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Rainy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12 SanBenito, Tx Gender:	Rear tire availability 08/29/09 at 14:15:08 Hi All, In searching for a rear tire, I find only Metzeler and Dunlop are making the 140-80x15 for the rear of the Savage. What are you all using for tires. Anyone know of a car tire that fits? Thanks, Rainy.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #1 - 08/29/09 at 15:47:35 People are using 140/90/15 .I like Pireille 66 route,Car tires don't work their not round like a motorcycle tires
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #2 - 08/29/09 at 16:07:08 I like my Dunlop K555. 3,000 miles and still 50% life left in it.
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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #3 - 08/29/09 at 16:08:30 This topic was brought up recently with 38 responses: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1250482240. Lot's of good info and replies on that thread.
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kel30734 Senior Member Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 486 Calhoun, GA Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #4 - 08/29/09 at 16:10:05 bill67 wrote on 08/29/09 at 15:47:35: People are using 140/90/15 .I like Pireille 66 route,Car tires don't work their not round like a motorcycle tires Beg to differ with you Bill, MMRanch has a car tire on his Savage, seems to do quite well, He had no trouble on the dragon in June
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #5 - 08/29/09 at 16:17:08 What are the reasons why someone would use a car tire on a motorcycle? I'm just curious.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #6 - 08/29/09 at 16:33:06 Their cheaper and get better mileage, then some like the looks too.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12671 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #7 - 08/29/09 at 16:51:42 They last 20,000 miles, get good traction and cost less than half what a premium bike tire (that won't last nearly as long as the car tire) would cost.
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #8 - 08/29/09 at 16:55:27 I did kinda like the looks of it.And I figured it must be cheaper....Just because its not made for a motorcycle. People basically get more money for motorcycle stuff just because they can (I thought I'd learn something with that question...that info was good to know
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #9 - 08/29/09 at 17:03:25 Another question....what Brand and size is the one on MMRanch's bike? or what brand of car tire is good for a motorcycle? and size,do they come in the same size we normally use? Or is that info in the above link?
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Re: Rear tire availability
Reply #10 - 08/29/09 at 17:55:31

kel30734 wrote on 08/29/09 at 16:10:05:

bill67 wrote on 08/29/09 at 15:47:35:

People are using 140/90/15 .I like Pireille 66 route,Car tires don't work their not round like a motorcycle tires

Beg to differ with you Bill, MMRanch has a car tire on his Savage, seems to do quite well, He had no trouble on the dragon in June

http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2009%5C08%5C29%5Cbikepics-1767444-800.jpg

I'm not sure but it looks to me like that tred on that tire would follow the grooves in the pavement.

william h krumpen

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PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Re: Rear tire availability Reply #11 - 08/29/09 at 19:59:57 About a car tire on a bike.
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