Tyres again

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Chris1984
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Tyres again

Post by Chris1984 »

I have 120/60/17 on front at the moment but will a 120/70/17 fit and whats the difference sorry if i sound stupid
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Re: Tyres again

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yes it will fit, scott211 has one fitted to his and i believe some of the racers do too. As for difference im not 100% sure.
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Re: Tyres again

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Doesn't the 70 section speed up the steering??
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Post by Jester7 »

Nah it slows it down mate.

The 60 or 70 indicates the height of the tyres sidewall expressed as a percentage of the width of the tyre.
So, the 70 will have a larger overall tyre diameter, raising the front of the bike and therefore slowing the steering. You can drop the yokes down the forks to compensate for this.

At least, I think that's it......probably :smt017

Some bikes can have clearance issues with higher aspect ratio tyres, tho the ZXR4 isn't one of them.
Any other advantages\disadvantages I don't know!
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Re: Tyres again

Post by Scott221 »

Is it a supercorsa? If so, do it. They are mint. Yes it will fit no prob.
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