XT250 or TW200?
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From: The Older Gentleman on 7 Aug 2008 06:27 Bill Miller. <jay-smith-1935(a)excite.com> wrote: > Not that rare maybe if either of these, touted as rear tires but the > same size (130/80-18) as the front tire of the TW200, could be used on > the front. Well, yes, but to be honest I was thinking more of the 14" size. I should have made that clear. That BT45 130/80-18 you show ought to fit, but the idea of using a rear tyre designed for a large touring bike on the front of a tiny little semi-trail commuter seems like overkill. I suppose it would at least wear slowly... :-) You would probably have a problem in that it would be unlikely ever to get up to working temperature. And it would need a tube inside it, as well, as I don't think the TW has tubeless rims. > Wouldn't a more conventional highway tread on the front > tire also provide more precise steering control on pavement? Yes, but only if matched with a similar road tyre on the rear. Using a road tyre on one wheel and a trail tyre on another is insanity, and a ticket for a quick trip to casualty. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F & SH50 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 The bells, the bells.....
From: Bill Miller. on 7 Aug 2008 06:48 Here's a nice looking pair from Bridgestone with similar matching "on- road" treads and voila, introducing the Yamaha TW200 "street bike." <G> FRONT http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/29/393/14780/ITEM/Bridgestone-TW203-Trail-Wing-Dual-Sport-Front-Tire.aspx?SiteID=CSE_GBase&WT.mc_ID=80003&zmam=88421133&zmas=1&zmac=2&zmap=14780 REAR http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/29/393/14781/ITEM/Bridgestone-TW204-Trail-Wing-Dual-Sport-Rear-Tire.aspx
From: The Older Gentleman on 7 Aug 2008 07:09 Bill Miller. <jay-smith-1935(a)excite.com> wrote: > Here's a nice looking pair from Bridgestone with similar matching "on- > road" treads > and voila, introducing the Yamaha TW200 "street bike." <G> <snip> Not really pure road tread at all, and not advertised as such.... -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F & SH50 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 The bells, the bells.....
From: Bill Miller. on 7 Aug 2008 07:17 On Aug 7, 4:09 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Bill Miller. <jay-smith-1...(a)excite.com> wrote: > > Here's a nice looking pair from Bridgestone with similar matching "on- > > road" treads > > and voila, introducing the Yamaha TW200 "street bike." <G> > > <snip> > > Not really pure road tread at all, and not advertised as such.... Not advertsied as "pure" road tread but as 80% on-road and 20 % off- road which is a whiole lot better than the stock tires. And they both look a lot more like a street tread than a strictly off-road tread thus the quotation marks I put around the words "on-road" and "street bike" in the previous post. In that usage, the marks basically take the place of the words "so-called."
From: Bill Miller. on 7 Aug 2008 07:19
And no matter how you cut it, those two tires on the TW200, instead of the two stock tires, would no doubt offer better street performance and handling. True or false? -Bill |