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**rennycornelius** · 06-07-2010, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

Do you think that fitting a Michelin/Pirelli on a RTR would make the bike skid-proof and defy the laws of gravity..C'mon even the doctor fell!!

Not skid proof but yes it'll make the RTR handling a notch higher...

**chicane1879** · 06-07-2010, 06:04 PM

Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post

Not skid proof but yes it'll make the RTR handling a notch higher...

And the other day you will feel your bike is slipping when i erase the name printed on the Tyre(Pirelli) and replace it with that of TVS.

Hope you got my point!!

**ameyashogun** · 06-07-2010, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

And the other day you will feel your bike is slipping when i erase the name printed on the Tyre(Pirelli) and replace it with that of TVS.

Hope you got my point!!

hummmmmmmm
good one

**julianpaul** · 06-07-2010, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

Which one/rating?

Can't remember exactly now but the att150/175 and 200/220. Front and rear have different numbers.

Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post

Well i'am interested in 110/70 or 100/60 tires, but i dont think the size is available with that profile.

Who wouldn't like those profiles man!

77 and 60mm sidewall height!

Originally posted by theguitarfreak View Post

They dont sell just the rear sprocket as a single unit. I have to take the whole set.

That's why i said try a parts store other than the tvs asc for a 46T rear sprocket that will fit your bike.

Originally posted by theguitarfreak View Post

So will the 180's chain be compatible with the 160's rear sprocket?

The 180 service manual says no.

@chicane I think this is just turning into an argument based on personal opinion so let's call it off eh? But you can't argue that some tyres are better than others. And MRFs etc provide an acceptable level of grip for the kind of performance the rtr provides. And you can deduce from my example of the friend with the p180 that pirelli/michelins will take that even higher. Some of us feel that tvs's tyres don't have even the bare minimum level of grip that's required. That's all we're saying.

**chicane1879** · 06-07-2010, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by julianpaul View Post

Can't remember exactly now but the att150/175 and 200/220. Front and rear have different numbers.

@chicane I think this is just turning into an argument based on personal opinion so let's call it off eh? But you can't argue that some tyres are better than others. And MRFs etc provide an acceptable level of grip for the kind of performance the rtr provides. And you can deduce from my example of the friend with the p180 that pirelli/michelins will take that even higher. Some of us feel that tvs's tyres don't have even the bare minimum level of grip that's required. That's all we're saying.

Ok, I rest my case here.

Btw i hope you are not referring to this tyre. This is one of the best tyres ever from TVS.And i hate them for discontinuing it.It was scrapped off because it had low running life.Gripped like leech both in dry and wet.Thousand times better than the ones found in the RTR.The rear tyre lasted for ~20k kms only

**julianpaul** · 06-07-2010, 10:46 PM

Hmm, that could be it, sure looks like it. Based on AJD's recco, i went all the way to bombay which is over an hour's commute away, brought the damn tyres home in a train, then took them by bus to the svc, about another hour's commute, where my boxer was getting fixed for some accident damage. They were ok at first, later i dunno what happened, maybe they got hard due to sun exposure and grip levels dropped. Regardless, i never run my tyres till the tread wears out completely, right now my rtr front is the most i've ever worn a tyre before changing. Anyway, after my crash on the ATTs, i changed to a mrf/dunlop combo and the grip was phenomenal. My boxer was gripping like never before, even more than the ATTs when new. That's when i became a TVS tyre hater.

**rennycornelius** · 06-07-2010, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

And the other day you will feel your bike is slipping when i erase the name printed on the Tyre(Pirelli) and replace it with that of TVS.

Hope you got my point!!

Dude nothing personel but i dont think you have taken the leans and the things mentioned in my posts, that's why you think it lies in the head, hope you'll get all those when you'll take them the way i mentioned in my posts.

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

Ok, I rest my case here.

You should...

Ok enough of the tire discussions here, may be there are some novices here who have never rode the bike to the extent of testing the tires limit hence the discussions...

Cheers.

@JULIAN:

How much truth is there about converting a regular tire into a tubeless one by the tire guy here in INDORE when he told me that remove the tube, i'll put a sealent around the walls of the alloys (though he said that's also not needed) and fill the tire and WHOA!!!! it's a tubeless one.

