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MichaelHoward
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Oops, did I say 1100???
Typo I guess buddy, It was 1000E model. There that's better.
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Oops, did I say 1100???
Typo I guess buddy, It was 1000E model. There that's better.
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mdole
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I just thought that I would add a word about cheap tires.
I have run the Chin Shin Hi-Max and Barracuda tires and had good luck with them the have decent traction in both wet and dry conditions and running them on various bikes they usually last about 5k to 6k miles.
I have also run Maxxis tires with about the same results as the Chin Shins.
I used King Tires on a couple of bikes and they had a better feel than the Chin Shins for a bout the same price and lasted better (6k to 7k miles).
I have had good luck with Dunlop 491 Elite IIs. I usually got 16k out of a rear tire on a V-65 Sabre and would expect to get more on the GS750. I couldn't get the size I needed in a front but I used Dunlop F-11s and usually got 21k out of the front and I also used a Metzler 880 front that went 16k and looked like it had quite a bit of wear left when I got rid of the Sabre. The Dunlops had good wet and dry traction and provided a good feel. I also used these tires on ice and snow several times and they worked better than I expected. I liked the ME-880 a little better as it provided more feed back on road surface conditions and felt a little stickier than the F-11. I also used this tire in snow and ice and it was just fine. I also used the 880 with a King rear and made it home across a mountain road that was closed while I was on it due to extremely icy conditions. There were long sections of glare ice that looked like glass. The tires did better than I thought possible under the conditions.
I have also run Dunlop 591s that were sticky and felt great but were shot in fewer than 5k.
Chin Shin Barracuda rear 6k good wet and dry traction
Chin Chin Marquis front 6k good wet and dry traction
Kings rear 7k good wet and dry (better)
Dunlop F-11 front 21k good wet and dry traction (better)
Dunlop 591 front >5k very sticky vg wet/dry good feel
Dunlop 491 Elite II rear 16k vg wet and dry (best rear)
Dunlop 491 Elite II front (?) vg wet and dry (current front)
Me-880 front (>16k) vg wet and dry (best front so far)
Mike
I have run the Chin Shin Hi-Max and Barracuda tires and had good luck with them the have decent traction in both wet and dry conditions and running them on various bikes they usually last about 5k to 6k miles.
I have also run Maxxis tires with about the same results as the Chin Shins.
I used King Tires on a couple of bikes and they had a better feel than the Chin Shins for a bout the same price and lasted better (6k to 7k miles).
I have had good luck with Dunlop 491 Elite IIs. I usually got 16k out of a rear tire on a V-65 Sabre and would expect to get more on the GS750. I couldn't get the size I needed in a front but I used Dunlop F-11s and usually got 21k out of the front and I also used a Metzler 880 front that went 16k and looked like it had quite a bit of wear left when I got rid of the Sabre. The Dunlops had good wet and dry traction and provided a good feel. I also used these tires on ice and snow several times and they worked better than I expected. I liked the ME-880 a little better as it provided more feed back on road surface conditions and felt a little stickier than the F-11. I also used this tire in snow and ice and it was just fine. I also used the 880 with a King rear and made it home across a mountain road that was closed while I was on it due to extremely icy conditions. There were long sections of glare ice that looked like glass. The tires did better than I thought possible under the conditions.
I have also run Dunlop 591s that were sticky and felt great but were shot in fewer than 5k.
Chin Shin Barracuda rear 6k good wet and dry traction
Chin Chin Marquis front 6k good wet and dry traction
Kings rear 7k good wet and dry (better)
Dunlop F-11 front 21k good wet and dry traction (better)
Dunlop 591 front >5k very sticky vg wet/dry good feel
Dunlop 491 Elite II rear 16k vg wet and dry (best rear)
Dunlop 491 Elite II front (?) vg wet and dry (current front)
Me-880 front (>16k) vg wet and dry (best front so far)
Mike
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Anonymous
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front tire size upgrade?
front tire size upgrade?
Back to size: can I safely up-size my front tire from 100/90-19 to 110/90-19 to match my new up-sized 130/90-17 rear? I'm about to buy a new Metzeler ME-33 to go with my new ME-550 rear.
front tire size upgrade?
Back to size: can I safely up-size my front tire from 100/90-19 to 110/90-19 to match my new up-sized 130/90-17 rear? I'm about to buy a new Metzeler ME-33 to go with my new ME-550 rear.
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saaz
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On standard rims a 110 may be ok, just make sure you have enough clearance to the mudguard. Also the speedo may also read differently, so check what speed you are really doing!.
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