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NedSVS · 18-11-23, 11:02 AM

For those of us still running 120/60 front tyres, a good "pair deal" is more and more difficult to find and it is only going to get worse. Metzeler, for example, don't make 120/60 fronts in Roadtec 01 SE or Roadtec Z8 and tyre dealers know they aren't going to sell heaps of them, so hold little or no stock. I have run 120/70 on my Gen 1 SV650 but it is close enough to the mudguard to make an awful noise when the tyre picks up loose gravel. I may look into raising my mudguard slightly if I go down the 120/70 route. If you do run a 120/70 front, it is a must to up the pressure from 33 to 36psi, or it will wear badly and lose its shape quickly; I talk from experience!

18-11-23, 11:02 AM	#18
NedSVS Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 568	Re: Tyres. For those of us still running 120/60 front tyres, a good "pair deal" is more and more difficult to find and it is only going to get worse. Metzeler, for example, don't make 120/60 fronts in Roadtec 01 SE or Roadtec Z8 and tyre dealers know they aren't going to sell heaps of them, so hold little or no stock. I have run 120/70 on my Gen 1 SV650 but it is close enough to the mudguard to make an awful noise when the tyre picks up loose gravel. I may look into raising my mudguard slightly if I go down the 120/70 route. If you do run a 120/70 front, it is a must to up the pressure from 33 to 36psi, or it will wear badly and lose its shape quickly; I talk from experience!