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Feasty
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PostPosted: 15:20 - 07 Apr 2009    Post subject: Different tyre sizes... Reply with quote
Would fitting a 130/90-17 rear tyre on my bike instead of a 120/90-17 make the remotest difference to me - a commuter!?

My bike is an SLR650 and the tyres are 90% road/10% off road.

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lonner
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PostPosted: 15:25 - 07 Apr 2009    Post subject: Re: Different tyre sizes... Reply with quote
beanfeast wrote:
Would fitting a 130/90-17 rear tyre on my bike instead of a 120/90-17 make the remotest difference to me - a commuter!?

My bike is an SLR650 and the tyres are 90% road/10% off road.

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hi

asuming the wider tyre wont catch Smile
not a lot on a slr650 but it will alter the turn in a little and may make the steering a little twitchier but not much hth
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PostPosted: 20:23 - 07 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
If the tyre gets hot it expands and may catch, be careful remember what happened to Barry Sheene!!! Thumbs Up
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