120/70-12 By ucwt (Read 1,544 times)

[olivertwisted]

Me too, richardv ! I appreciate the attention and thought to it When it first happened, I thought the same thing immediately, I thought "How can my cores be bad?! Both are brand new!" Then, I remembered the beads, as one shot out at me, lol! I pulled the cores and found one stuck in each.

[rks]

One of the nice things about the beads is....they can be reused when it's time to change tires. Here's a link to Dynabeads info, near the bottom of page are filtered valve cores.

[ucwt]

Ok made my choice
Any recommendations on a good place to purchase?

[jct842]

Motorcycle super store

[cyborg]

Chapparel or ebay

[rks]

I've gone to Motorcycle Superstore on numerous occasions for tires. Have also purchased them on Amazon, with Motorcycle Superstore being the one filling the order. A lot of things over $35 ship free on Amazon, at Mot Super it's $100.00 before that kicks in.

My wife says I'm cheap......I say no..... I'm frugal.

[olivertwisted]

FRUGAL +1 ! Why not get the best deal and quick shipping on a given item ? I like-a way you think
rks

[ucwt]

Thanks for the input .

I stopped by a local scooter shop where they wanted 68 bucks
For a no name tire, I can get two name brand off the net for 70

I stopped because I do try to spend my money local but got a sketchy vibe
And overall state of the shop was meh.

[jaxrhapsody]

I got a Shinko(think that's the brand) tire at the MoSuStore down the street from me, it was about 40$, Took the wheel off, and brought both to the Honda dealership, the other way, a little more than down the street, and they mounted it for 24$ and some change.

[ucwt]

I have spoons so I'll change mine over to save some coin but I will take them to be balanced.

[ucwt]

Ok so I haven't ordered my tires yet because the little hop isn't atrocious and I've
Been having far too much fun riding......

During my most recent excursion I had pondered the buying of a different size.

What if I purchased a 80 instead of a 70 that should give me a difference at the top end and
a little more ride height.

So has anyone gone up or down from stock?
If so what are your findings?

[cyborg]

I'm running stick size on my Stella but I've done that several times on motorcycles as a matter of fact I'm running a taller rear on my dualsport right now,,, a little altering of the final drive without changing sprockets

[ucwt]

A little more ride height is the ultimate goal seeing I don't intend to ease my turns any and drag the kickstand on turns, The few at the top end will just be a bonus.

Fitment without issues is my only concern seeing things are relatively tight already.

[rks]

My scooter came from factory with 120/70-12's....front and rear. I have recently changed both to 110/90-12 Michelin City Grips. If you do the math, you will find the 110/90 is 30mm taller than a 120/70....or in English.... 1.18" taller, and 3.7" further around it's circumference. I don't remember the exact measurement around the 120/70.....seems like it was 46 and a fraction inches, so the 110/90 increases the distance traveled per revolution by something like 7%.

You would need to make sure that you have enough front fender clearance for a tire that will ride a bit more than 1/2" closer to it. Rear one should be fine, as it is on my long case 157QMJ.

I feel the scooter looks better with a higher profile tire....and the load rating is much improved too.....64 compared to 51. This translates to 616 pound max load for the 110/90, and 429 pound max for the 120/70. (numbers from Michelin's chart)

[ucwt]

Right on!

Haven't done the math on sizes yet so that helps.

I will measure the remaining space from stock to front
fender and see what I have to play with.
Rear I don't have a problem taking it off because it is wonkey
anyway.

Good looking out!
Thanks!