Tyres again
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:11 pm
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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Tyres again
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Re: Tyres again
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:37 pm
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.
Re: Tyres again
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:03 pm
Doesn't the 70 section speed up the steering??
Re: Tyres again
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:36 pm
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
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!
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
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!
Re: Tyres again
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:20 pm
Is it a supercorsa? If so, do it. They are mint. Yes it will fit no prob.