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  • Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post
    Please search a few pages back, I have posted a link to a tyre size conversion chart. It may not be very accurate, but it will give a fair idea.
    Bro i went through your posts, but couldn't find it.Can u post the link one more time ,It will be helpful

    Cheers W
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    • So am almost about to fit rear Pirelli Sport Demon on my ZMA. 110/90/18. Cost = Rs. 3600
      Guys if anyone had used it before plz tell wot does it behave like? Any drop in average or speed? Traction control? n is the cost right?

      Be quick plz.

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      • Originally posted by spiderweb View Post
        So am almost about to fit rear Pirelli Sport Demon on my ZMA. 110/90/18. Cost = Rs. 3600
        Guys if anyone had used it before plz tell wot does it behave like? Any drop in average or speed? Traction control? n is the cost right?

        Be quick plz.
        my personal take ...

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        • Originally posted by sam92 View Post
          my personal take ...

          michelin is the best
          OK so can I get M85 in 110/90/18 or 100/90/18 ?

          or any answers to Winzee's query from above?

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          • @ winzee and spiderweb

            for you my friends


            Ab meri bhi thodi help kardo

            @ spidy
            dont know if its sport demon . But for traction and grip its always Pirelli .
            Or try and get hold of bridgestone batlax . Many guys who could really afford it go for it . But i really dont know where to find them . According to what I have read , Racers do use them on tracks in India . But they may wear out more earlier , but then i havent used any pirelli or batlax so dont know whats the comparo and how long they last . Take others advise also

            Hope that helps
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            • ^^^thx for the info dude.

              I checked 3 Bridgestone shops, no one keeps it, but MRF n other local brands.

              Pirelli is best if you want traction control, yes agreed 100%. Its the official tyre for WSBK Racing.

              @WINZEE & RAZOR: Here's wot Outworldly found for us, by xbhp'ian GoGreen...

              How to convert from 1 Nomenclature to another

              3.00 18

              Tyre width 3 Inches, Sidewall height 100% = 3 inches, Rim size 18 inch.

              1 inch = 25.4 mm

              Therefore

              25.4 X 3 / 25.4 X 3 18

              76.2/76.2 18

              Rounded off 75/75 18.

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              Convert 100/90 18 to other nomenclature

              Since the sidewall height is 90 % in this size and it is considered 100 % in other nomenclature, there cannot be a conversion, but tyre size would be close to

              3.93 Inches tyre width/ 3.53 Inches Sidewall height

              ( 1mm = .0393 inches )

              So that means wot we saw at Sign tyres was a 75/75 18.
              Last edited by spiderweb; 09-17-2009, 01:26 AM.

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              • Hi,Did u made any alteration in ur RTR while fitting 120/80 tyre. Before 2 days i changed my rear tyre with perilli tubeless 120/80 but it is wobbling and gets worn out in side wall of it. Any suggestions........

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                • Originally posted by spiderweb View Post
                  ^^^thx for the info dude.

                  I checked 3 Bridgestone shops, no one keeps it, but MRF n other local brands.

                  Pirelli is best if you want traction control, yes agreed 100%. Its the official tyre for WSBK Racing.

                  @WINZEE & RAZOR: Here's wot Outworldly found for us, by xbhp'ian GoGreen...

                  How to convert from 1 Nomenclature to another

                  3.00 18

                  Tyre width 3 Inches, Sidewall height 100% = 3 inches, Rim size 18 inch.

                  1 inch = 25.4 mm

                  Therefore

                  25.4 X 3 / 25.4 X 3 18

                  76.2/76.2 18

                  Rounded off 75/75 18.

                  *************************

                  Convert 100/90 18 to other nomenclature

                  Since the sidewall height is 90 % in this size and it is considered 100 % in other nomenclature, there cannot be a conversion, but tyre size would be close to

                  3.93 Inches tyre width/ 3.53 Inches Sidewall height

                  ( 1mm = .0393 inches )

                  So that means wot we saw at Sign tyres was a 75/75 18.
                  but do u think my 4.00-18 M45 (the current rear tyre on my bike) is 101/101*18?

                  i don't think so man! it looks huge ain't it?
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                  • Originally posted by razorBlades View Post
                    but do u think my 4.00-18 M45 (the current rear tyre on my bike) is 101/101*18?

                    i don't think so man! it looks huge ain't it?
                    Yeah....from what i have heard from the tyre guys is that 3.00 is equal to 90/90
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                    • Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post
                      Yeah....from what i have heard from the tyre guys is that 3.00 is equal to 90/90
                      Yes buddy, there was a tyre size conversion chart link posted earlier.
                      I will reiterate:
                      2.75/18" will correspond to 80/90/18"
                      3.00/18" will correspond to 90/90/18"

                      Going by that logic:
                      3.25/18" should correspond to 110/90/18"
                      3.5/18" should correspond to 120/90/18"
                      3.75/18" should correspond to 130/90/18"
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                      • Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post
                        Yes buddy, there was a tyre size conversion chart link posted earlier.
                        I will reiterate:
                        2.75/18" will correspond to 80/90/18"
                        3.00/18" will correspond to 90/90/18"

                        Going by that logic:
                        3.25/18" should correspond to 110/90/18"
                        3.5/18" should correspond to 120/90/18"
                        3.75/18" should correspond to 130/90/18"
                        2.75x18 = 70/100x18
                        3.00x18 = 75/100x18
                        3.25x18 = 85/100x18
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                        4.00x18 = 100/100x18

                        Read this Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 2 for more info on tyre sizing!
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                        • Originally posted by prafultripathy View Post
                          2.75x18 = 70/100x18
                          3.00x18 = 75/100x18
                          3.25x18 = 85/100x18
                          .
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                          .
                          4.00x18 = 100/100x18

                          Read this Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 2 for more info on tyre sizing!
                          It would still come to more or less the same coz the overall dia remains the same!
                          eg. 80/90x18" & 75/100x18" in terms of 100 thickness but mostly we use 90 thickness.
                          Quench my thirst with gasoline!

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                          • More or less the same is not the exact size, rite?

                            Use the convertor in the link I have posted find the exact sizes!
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                            • Originally posted by prafultripathy View Post
                              More or less the same is not the exact size, rite?

                              Use the convertor in the link I have posted find the exact sizes!
                              Agreed bro...but where do we find tyres with 100 thickness&75 section?
                              We need to map these charts to our existing market options to have the closest match.

                              Edit: I found the chart: Now let us compare so that finally some good comes out of this for whoever is gonna buy!
                              Last edited by Sarvajit; 09-17-2009, 02:23 PM.
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                              • Originally posted by hrsraghav View Post
                                Another issue which troubles a lot is, whenever there is some slightly uneven road in longitude direction, and bikes run on it, the road tends to push away the bike away. Or if some ridge is there, instead of riding straight the bike tend to go inside that ridge.
                                earlier the bike use to simply ride normally, without geting swayed from its track.

                                Is it because of tyre only, or sometihng to with alignment of wheels or some bearing wearing.
                                Gyaani jano
                                Please put some light on this issue.

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