SuzukiSavage.com - Rear tire

hotrod Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 326 NC Gender:	Rear tire 02/26/18 at 17:45:19 The stock rear tire is 140/80/15. If I put on a 130/90/15, will I end up with the same circumference ? Anyone using a 130/90 ?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rear tire Reply #1 - 02/26/18 at 22:16:38 Maybe you can get your answer in here. https://www.discounttiredirect.com/learn/tire-dimensions?s_kwcid=AL!3693!3!{c... The manufacturers can't be trusted to get it exact. Like shoes, same size, different brands, different fit.
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Re: Rear tire
Reply #2 - 02/26/18 at 22:59:32

140/80/15 130/90/15 140/90/15
dia 23.82" 24.21" 24.92"
width 5.51" 5.12" 5.51"
circum 74.83" 76.07" 78.29"
sidewall H 4.41" 4.61" 4.96"
revolutions/mi 846.73 832.96 809.27
speedo error 30mph 30.5
60mph 60.99
65mph 66.07
140/90/15 is known to fit ,130/90/15 should be no problem.
these are avg. numbers more expensive tires may have slightly deeper tread.

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hotrod Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 326 NC Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #3 - 02/27/18 at 02:30:25 Thanks batman, that was good info.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18095 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #4 - 02/27/18 at 03:10:06 The 130/90-15 is a great replacement size for the stock 140/80, and there are far more (and better) tire choices in that size. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1448021014
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1411 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #5 - 02/27/18 at 23:48:50 The Kenda website has 'tire weights' plus all the other specs. The weights due to different sizes is eye-opening! http://powersports.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/motorcyclescooter/street/c... cheers!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18095 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #6 - 02/28/18 at 04:13:33 zipidachimp wrote on 02/27/18 at 23:48:50: The weights due to different sizes is eye-opening! That weight chart sure doesn't make me want to use a 120/90H18 tire!
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Rear tire Reply #7 - 02/28/18 at 05:21:24 I wonder how much hp would be required just to get that going? BTW, that's a rhetorical question.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28635 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #8 - 02/28/18 at 06:45:03 Gary_in_NJ wrote on 02/28/18 at 05:21:24: I wonder how much hp would be required just to get that going? BTW, that's a rhetorical question. It's a rotational question...
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Re: Rear tire size nomenclature
Reply #9 - 02/28/18 at 06:46:12

Can someone explain for sure to me this sizing meaning? I think I know, but I wanted confirmation.

Let's use this size for example: 120/80-17

The 17 obviously refers to wheel diameter.

The 120 is the width of the tire in millimeters.

However, it's the 80 that I want to be clear in my mind. I have heard that the 80 means percent of width. In this case, it would refer to 80% of 120 which equals a 96mm height of the tire. Is that what you all think is true?

or ...

Could the "80" simply mean that the tire height is 80mm (i.e. not percent, but actual mm dimension)?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28635 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #10 - 02/28/18 at 06:47:36 Sidewall is 80% of the tread width...
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18095 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #11 - 02/28/18 at 06:48:35 Serowbot wrote on 02/28/18 at 06:45:03: It's a rotational question... Are you using circular reasoning?
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piedmontbuckeye Senior Member Offline Go Bucks! Posts: 496 Easley, SC Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #12 - 02/28/18 at 06:51:18 Serowbot wrote on 02/28/18 at 06:47:36: Sidewall is 80% of the tread width... Sorry I troubled all of you. I went on a website that explained the sidewall height (tread to rim) which IS percent of tire width.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #13 - 02/28/18 at 14:03:49 hp won't get the tire moving ,but torque will.
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eau de sauvage Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2565 Queensland Gender:	Re: Rear tire Reply #14 - 02/28/18 at 15:11:18 The ME880 150/80 is an excellent tyre for this bike and the circumference must be a little larger than stock as the speedo is almost exactly correct.
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