You can have the following tires for the rear:-
1. Michelin M45 (tube-type, but a few brave hearts use it as tubeless) - 100 mm, thickness same as stock, but appears wider due to its round profile. Awesome offroading capabilities. Decent highway tire, good in corners. One of the best upgrades on a ZMA/ZMR. Soft compound - replacement within 20k kms. No mods needs, its plug and play.
- Sadly, its production has stopped and finding a genuine piece is next to impossible.
2. Pirelli Sport Demon (tubeless) - 110 mm, round profile. Heavier than the stock tire and grips the road like leech. If fit properly, it just misses touching the chain cover by a milli-meter from both sides. I have been using this tire for 5k kms now. To offset the weight of the tire, I have removed the chain guard and hence reduced almost 5 kg from the weight of the bike. The ride height has increased due to the 110 mm round profile tire.
Its an awesome tire, great cornering capabilities and works on all kind of roads in all seasons. Negligible mileage/pickup drop. (Even before removing the chain cover)
- Soft compound, HIGHLY prone to punctures. (Luckily, I never faced a puncture so far)
3. Pirelli Sport Demon 120 mm.
Same benefits as PSD 110 tire (mentioned above in #2). But, this requires either cutting/removing the chain cover.
NOTE :- All these 3 tires require replacement within 20k kms.







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