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HalfPint Junior Member Offline Posts: 57 Cumming, GA Gender:	Pop! 06/21/11 at 18:03:52 Is what my rear tire told me today. Well, the valve stem burst mid ride, and my treads are pretty much nonexistent anyway. I've never had to order tires yet for my savage. The one on there that the PO had used was a 150/80/15. What brands/sizes is everyone using? Why? What are the Pros/Cons in buying a 140/80/15 vs the 150?
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: Pop! Reply #1 - 06/21/11 at 18:28:25 A 140/80 is the actual stock size. Some people have clearance problems when running a 150/80, some don't. A 140/80 or 140/90 would be my suggestion. I am currently running a 140/90 Metzler M880 on mine.
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Reply #2 - 06/21/11 at 18:49:52

I have the Metzeler on front, K555 Dunlop on rear. Dunlop was $93 locally. Metzeler was $117. Tubes around $20 each. Mounting $40 each. Peace of mind....wait for it...Priceless! Don't forget to buy 90 degree stem tube for rear, mounted to the right, of course. Metzeler does come in stock 140/80-15 size, but is not usually listed in sales brochures or magazine ads.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28627 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Pop! Reply #3 - 06/22/11 at 10:40:36 A 140/90 -15 will correct the factory speedo error, and lower your cruising rpm by a smidge... Dunlop 404's are pretty good, Metzler's better if you ride more than 5k per year... I'm going to go with a Kenda k673 Kruz 140/90 -15 next time... good bang for the buck... Lotsa' options... ...
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Jimmer Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 497 NewportPa. Gender:	Re: Pop! Reply #4 - 06/22/11 at 10:46:07 Just put bridgestone spitfire (S11) on the front and rear. Only have about 200 miles on them, but they handle excellent. I ran Dunlop 404 before, so the comparing has just started. I also run the 140/80-15 on the rearon my bike.
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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: Pop! Reply #5 - 06/22/11 at 13:12:18 glad you're ok - i know from experience how fun a mid-ride "POP" can be. i've used a Kenda Challenger 140-90 for the last 2 rear tires - i think i got around 7,000 miles out of each. i used the same tube over the last 2 times - probably replace it next time
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Reply #6 - 06/22/11 at 17:21:52

Once school starts back up in the fall I'll easily be going past 5k a year if I turn into a daily rider like I plan to.

Boofer~ It didn't even occur to me that I'd have to look into the tubes! Embarrassed

[It took me a few minutes to realize the spokes force me to need tubes] Also for mounting around here it's $20 per tire if you bring it already off the bike.

Serowbot~ What is this error you speak of? Is there some miscalculation that a 90 would fix?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28627 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Pop! Reply #7 - 06/22/11 at 17:35:36 The Savage, like the majority of bikes (especially metric bikes)... is over-optimistic about your speed... When your speedo says, 60mph,.. you are really traveling at about 55mph... The taller 90 profile tire corrects this, and makes the speedo pretty close to right...
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Reply #8 - 06/23/11 at 11:04:37

So I've selected my tire, but I don't understand the tube sizing system. How do I know what I need?

The tire I decided to try since Runwyrlph mentioned they had a 7k run was the Kenda K657 140/90/15

http://www.bikebandit.com/kenda-k657-challenger-motorcycle-tire

For the tubes.. I really just picked that brand and went with the rim size. After that I'm clueless. -_- What determines the sizing for tubes?

http://www.bikebandit.com/kenda-motorcycle-tubes/c/a642338a623909a639923

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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Pop! Reply #9 - 06/23/11 at 12:22:53 I clicked your link and was not able to find any 15" Kenda tubes that had a 90^o stem. Since that angled stem is very desirable I started back at just tubes. Bridgestone and BikeMaster had them listed. The Bridgestone was 140/90-15 PV78 listed for $13.25. The BikeMaster was also 140/90-15 PV78 listed for $22.21.
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Reply #10 - 06/23/11 at 13:16:07

EJID wrote on 06/23/11 at 12:22:53:

I clicked your link and was not able to find any 15" Kenda tubes that had a 90^o stem. Since that angled stem is very desirable I started back at just tubes. Bridgestone and BikeMaster had them listed. The Bridgestone was 140/90-15 PV78 listed for $13.25. The BikeMaster was also 140/90-15 PV78 listed for $22.21.

Thank You!

I'm happy those selections had the tire size and then stem type versus example: tube size 2.25 - 10. That sizing threw me off big time.

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