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Thanks, that is a great help with the explanation.... regards, Fletch slade wrote: >roughly the same, 80/110 has less side wall and more tread dome for the same >width, basically they are kinda low profile tyres. >80/ good on front and back or just front with a 90/ rear, if you do a 90/ fr >+ 80/ bk the bike will handle like a pig with thin wheels, not so much a >problem on modern bikes as they are quite wide. >hope that helps mate, >cheers >slade >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Fletchb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "slade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:04 PM >Subject: Re: Metric tire recommendations for 400F ? > > > > >>I have a 3.50 rear tire and I don't know how to convert to metric so >>between a 90/100 and 80/110 which is a wider tire? >> >>Thanks for the reply, >>Fletch >> >> >>slade wrote: >> >> >> >>>hi folks, cant see what all the fuss is about modern tyres fit perfectly >>> >>> >to > > >>>our Hondas with superior road holding ability, my personal preference is >>>Bridgestone BT45 in winter and BT39 in summer, make of tyre is a personal >>>thing as most tyres these days do the same job to the same standard. >>>tyre sizes are >>>18x3.00 to 3.25 = 18 x 90/90 or 80/100 >>>18x3.50 to 3.75 = 18 x 90/100 or 80/110 >>>18x4.00 to 4,25 = 18 x 90/110 or 80/120 >>> >>>the 400f should have: >>>fr = 90/90 or 80/100 >>>bk = 90/110 or 80/120 (90/100 is fine if you have trouble getting the >>> >>> >normal > > >>>size) >>> >>>hope that helps >>>cheers >>>slade >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Fletchb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:17 AM >>>Subject: Metric tire recommendations for 400F ? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Need a new rear tire for my 400. I want to try a more modern tire . I >>>>have been running IRC's as that's what came with the bike but they don't >>>>last and don't grip (had a close call last friday because of that) >>>>What is a metric equlivent ? I would like a slightly larger tire. Told >>>>metzler is a good tire, any thoughts? >>>> >>>>Thanks and regards, >>>>Fletch >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > --------------030108000100030702050100 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Thanks, that is a great help with the explanation....<br> <br> regards,<br> Fletch<br> <br> <br> slade wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <pre wrap="">roughly the same, 80/110 has less side wall and more tread dome for the same width, basically they are kinda low profile tyres. 80/ good on front and back or just front with a 90/ rear, if you do a 90/ fr + 80/ bk the bike will handle like a pig with thin wheels, not so much a problem on modern bikes as they are quite wide. hope that helps mate, cheers slade ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fletchb" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a> To: "slade" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a> Cc: "Multiple recipients of list" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:04 PM Subject: Re: Metric tire recommendations for 400F ? </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I have a 3.50 rear tire and I don't know how to convert to metric so between a 90/100 and 80/110 which is a wider tire? Thanks for the reply, Fletch slade wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">hi folks, cant see what all the fuss is about modern tyres fit perfectly </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->to </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">our Hondas with superior road holding ability, my personal preference is Bridgestone BT45 in winter and BT39 in summer, make of tyre is a personal thing as most tyres these days do the same job to the same standard. tyre sizes are 18x3.00 to 3.25 = 18 x 90/90 or 80/100 18x3.50 to 3.75 = 18 x 90/100 or 80/110 18x4.00 to 4,25 = 18 x 90/110 or 80/120 the 400f should have: fr = 90/90 or 80/100 bk = 90/110 or 80/120 (90/100 is fine if you have trouble getting the </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->normal </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">size) hope that helps cheers slade ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fletchb" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:17 AM Subject: Metric tire recommendations for 400F ? </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Need a new rear tire for my 400. I want to try a more modern tire . I have been running IRC's as that's what came with the bike but they don't last and don't grip (had a close call last friday because of that) What is a metric equlivent ? I would like a slightly larger tire. Told metzler is a good tire, any thoughts? Thanks and regards, Fletch </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------030108000100030702050100--
