Rims / Tyre Enquiry Thread

[KupSter]

  thrasher said:

thin, okay ah u'll feel slightly lighter, better pickup... but u can forget abt diving at corners. can... but u gotta have the balls to do it. heh. i'd recommend battlax or tt900. stick to same tyres for front and back.

Thanks. Any gd and reasonable bike shop to recommend? Also, I did see some brands coming up like Pirelli and Michelin. So out of these 4 brands, which are consider the better ones and what size is recommend for front and back in order not to compromise speed and FC? Also how to check the manufacture date of the tyres? Sorry for the long query.

[elbambino]

battlax doesnt come with 80/80 right? using 80/90 for front looks farny ah..

[Man V.1]

yup battlax doesn't have 80/80..

[RAO]

I'm using Battlax tires on my X1-R and I need some advice.. I was riding home when I heard a noise coming from my front tire. I pulled over to check and i found a Jem sized piece of glass stuck in my tire. Pulling it out, it left quite a deep cut in my tire. What should i do? Is replacing a must? Is it still safe to ride?

[y0s_bikey]

  RAO said:

I'm using Battlax tires on my X1-R and I need some advice.. I was riding home when I heard a noise coming from my front tire. I pulled over to check and i found a Jem sized piece of glass stuck in my tire. Pulling it out, it left quite a deep cut in my tire. What should i do? Is replacing a must? Is it still safe to ride?

 

very simple bro, go to petrol kiosk and pump up ur tyre... check the tyre pressure after a few pump... by norm glass cant puncture ur tyres... metal strips and needle etc stuffs if it aint long enough to hit thru the tyre ur tyre is safe.

[RAO]

  y0s_bikey said:

very simple bro, go to petrol kiosk and pump up ur tyre... check the tyre pressure after a few pump... by norm glass cant puncture ur tyres... metal strips and needle etc stuffs if it aint long enough to hit thru the tyre ur tyre is safe.

 

Are the tubeless tyres thick? After riding the whole day, the tyre still feels good. I hope it stays that way.

 

Anyway, to side track a little. I'm a little new to this but I heard the rear wheels for cubs, there is a 100/80 size? I thought the widest or the recommended size for rear wheel is 90/80?

[elbambino]

recommended is 90/80.. but also got 100/80 if u wana fix it.. its just dat ur bike gona feel abit slugish.. those size r heavy..

 

Question!!!

 

8spoke rims from racing boy.. any recommendations where to get it fixed? i bought the rims already just looking for a reliable mech.. cos i do see alot of bikes which is fixed with aftermarket rims, the alignment is way off..

 

anybody here got comments on this rims?

[xiangkia]

my rear tire got nail inside now keep lao hong.. i wanna mend the hole around how many dollars ar?

[motorbike]

i have seen recently there are some bike tyres have some sort colour onto their bike tyre rim circumference there...i was tiking of doing something simlar onto my bike but not sure where got such service..anyone who deon it can give me suggestion??

[Racerbike]

Its the rim sticker that you are refering to. Juzz Wheels located at Jalan Bukit Merah do offer pasting service for you.

[xiaobanz]

Or if you wan can go http://www.juzstickem.com. They will ask the size and colour from you but you will have to stick it yourself. I got mine a 6 piece cut for $14.

[Xenox]

anyone know where to get dunlop tt900gp 130/70 rear tires? made in japan de... i currently using but can't find liao....

[chua6389]

Shinko tires....

 

Anybody tried this korean brand tires on their cubs and what is their views on them???

 

I just replace my set of stock irc tires front and rear with a Shinko SR305(2.50-17)front and SR709(2.75-17)rear-->>total cost plus installation less than $100:thumb:

 

SR305>>(ZOOM)http://www.shinkotire.co.kr/upload/t_product/SR305(4).jpghttp://www.shinkotire.co.kr/upload/t_product/SR305(3).jpg

 

SR709>>(ZOOM)http://www.shinkotire.co.kr/upload/t_product/SR709(1).jpghttp://www.shinkotire.co.kr/upload/t_product/SR709.jpg

 

The first thing i realise when using this shinko set up vs the irc stock is that the handling is more tight and stable especially the front braking area (the fork don't

dive as serious as before and when you let go your hands when on the move in straight line the handles no longer shake like hell anymore:thumb:

 

Anybody got use this brand of tires from korea??

 

BTW i got the tires from RACEWERKS:thumb:

 

Good recommendation, thanks William:thumb:

[thrasher]

hmm... the tyre threads look great... hows the corners with that tires?

[chua6389]

Will feedback about cornering, traction in the dry and wet in a few days time, the rubbers are still new.........

[chua6389]

Just came back shopping for groceries.

 

The roads still wet and with my wife as pillion i could not really test the true grip of the rubbers.

 

But one thing for sure the shinkos are way much better than ircs, i can really feel the difference.

 

But those who want to compare them to top notch rubbers like BT or TT don't expect too much a high performances as the saying goes....you can only get that amount of performance for that amount of money..

 

BTW when the front tires is upsizes, the level of the headlight is change as in shining LOL.... directly into the back of every cars i follow.

 

A quick adjustment with the oem spanner fixed that problem before i start to see a lot of finger pointing at me....LOL:thumb:

[elbambino]

bro chua!! ur stock tyres irc ah? not veerubber?

[chua6389]

  elbambino said:

bro chua!! ur stock tyres irc ah? not veerubber?

 

Yes sirree... the stock tires are definately irc.

 

Your stock is vee rubber? I don't mind vee rubber as i was using them on my previous bike wave-i:thumb: Quite good, but price is nearly double.

 

Btw vee rubber is using dunlop technology:thumb:

[elbambino]

hmmm...

 

i tot all stock tyre veerubber? ur spark parallel import ah?

[chua6389]

Should be....many thai words stickers and i think its not agent bike..

[elbambino]

sori asking too much bro, ur bike wat kaler? from wht i know, HL only bring in white n blue.. the rest parallel..

[chua6389]

I feel like kanna lim kopi.....

 

The color is the combination of all the colours:guess.....http://www.ephatch.com/forum/images/smilies/naughty.gif

[blackbird_77]

Just bought Wave X.

 

Was wondering if the rim/tyre size is the same as other wave(S/R), coz thought of changing to sports rims.

 

Can anyone highlight, tks.

[chua6389]

Done a e-brake on the new tires this morning to avoid something, the tires really

smokes, i mean really smokes, the rubber smell is all around me when i came to a

standstill..........

 

Is this good or bad???http://img115.exs.cx/img115/8895/signquestion3xd.gif

[thrasher]

thats standard what. friction with rubber. of course it smells. don't you just love it? the smell of burnin rubber. heh.