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Wheel conversions: What front/rear wheels still readily available?

Started by indyblue, October 09, 2018, 10:58:15 AM

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oldktmdude

Quote from: Alf on February 17, 2019, 08:40:57 AM
Well, myself I´ve always used 120 with the apropiarte front FZR rim, but I know FJowners with 110s and I´ve tested some of these and everything go right

Its true that even the speed index is the same between 110 & 120s, the load index is 54 for 110s and 58 for 120, but 54 is safe enough

So I agree & disagree  :yes:
Funny you should mention about the FZR front wheel. They came from the factory with 130/60 VR17 tyres fitted. (3.5" wheel)
  Doesn't seem to be a hard and fast rule about tyre width/wheel width within reason. I have a 3.5" FZR wheel on my FJ and there
is no way I would ever fit a 130 tyre to it. Turn in would suffer too much.
  Regards, Pete.
1985 FJ1100 x2 (1 sold)
2009 TDM 900
1980 Kawasaki Z1R Mk11 (sold and still regretting it)
1979 Kawasaki Z650 (sold)
1985 Suzuki GSXR 400 x2 (next project)
2001 KTM 520 exc (sold)
2004 GasGas Ec300
1981 Honda CB 900 F (sold)
1989 Kawasaki GPX 600 Adventure

Bones

Quote from: FJmonkey on February 17, 2019, 05:52:19 PM


Just curious, Do you (would you) use the AVON AM26 front on a 3" wide wheel on your FJ?

I do and have done for a few years. 120/70/17 Avon AM26 Roadrider bias ply on the standard 3inch front wheel and a 170/60/17 Michelin Pilot road 3 radial on a 4.5 inch rear wheel, so both tyres have a pinched look to them. I'm not the fastest rider by far in our group but I'm not the slowest either, and although I don't think I'll ever get rid of the chicken strips on the pinched profiles, I don't feel it has any adverse affects on the handling. No brown pucker moments so far from either mismatched tyres or pinched profiles.
93 fj1200
79 suzuki gt250x7


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