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Title: New Rear Tire Post by Joshua on 05/26/09 at 10:02:41 I'm fixin' to go on a road trip this weekend, approx 400 miles there and back. My rear tire has a manufacture date of the 33rd week of 2000 plus there are some signs of dry-rot, so I'm going to replace it. I was quoted $140 for a K555 including install, $130 for a D404, or $135 for an IRC RS310. Any suggestions? Also, any problems going with a 140/90 instead of the 140/80? Thanks Joshua |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by verslagen1 on 05/26/09 at 10:14:57 i've been using D404's since I got the bike, no issues and it makes the speedo dead on. With any tire change you need to be concerned with tire clearance. A slight misalignment and the bolts on the inside of the fender will reprofile your tire. If you're going with a larger tire, replace the bolts with carriage or truss head bolts. On my '96, the spacing on the tire is pretty good, but on the '8802 the tire is biased towards the belt side. IDK if it's the fender or spacers. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by youzguyz on 05/26/09 at 10:17:43 If you go with the 140/90, and you have saddle bag brackets, then you COULD rub the tire on the bolts up under the fender. Search around in here for more info. As far as which brand to get.. how about asking something a bit less controversial.. like.. which oil to use? LOL!! ;D |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by Jimmer on 05/26/09 at 11:20:38 Joshua I just put a D404 on my bike(140/90/15) last week. I put 490 miles this weekend and had no problems. This tire really held the road and there was not any problems. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by Balderdash on 05/26/09 at 11:23:17 Dunlop D404 140/90 with saddlebags, no problems or modifications needed on my '96. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by ALfromN.H. on 05/26/09 at 12:09:09 5675787071667075677C140 wrote:
Same here on my 2005. No problem. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by bill67 on 05/26/09 at 12:15:42 I use Pirrelli MT 66 Route,best tire I've ever used for handling and ride. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by Joshua on 05/26/09 at 12:22:53 Thanks all! I ordered the K555 in 140/80 just to be on the safe side. Thanks for all the responses. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by twdy on 05/26/09 at 22:00:56 will the change from the stock size 140/80-15 rear to a 140/90-15 rear effect the speedo on the bike? |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by marshall13 on 05/26/09 at 22:03:04 7172617C050 wrote:
yup, sure will... od of the tire will be about an inch more... |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by twdy on 05/26/09 at 22:08:27 so, i will be going faster than what the speedo says? |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by verslagen1 on 05/26/09 at 22:25:29 4E4D5E433A0 wrote:
Most speedo's are calibrated to be fast. I have a VR1 electronic speedo which is calibrated by wheel rpm and the measured circumference of the wheel. With the D404's the speedo matched the VR1 dead on. |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by twdy on 05/26/09 at 22:42:38 i'll bring my gps onboard and see how it compares with the speedo with the new larger rear tire i have on |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by marshall13 on 05/26/09 at 22:49:12 7D7E6D70090 wrote:
depends if your speedo is accurate now.... your speed will have a minor increase compared to what it was for any speedo reading.. something along the lines of 5% or so... in real world terms, if an indicated 15 didnt get you a speedy in the school zone, then with the other tire, an indicated 14 shouldnt get you one either....65 and 62 respectively for the highway.... |
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Title: Re: New Rear Tire Post by vhfkid on 05/27/09 at 14:30:16 160512130C0107050E51600 wrote:
Most speedo's are calibrated to be fast. I have a VR1 electronic speedo which is calibrated by wheel rpm and the measured circumference of the wheel. With the D404's the speedo matched the VR1 dead on.[/quote] Yup, my speedometer always read low with the stock IRC tires. Having the wife's cage follow and speed, the D404's I put on are about 1mph high, instead of about 5mph low. I was VERY surprised at the 6mph difference on my 01. But it reads closer now :D |
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