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bigchris

25-01-11 07:51 PM

Tyre question

Ey up,

Would it be safe to use a 120/70 zr17 55w front tyre with the standard rear tyre (160/60 zr17 69w) on my sv. There would be a 10mm difference in profile between the two.
Both tyres are battalax 021.

Cheers in advance for the help :-)

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SVMAT

25-01-11 10:38 PM

Re: Tyre question

I run a 120/70 on the front with a standard rear.....no problems to report.

andrewsmith

26-01-11 06:57 AM

Re: Tyre question

Yep no issues.

A lot of front tires now seem to be going towards the 120/70 profile, I'm thinking about doing it on my front as it needing a new one soon

bigchris

26-01-11 09:40 AM

Sound, got a cheap 120/70 for the front :-)

bigchris

26-01-11 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVMAT (Post 2468745)

I run a 120/70 on the front with a standard rear.....no problems to report.

Good good, so what psi are you running up front with a 120/70? The standard 120/60 is 33psi so the 120/70 needs more i guess? But how much?

SVMAT

26-01-11 10:13 AM

Re: Tyre question

Erm im on about 30psi (cold) up front atm. Itl change all the time tbh and so long as its not at extremes youl be fine. On track i ran dunlops at about 23 front 18 rear. For larger volume tyres you can run lower psi without as much of an issue.

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