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samuR6i · 05-19-2006, 11:33 AM

I noticed my riding style used whole rear tire and most of the time on the edge, but the front still have plenty of room to go. how is your front wear? i guess those that ride the front must use a lots of trail breaking? any comments?

NemesisR6 · 05-19-2006, 11:46 AM

Most tires are like that, it just depends on the profile of the tire.

Even on the track, with a 120/70 and 180/55 combo my rear tire is completely to the edge, while there is still a very small portion of the front remaining.

However, back when I ran a 120/60 front, they would both be worn to the edge evenly as the front tire has a shorter profile.

shortyR6 · 05-19-2006, 01:16 PM

if you are running a 70 profile, you may not get to the edge of the front.

samuR6i · 05-19-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NemesisR6

Most tires are like that, it just depends on the profile of the tire.

Even on the track, with a 120/70 and 180/55 combo my rear tire is completely to the edge, while there is still a very small portion of the front remaining.

However, back when I ran a 120/60 front, they would both be worn to the edge evenly as the front tire has a shorter profile.

true, I also noticed that.

kyles r6 · 05-19-2006, 02:13 PM

i have 60 series and its used to pretty much the edge, its about as wide as a nickle

naked6 · 05-20-2006, 02:08 PM

yeah, what those guys said. I noticed the same thing when i switched over to the the 120/70

randy · 05-21-2006, 12:56 PM

same with me and my 120/70

~randy

formatr6 · 05-21-2006, 01:38 PM

I can get to the edge. If you trail brake hard enough or drag knee going around very sharp low speed corners you can hit the edge. I will take some pictures of some of my take offs later..

superman89 · 05-23-2006, 06:19 PM

Did you convert to a 70 or are you on a 70 profile bike? If you converted, I believe you can benefit from changing the geometry a little bit... raise the forks in the triple tree about 3mm and that will change the dive characteristics a bit... then you will get further over...

I had to do this when I converted the front end of my FZ6 over to an R6 front end... dropped it something insane like 15mm... and to really confuse you, a buddy of mine who did the same thing (but also had an after market rear shock) dropped his an inch and an eigth...

formatr6 · 05-23-2006, 07:25 PM

Actually if you measure the distance before and after you put a 70 its' 9 MM