Even the tyres on the ZXR 250 are rare! I need to get a new rear tyre and I haven't had much luck on finding stock sized tyres. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I should shop or look for the tyres. If not would anyone know if I could maybe cheat a little and get a slightly different size?
Yeah thats it. I've only checked online stock so I'll call a few stores around and hopefully there's more luck there.
Yea they exist....just call the bike shops near u and tell them that size and get prices of what they can supply...then decide what brand u prefer....or what is affordable! Ask how much to fit them as well. http://www.motorcyclesuperstore.com...3804-dunlop-gpr70-140/60r18-dp3.html?vmcchk=1 http://www.bridgestone.com/products/motorcycle_tires/products/battlax/bt92.html
The 18 rear on the ZXR250 is somewhat of an oddity in size, I'm building a silver ZXR and I will be putting Dunlop GPR100's on there They arnt the cheapest Tyre, last time I bought one it was about $280 fitted
Tyre sizes are different these days to when these bikes were new. Rather than looking for a tyre the same size as what came with the bike you should instead get the tyres that best fit the rim sizes. If that means that the tyre is narrower than original then that is not likely to matter as tyres are better these days. What size are your wheels?
I can understand that the quality of tyres to be far better than 20 years ago but would u like to elaborate on how sizes change?
Check out the following chart from the Bridgestone web site: It shows actual sizes of the tyres in the OD and TW columns. Different manufacturers will have different values for these even if they both say the tyre is the same 'size'. Also, even if the manufacturer is the same a different model tyre of the same 'size' may have different values. Also, the next version of the tyre may have different values. Best is to check the REC. RIM (recommended wheel rim width) and the MEAS. RIM (allowable range) to see what the best tyre is to fit. If the rim is smaller than recommended for the tyre then even though it is within range it will be pulled in further than is optimal and so the tyre profile will not be as good and the contact area may be smaller when leaned over. So, for example, my TZR250 came with a 2.15" front rim and a 100/80 tyre. But using the above chart it shows that these days I would be better off using the 90/80 even though I could fit the original size.
