Guess that after all this 'OLD' thread being brought out by ME, I am going
for my new tire change of front Dunlop D207 ZR17 120/70 and rear Dunlop D207
180/55(Hope that it will perform as I had never tried on this tire size
before).It's a pity that in Singapore,there is no distributor for AVON tire
:(
Will update again with this new tire change :)
Yap Hui
94' GTS1000
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spee-dee-D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Recommended tire size
> I've recently ordered a set of Azaro II tires 120/70 and 170/60 which
should
> be in any day now. My last 2 sets of tires were Pirelli Dragons MTR03/04
> (the old series) in the OE sizes which I was quite happy with, except I
> didn't get very good mileage out of them last year. This year I narrowed
my
> search down to 4 brands/models that I believe are probably quite equal
> (Pirelli MTR23/24, Metzler MEZ4, Michelin 100X, Avon AV35/36). I decided
to
> get the Avons due to a good price. I also did a little enquiring about
the
> sizes and even wrote Avon. Here's a copy of my inquiry and their
response:
>
> Hi Daren
> Your tyre choice is correct. Most tyre manufacturers recommend these
> alternate sizings for the GTS. This is primarily because the rims sizes
are
> suitable for both the tyres and the machine handles acceptably on them.
The
> OE 130/60-17 tyre (similarly to 120/60) whilst ok, has insufficient
damping
> in the sidewall to cope with varying road conditions in comparison to a
> 120/70-17 size
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daren [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 9:37 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Tires for GTS 1000
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I was looking at getting a set of Avon tires for my 1993 Yamaha GTS 1000
> > this year, but was unsuccessful at finding the recommended sizes (130/60
> > ZR17 front & 170/60 ZR17 rear). So I visited your website and found
that
> > you recommend 120/70 ZR17 front and 180/55 ZR17 rear. I was wondering
> > what the reason was for this and what the impact of changing sizes would
> > be. I want a sport tire type of performance yet with touring tire
> > mileage, so I believe the appropriate tire would be the Azaro II (AV35
> > &AV36)?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daren LaBranche
> > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
