• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Tire Size suggestion

  • Thread starter Thread starter esmithers
  • Start date Start date
E

esmithers

Guest
Wondering if some of you have any suggestions on what size tire i need to put on my 82 Suzuki GS650GL fitting the stock rims. I like the fat rear tire look with the medium size for the front.

Please let me know what you think
 
on my bike I stayed with the stock on the front and went one size up on the rear, that is about the most you should do on stock rims....IMHO

.
 
GateKeeper said:
110/90/16 for the front and 130/90/17 in the rear.
Click to expand...
Before esmithers runs out to get some tires, he (she?) should be aware that those are NOT the same sizes that are used on the 650L.

On the 650L, you will need a 100/90-19 on the front and a 130/90-16 on the rear.

If you like the look of larger tires, get a bike that is designed to used them, the 650L will NOT.

.
 
Handle like a harley. (NOT JOKING) it be slow to steer with a 110/90 on front 100/90 be way better
 
nah i was not looking to stray too far off the stock size. I was more looking what is the cheapest and decent route that i can take.
 
Shinko 230's are one of the value leaders. They stick well but wear a little fast for aggressive riders.
 
yea from what i can see, those seem to be the cheapest.. i am going to get a pair of them for the mean time so that i have fresh rubber under my butt and later on down the road spend the extra for great rubber.
 
But go with the smaller original size. No point in buying great handling tires and screwing up the handling going for the fat look.
 
GateKeeper said:
110/90/16 for the front and 130/90/17 in the rear
Pirelli Sport Demons
Click to expand...

Steve said:
Before esmithers runs out to get some tires, he (she?) should be aware that those are NOT the same sizes that are used on the 650L.

On the 650L, you will need a 100/90-19 on the front and a 130/90-16 on the rear.

If you like the look of larger tires, get a bike that is designed to used them, the 650L will NOT.

.
Click to expand...

I hope he was not going to use what I purchased for tires, considering that we are not riding the same bikes.....

I was only showing that I only went up one size in the rear.....and nothing more that that.....

went out for a good run today (will post some pics latter) and the bike handled nicely, mind you we don't get and have a lot of twisties, but what we do have was fun, and the straights were beautiful, 150Kmh and the 30 year old bike on 1 year old rubber was smooth as silk......the Honda 600RR was a bit quicker he hit 200, but we had to slow it down as the red light at the intersection was coming up fast.....:eek:

.
 
Nah i am using factory size, i had to ask because the bike still has the 1979 tires that came with the bike from factory i assume. it stating 3.4 something for the tires and was not showing the normal 130/90 that we commonly see now. like i stated on my last post i am going to get the shinko's and get 130/90 16 for the rear and 100/90 19 for the front.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top