**Puneet1** · 06-07-2010, 10:54 PM

speaking of tyres good ones do make a difference . my friend put michelin and i have pirelli sd at rear and they make a big difference over stock rtr 160 tyres . in rains they rock ! and i can actually ride hard while on stock tvs rubbers bike was always uneasy while braking and leaning . but i think the rtr 180 tyres are better than 160's .

**chicane1879** · 06-07-2010, 11:15 PM

Originally posted by julianpaul View Post

Hmm, that could be it, sure looks like it. Based on AJD's recco, i went all the way to bombay which is over an hour's commute away, brought the damn tyres home in a train, then took them by bus to the svc, about another hour's commute, where my boxer was getting fixed for some accident damage. They were ok at first, later i dunno what happened, maybe they got hard due to sun exposure and grip levels dropped. Regardless, i never run my tyres till the tread wears out completely, right now my rtr front is the most i've ever worn a tyre before changing. Anyway, after my crash on the ATTs, i changed to a mrf/dunlop combo and the grip was phenomenal. My boxer was gripping like never before, even more than the ATTs when new. That's when i became a TVS tyre hater.

Shocking..Speechless.

Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post

Ok enough of the tire discussions here, may be there are some novices here who have never rode the bike to the extent of testing the tires limit hence the discussions...

Yeah i am a novice rider!!

**theguitarfreak** · 06-07-2010, 11:22 PM

Sorry to bring up the tyre topic again. But i finally got the IRC tyre in 110/80 17"

I was desperate to go back to the stock size as the chassis was specifically designed for it but could not go back to TVS tyres. So i had only two options. One was the newly launched MRF Zapper C that is coming with the Unicorn Dazzler and the other was this IRC tyre which is hard to find. I knew the MRF tyre wouldnt be available in the market so fast and Zapper C isnt that great of a tyre. So i tried for the second option and luckily got my hands on it. I need to ride it extensively to post any review but in the little that i rode with the tyre, i could make out it was a very very sticky tyre inspiring lot of confidence on corners. Will post more on it soon.

**chicane1879** · 06-07-2010, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by theguitarfreak View Post

Sorry to bring up the tyre topic again. But i finally got the IRC tyre in 110/80 17"

I was desperate to go back to the stock size as the chassis was specifically designed for it but could not go back to TVS tyres. So i had only two options. One was the newly launched MRF Zapper C that is coming with the Unicorn Dazzler and the other was this IRC tyre which is hard to find. I knew the MRF tyre wouldnt be available in the market so fast and Zapper C isnt that great of a tyre. So i tried for the second option and luckily got my hands on it. I need to ride it extensively to post any review but in the little that i rode with the tyre, i could make out it was a very very sticky tyre inspiring lot of confidence on corners. Will post more on it soon.

That's awesome. How much did it cost you.Also if possible do post a pic of it!!

**rennycornelius** · 06-07-2010, 11:24 PM

@theguitarfreak:

Price and pics please, and report on the performance later.

INDIANZALIVE also bought the IRC's and they look exactly like the stock TVS tire (front one)

**theguitarfreak** · 06-07-2010, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

That's awesome. How much did it cost you.Also if possible do post a pic of it!!

Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post

@theguitarfreak:

Price and pics please, and report on the performance later.

INDIANZALIVE also bought the IRC's and they look exactly like the stock TVS tire (front one)

I will post a pic tomorrow as it was already dark for me to take the pic. You wouldnt believe it, when i had enquired about it few months back, the shopkeeper quoted me 2800 for it and today when i went to buy it with that amount, he quoted 2350

So i didnt bargain anymore and paid that much and left the shop.

@chicane
If you want to buy one i can send you the tyre by courier. That much i can help.

**Puneet1** · 06-07-2010, 11:48 PM

better would be to get it couriered from delhi . here it costs around 1900 or so

**theguitarfreak** · 06-07-2010, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by Puneet1 View Post

better would be to get it couriered from delhi . here it costs around 1900 or so

Dat would be even better

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