Need some tyre advice please!

[fizzwheel]

I'd be taking it back and asking for tyres of the correct size... IIRC a 180 on a standard rim as Matt says is not a good idea. It does something funny to the profile of your tyre and its probably going to make your bike handle funny.

Pete,

Give them a call and explain. A 180 from what is supposed to be a 160 is a huge leap, I'm surprised the trye sealed on the rim, but I'm no tyre fitter.

Call explain the size issue and ask from some Met's Z6. They may have made an honest mistake, an unusual one but it may still have been an honest one.

[northwind]

Bang out of order, that. Can't do the work without asking, and that's flat out the wrong size for the rear, could be dangerous. And as's been said, Rennsports are rubbish winter tyres. I commuted for a few days on a Bandit with Rennsport Roads, on a warmish dry day they were superb, in the wet they were incredibly dodgy, especially on white lines, manhole covers etc.

[Biker Biggles]

You will possibly find your insurance invalid with tyres that far off the correct sizes.Get it back and get them changed.

suzuki fit a 160 to that rear rim for a reason friend of mine had a oversize tyre fitted to the rear of his VFR750 it really screwed up the handling.

I wouldn't ride it the Tyre could pop off the rim you need a 5.50in rim for a 180 section Tyre!!!
Also there might be clearance issues with the 70 profile front!!!!

[northwind]

A 120/70 on the front in a Metzeler profile should be OK... But I wouldn't ride on a rear 180 and stock wheel.

A 180 section rear tyre is too large for an SV rim I think. The garage should have not put on the tyres without at least checking this, and they Definatly shoud have asked you!

Matt

the only way you can run a 180 on the SV safely is to change the rear rim too

4.5" rims are designed for 150mm tires, 160s are a squeeze, even a 160 is happier on a 5" rim,

a 180 needs a 6" wide rim without it, you asking for bead seal failure when your leaned over the most

there is, in fact 1 documented fatality attributed to a 180 tire on a SV, in California

[21QUEST]

Two things wrong as already been said. Wrong tyre size and frankly unsuitable tyres for the coming season.

Make sure they change them to a suitable tyre and not just the correct size(120/60 and 160/60). Pirelli Diablo Stradas or Metzler Z6 should be okay(just a suggestion).

If I were you I'll get a quote for the tyres from other places get tell them to match the cheapest price. That way they don't fleece you off. Failing that I'll say to stick my old ones back in and I'll get it changed somewhere else.

Fecking bunch of morons. There is absolutely no excuse for a bike shop to make such mistakes

Personally that would be the last time they ever see me and I'll make sure every rider I know is aware of their incompetence and frankly gross negligence

*...and out*


Cheers
Ben