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hi everyone , i need a front tire very soon, and going dark side with terry's tire 205/60-16 MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 . Question: whats a good and bigger front tire that would be a good match with the dark side? thanks all
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2013, 06:52:27 PM » |
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The stock FRONT tire size is 150-80-17. Your speedo reads off the front wheel. The rest of the equation i'll leave up to you. Others more versed than I will chime in. RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2013, 10:28:14 PM » |
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Because of the speedo issue, I would try to stay near stock, but here are the possible sizes: Front stock 150/80HR-17 120mm 130/90-17 117mm 140/80-17 112mm 140/90-17 126mm 150/70-17 105mm 150/80-17 120mm 160/70-17 112mm The final mm number is crown height, not all sizes are available in all tire models. The closer to the stock 120mm, or a bit bigger, the better. 150/90-17 135mm would be great, but I don't know if one would fit under the fender or between the forks. I'm on my 3rd year with the Dunlop D404 130/90-17 bias rear tire. Good in the rain, quiet, I run it at 40-43psi, got 22K miles out of the first one.  Looks mean and meaty enough. Fred. |
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2013, 11:06:24 PM » |
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Why do some prefer a slimmer size on front ...130/90 ?
What is the benefit ?
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2013, 07:04:35 AM » |
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A slight improvement on handling.?  ??? |
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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2013, 09:48:51 AM » |
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Why do some prefer a slimmer size on front ...130/90 ?
What is the benefit ?
The 130-90-17 is USUALLY a rear tire. Some mount them in the proper rotation-like me-some mount them in reverse rotation. Being a rear tire the tread is some what deeper-hence more tread life because of the extra depth. And it seems to be a good match with my D/S rear and at 12000 miles on that Dunlop D-404-i'm liking it. And I've had no surprises in the rain or gravel or the twistys. And I've had the 404 up to what might be excessive speed-130 indicated and no surprises there either as I am on the keyboard tellin ya about it.  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2013, 10:06:09 AM » |
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Why do some prefer a slimmer size on front ...130/90 ?
What is the benefit ?
The 130-90-17 is USUALLY a rear tire. Some mount them in the proper rotation-like me-some mount them in reverse rotation. Being a rear tire the tread is some what deeper-hence more tread life because of the extra depth. And it seems to be a good match with my D/S rear and at 12000 miles on that Dunlop D-404-i'm liking it. And I've had no surprises in the rain or gravel or the twistys. And I've had the 404 up to what might be excessive speed-130 indicated and no surprises there either as I am on the keyboard tellin ya about it. RIDE SAFE. Thanks for a good write up! It sounds wise,, I just installed a new front tire 3 weeks back ,,,maybe next time I'll look into aDunlop D 404   |
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« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2013, 07:41:27 PM » |
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I use the 130/90 because it's the only size D404 rear that comes in 17". If Dunlop made a 150/80 17 I would use that.
Fred.
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2013, 08:16:16 AM » |
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Wouldn't a smaller diameter front tire improve the handling characteristics of the bike, especially in turning radius and cornering?
If you consider the diameter of the front tire on newer Goldwings and BMWs their front tire are not overly large and they have excellent cornering and slow turning characteristics.
Just some observations
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2013, 08:38:53 AM » |
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Wouldn't a smaller diameter front tire improve the handling characteristics of the bike, especially in turning radius and cornering?
If you consider the diameter of the front tire on newer Goldwings and BMWs their front tire are not overly large and they have excellent cornering and slow turning characteristics.
Just some observations
Size of wheel is one thing, lenght of forks, angle and general geometry do also have an influence, I guess.. A more heavy wheel will have a greater gyro effect, I guess, and maybe push steering/ contra tseering would be some different with a ligher one.. Anyway, I'd rather stick to original size or fatter if possible |
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2013, 12:25:27 PM » |
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thanks everyone for the input
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« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2013, 07:04:38 PM » |
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Found a nice rear D206 150/80 17 rear, which matches the Valk stock tire size . Would that big a good fit, a quick response is appreciated as there's only one left. Thanks
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« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2013, 07:34:10 PM » |
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Found a nice rear D206 150/80 17 rear, which matches the Valk stock tire size . Would that big a good fit, a quick response is appreciated as there's only one left. Thanks
150-80-17 is the front tire size on our Valkyries. RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2013, 08:48:41 AM » |
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If you're looking at a D206, you'd better look at the manufacture date.
Dunlop stopped making those tires quite a long time ago.
The Elite is the tire that replaced them.
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« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2013, 07:29:42 PM » |
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If you're looking at a D206, you'd better look at the manufacture date.
Dunlop stopped making those tires quite a long time ago.
The Elite is the tire that replaced them.
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The D206 is for the ACE Shadow, not the Valk. It is still available, it was what I put onto my ACE Tourer when I needed a new one, and I just check, and it's still available. Wasn't it another D20x # that was used, and is now no longer available? Doesn't really matter, since there is the E3 as a replacement. |
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