front tyre 120/60/17 or 120/70/17?

[flymo]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

As far as I know plenty minitwin guys using 120/70 on stock fender.

Yep, most use Pirelli Diablo or SuperCorsa and these arent available in 120/60.

[Bibio]

it might also render your insurance invalid. check with insurers. but to be fair assessors only really look at the tread depth when there is a claim.

thanks for all the replies,i have just had the front tyre swopped from the 60 profile to the 70,did not think it would make much difference but it has made a huge difference the bike is not so twitchy feels much more stable into the corners the bike now feels like its on rails now and i can throw it into corners which i could not do before, realy pleased with the way it handles now but did have to remove the fender extender as it just touched the tyre.


kevin

Originally Posted by kevin james

thanks for all the replies,i have just had the front tyre swopped from the 60 profile to the 70,did not think it would make much difference but it has made a huge difference the bike is not so twitchy feels much more stable into the corners the bike now feels like its on rails now and i can throw it into corners which i could not do before, realy pleased with the way it handles now but did have to remove the fender extender as it just touched the tyre.


kevin

Don't forget to raise the tubes about 0.5cm above the upper triple clamp.This way you will get the correct caster nagle,because by switching to 70 tire the front end gets lifted up slightly(higher tire profile).

i switched to a 70 because of the tyre choices, much better handling anyway.
dont forget that if the tyre just about clears the fender, at speed it may rub on it. best to have a bit more clearance than a 'just fits'.
also dropping the forks through about 5mm will improve the handling even more but if it gets a bit twitchy at speed on bumpy roads then go back to standard...... or get a decent damper like i did

I ran 70 tire before and after the GSXr front end conversion.Never had clearance issues.I didn't have a fender extender though.As for damper,never experienced wobble with stock SV front end either.I think that if one experiences wobble on an SV the first thing he should do is adjust the suspension to his weight and riding style.Then try not to hold tight the steering.Damper would be the last to do IMO.

[yorkie_chris]

Yes damper is thing you fit for safety, not a cure.

i was quite happy with mine being 'loose' but when i had a tank slapper on the wrong side of the road at high revs in 3rd i had no more power to 'power' out of it. i fitted a matris with 15 settings. setting 1 for town use, setting 3 anywhere else just a safety thing
(btw i was trying the damper out for the 1st time when i hit that deer the other week) ((my mate said it worked fine))

[yorkie_chris]

Like I say, safety not cure. I was being absolute d*ck on a very bumpy back road other day and it was not slapping, because my suspension is right. With stock shock it was wagging its head every bump.

mine has been like that for 3 years, it was only that one lock to lock slapper that made me get one previous to that i have always said they are not needed with a proper setup.
those that have had a 'proper slapper' (leave it !!!! ) will know why i got one.