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Stonecutter in SF
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« on: August 19, 2013, 10:13:01 AM »
Hi All,  great to be here and find this community.  I recently bought a '99 Valkyrie Standard and seem to have gotten a flat in my rear tire.  Its running old OEM Dunlops from the previous owner so I decided to purchase some Avon Cobras based on this site's feedback.  As it so happens, motorcycle-superstore.com screwed up my order and is sending me an H rated rear tire and a V rated front tire.  (extra $25 bucks to boot).  I could delay the order and get them exchanged, but I have a road trip scheduled for this upcoming weekend, so I have to eat the extra cost.

Question is, will I run into any problems by running tires with 2 different speed ratings?  I don't really intend to test the threshold, i'm just worried about handling and stability.

Thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2013, 11:11:38 AM »
No expert here.  But you should be just fine. Come to think of it, my Avons Cobras have different speed ratting and they handle great.
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« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2013, 12:09:30 PM »
Quote from: whitestroke on August 19, 2013, 11:11:38 AM
No expert here.  But you should be just fine. Come to think of it, my Avons Cobras have different speed ratting and they handle great.

Ditto!  Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2013, 01:44:32 PM »
The H rating is for a max speed of 130 MPH, the V rating max is 149 MPH.
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« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2013, 02:29:45 PM »
Hopefully you won't be going fast enough to test the ratings...you will be fine.

Have a safe trip!!!!
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