side note I've been told the next shipment of Cheng Shin tires are due to arrive late this month. We'll see if this actually happens.

[strn365]

110/90V16 Front TKV11 Ultra Sport Classic Tire its a continental tire from jc whitney its $90 but thats not to awful bad considering that you are putting your life on those very tires :rawk:

[mr. softie]

I just purchased a set of cheng shin C906/C907 tires on ebay in the correct sizes 110/90-16 and 130/90-15.
.They had a few more to sell at less than $40 a tire plus shipping ( $26.90--expensive I know). I cannot vouch for the seller but his feedback seems pretty good. I have heard the warehouses are expecting these tires this week but did not want to miss these.

http://stores.ebay.com/TIRESCHEAP