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Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:39 pmby timmyrocks
Hey guys I'm looking for some tyres to suit some rims off a 250.
Standard sizes are 110/70-17 and 140/70-17 although there will be plenty of room to fit a 150 rear
Cheers
Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:45 pmby Wattie
Motard Tyres
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:22 pmby timmyrocks
Brand???
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:10 pmby kghost
For older bikes with somewhat "skinny" tires I like the Dunlop 501 GT.
Also have had good luck with Avon Roadrunners.
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:13 pmby Wattie
timmyrocks wrote:Brand???
Bridgestone.
Whites racing products sells em.
or you can get Dunlop alpha 10's or whatever.
Pirelli supercorsa come in small sizes too.
Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:29 pmby Blurr
Just don't go the m3's. I just couldn't trust them on full lean.
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
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Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:46 pmby timmyrocks
Sweet I'll give whitei a call
I have used the alphas before and liked them, hard to find though and dealers charge through the roof.... USA maby
Cheers guys
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:00 pmby Six Addict
timmyrocks wrote:Hey guys I'm looking for some tyres to suit some rims off a 250.
Standard sizes are 110/70-17 and 140/70-17 although there will be plenty of room to fit a 150 rear
Cheers
Motard?
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:24 pmby timmyrocks
Six Addict wrote:timmyrocks wrote:Hey guys I'm looking for some tyres to suit some rims off a 250.
Standard sizes are 110/70-17 and 140/70-17 although there will be plenty of room to fit a 150 rear
Cheers
Motard?
Yup
with cast wheels but
Tyres for thin rims?
Posted:
Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:18 amby Blurr
I am using an alpha rear on the KTM.
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
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Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:42 amby timmyrocks
140 or 150? What's the rim width??
Is the front a 120 on the KTM?
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
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Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:49 amby Blurr
yep front 120 and the rear is a 150.
Wheel rear wheel is a 5.5inch tho, to big
Tyres for thin rims?
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Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:03 amby Wattie
My rear wheel is 4.25 inch wide.
I have a 150 pilot race on there. But they don't exist anymore. I will be going for a 150 or 160 of whatever is sticky next time.
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
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Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:57 amby timmyrocks
Hrm being cbr250 rims I can only do 110 front and max 150 rear, The rears 4" wide
Thinking of going with the alphas, or might see if whitei has bridgestone 090's heard anything about these??
Re: Tyres for thin rims?
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Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:51 pmby steve086
the bridgestone 090's are a good tyre i had them on my morriwaki80 they stuck great i recomned them.