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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Front Tire time 02/26/17 at 19:12:21 It's about time to replace the front rubber on my 02 and I'm looking for suggestions, I'm planning to keep the stock size tire unless something just a bit larger will fit. Any ideas are welcome. thanks
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Front Tire time Reply #1 - 02/26/17 at 20:28:05 I like my Pirellis. I don't ride in the rain so I won't comment there. They seem to be quiet, comfortable and long lasting.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Front Tire time Reply #2 - 02/26/17 at 20:36:14 I don't believe anything larger will fit on the front,(to wide) won't fit between the fender mountings. You can only go larger on the rear tire.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Front Tire time Reply #3 - 02/26/17 at 20:39:24 Besides, a larger front tire will wreck your handling.
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Re: Front Tire time
Reply #4 - 02/27/17 at 04:03:08

You don't want a larger front tire. Not only is the clearance a problem, when you get to the larger tires - you get tires that are built for big bikes weighing twice as much as the Savage.

You should pick a tire that you will wear out in 5-6 years or less, as the rubber loses grip as it ages. If you ride less then 2.000 miles a year by a less expensive tire that will wear out in 12,000 miles. If your ride 6,000 miles a year buy a more expensive tire that will go for more than 20,000 miles.

Here are the tire (pairs) that will fit the Savage.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1448021014

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Front Tire time Reply #5 - 02/27/17 at 06:45:44 Dave, thanks for the good advice I'll shop around for a less expensive front tire since I'm not riding a lot lately.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Front Tire time Reply #6 - 02/27/17 at 06:47:49 rubber loses grip as it ages. Soooo, my brain is made of Rubber?
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: Front Tire time Reply #7 - 02/27/17 at 07:27:15 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/27/17 at 06:47:49: rubber loses grip as it ages. Soooo, my brain is made of Rubber? Naw... It's because You is a Texan......
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Front Tire time Reply #8 - 02/27/17 at 08:56:32 LOL It's all the alcohol additives that are affecting my brain.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Front Tire time Reply #9 - 02/27/17 at 08:59:04 Soo, since I'm a Texan, I ain't smart enough to move to New Mexico, where my brain would undry out and stop losing grip? What Ever shall I Dew?
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