SuzukiSavage.com - Tire Wear?

diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #15 - 06/22/09 at 14:04:41 GrateFuLDad wrote on 06/22/09 at 13:54:36: verslagen1 wrote on 06/22/09 at 13:22:26: I'd get some truss head screws for the fender rails. ?? why? For clearance. Low profile but with a nice sized contact area.
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GrateFuLDad Full Member Offline Posts: 145 Boiling Springs,SC Gender:	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #16 - 06/22/09 at 15:52:51 anyone got any pics of this?
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GrateFuLDad Full Member Offline Posts: 145 Boiling Springs,SC Gender:	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #17 - 06/22/09 at 18:49:45 so all in all i should be good with clearance if i buy the REAR bridgestone 150/80/15 since i dont have saddlebag supports? 2003 savage....
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #18 - 06/22/09 at 21:46:02 $75 is way too much to install a tire. Around here its $20 with the tire off the bike $35-40 with it on the bike. I put my own on. Its worth knowing how but it is a super PITA. You'll want to know how if you get a flat somewhere though.
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Reply #19 - 06/23/09 at 13:55:09

tottally agree.... i will learn it just not this go round.... i got so many things happening i dont actually have the time to do it myself.. again not this go round....

so would i be better off going with the dunlop rather than the bridgestone?

the dunlop is only 25 bucks more....? i know both names for radials but i am not sure about for bikes whats best... or is it a matter of opinion between the two..? thx

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GrateFuLDad Full Member Offline Posts: 145 Boiling Springs,SC Gender:	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #20 - 06/24/09 at 06:26:38 thanks for all the help i am loaded and on the way to the shop..
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #21 - 06/24/09 at 09:32:41 my vote is for Bridgestone Spitfires, a dual compound tire, raised white letters, 1 size bigger on the rear. The stock tire was bald at 7k miles. I have that much on the spitfires already and expect about that much more.
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Reply #22 - 06/24/09 at 16:34:30

put the bridgestone on there...
its wider and rides a little better buttttttttt it looks to be rubbing some on the belt...
the place on the belt is up top under gaurd..

place on tire is rim of tread... its making a smooth black rub place...
now when i feel it there is clearance there but i am thinking with my weight and curves etc it must be rubbing.. i thought i heard a rub today like a low toned noise..? when i laid over a bit to go into a sorta deep turn...

should this wear small bit more or??

i dont want to tear up a new tire or my belt...?
thx in advance

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GrateFuLDad Full Member Offline Posts: 145 Boiling Springs,SC Gender:	Re: Tire Wear? Reply #23 - 06/24/09 at 17:44:46 any advice here is welcome..
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Reply #24 - 06/24/09 at 19:15:16

I am a huge fan of Metzler ME880's. Just put them on my Savage 500 miles ago and they still look new.

I had a set on my Marauder and put 8000 miles before I sold the bike. I think I still had 50% or so tread life on the rear, 70% or so on the front.

For the Marauder, I bought them online and for $40 bucks had the local shop put them on. Saved around $80 online compared to what the shop quoted me.

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Reply #25 - 06/24/09 at 21:40:52

I have a rear Pirelli MT66 Route 140/90-15, and I like it a lot. It is taller, wider, heavier, and stiffer than the OEM IRC that came off--actual width 152 mm according to the Pirelli catalog. The ride and handling are very good. On some washboard pavement on a city curve I used to hop sideways over the bumps. This one doesn't go sideways. And, it is the same price as a new IRC and lower priced than most other top name tires. By the way, Metzeler is owned by Pirelli. The ME880 looks like a great tire, but pricier.

I'm waiting on a matching front. Stock is very low around the country in these sizes.

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Reply #26 - 06/25/09 at 01:52:31

PTRider wrote on 06/24/09 at 21:40:52:

I have a rear Pirelli MT66 Route 140/90-15, and I like it a lot. It is taller, wider, heavier, and stiffer than the OEM IRC that came off--actual width 152 mm according to the Pirelli catalog. The ride and handling are very good. On some washboard pavement on a city curve I used to hop sideways over the bumps. This one doesn't go sideways. And, it is the same price as a new IRC and lower priced than most other top name tires. By the way, Metzeler is owned by Pirelli. The ME880 looks like a great tire, but pricier.

I'm waiting on a matching front. Stock is very low around the country in these sizes.

I've considered the Route 66. When you get to that point, please let us know what kind of mileage you got from them.

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Reply #27 - 06/25/09 at 23:44:16

GrateFuLDad wrote on 06/24/09 at 16:34:30:

put the bridgestone on there...
its wider and rides a little better buttttttttt it looks to be rubbing some on the belt...
the place on the belt is up top under gaurd..

place on tire is rim of tread... its making a smooth black rub place...
now when i feel it there is clearance there but i am thinking with my weight and curves etc it must be rubbing.. i thought i heard a rub today like a low toned noise..? when i laid over a bit to go into a sorta deep turn...

should this wear small bit more or??

i dont want to tear up a new tire or my belt...?
thx in advance

I have a 150/80-15 IRC Wildflare on my rear, no rubbing at all, about 3/8th inch clearance on both sides, the belt side and the brake side. I wonder if your installer put the spacers in wrong?? They are different from left to right. You should not be rubbing the belt at all. Be sure to replace your fender bolts with pan head allen bolts, this will keep the sharp edges away from the tire. You do not have to do all of them, just the ones that COULD come in contact with the tire. You will have to remove the wheel to do this.

It's not hard to take the rear wheel off, I would swap the spacers, or take the bike back to your installer and show him the rubbing area.
He should swap the spacers around for free.

Others on this forum have fitted slightly larger tires with minimal modifications.

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Reply #28 - 06/26/09 at 00:50:08

Educatedredneck wrote on 06/25/09 at 23:44:16:

GrateFuLDad wrote on 06/24/09 at 16:34:30:

put the bridgestone on there...
its wider and rides a little better buttttttttt it looks to be rubbing some on the belt...
the place on the belt is up top under gaurd..

I have a 150/80-15 IRC Wildflare on my rear, no rubbing at all, about 3/8th inch clearance on both sides, the belt side and the brake side. I wonder if your installer put the spacers in wrong??

Sounds like it's a slight rear wheel alignment issue.

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Reply #29 - 06/26/09 at 13:00:43

GrateFuLDad wrote on 06/22/09 at 09:58:07:

I just put new set of tires on my 2003 Ls650 savage back 7 7 08 and have only put maybe 3ooo miles on them...
now the front tire still looks real good but the back tire was getting worn pretty fast and pretty wierd like i thought.. i was going to call the folks i bought them from and installed them this week but last night when riding to the store the back tire starting going flat and i pulled over to see threads in the middle of the tire not on the rim .... i could not believe this..?
Anybody tell me whats going on here...? i mean it looks like i been power breaking it... in which i dont and havent ...

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