Rear tyer

i have that same tire its seems ok havent had it out hard in the wet to scared but in the dri i do ok on them

 

i got a new front tyre recently - dunlop arrowmax which leads a bt45 rear (like yours)

There is heaps of meat on the bt45 (oh yes! even chicken strips) but when it gives up, i want to switch the back to something else.

There are heaps of schools of thought on what tyre suits these bikes in terms of use, wear and performance.

I chose my setup with a view to seeing if i like it or not, experiment etc etc

 

I have a Pirelli sport Demon on mine and find it pretty good in the wet. absolutly fantastic in the dry!!

 

dunlop arrowmax, awesome tyre, good looking tread aswell.

 

Most of the users on the bigger bike forums seem to swear by the michelin pilot powers for front and pilot road for rears. The rears wear a lot more because of the hi power during acceleration, hence the slighty harder compound tyre.

 

supplied and fitted for just over 100 dollars

 

Yep....Powers front and rear. Run me about $270 USD delivered and installed.

 

i paid i think 270 fitted for mine

 

it was the one tyre only (front) dnlop arrowmax

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Ball park figures for tyres for an FZR250:-
Front: $100-$130 fitted
Rear: $140-190 fitted

Generally if you budget ~$250 to $300 that should have you covered.
Meanwhile on the 600+ bikes (like my FZR1000) you need to budget ~$450-500 for a pair; $190 front & $280 rear.

 

I still say you're getting ripped on tire prices. Let's see......that's $152 for the front and $224 for the rear.

I get them for $137 AUD on the front and $175 AUD on the rear.

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We're definitely getting ripped on tyre prices and it's been that way for a while now! The good news is with tyres like the Dunlop Qualifier being distributed world-wide in reasonable volume they're driving the price of tyres down! A pair of Qualifiers in AU is available for ~$430 a pair, which is still a long shot from the ~$300AU a pair that your getting in the USA but still better than we used to get!

 

Don't get a rear tyre as an aesthetic modification; especially not on a 250. If your really keen on running an over-width rear then be warned it will completely change the feel of the bike. If your running the same suspension setup as the 120 then the bike will be less willing to tip into corners but will feel slightly more stable when your cranked over.
Having done the same thing on my 3LN3 when i had it (140 instead of stock 130) i had to bump the suspension up to 7 on the preload, aswell as run slightly higher than specified pressure to compensate.