Just found out my front tire is wrong size

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greenstiles

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Just found out my front tire is wrong size

« on: November 06, 2011, 07:31:54 AM »

it's a 120 / 60 / 17........should be a 120 /70/17...........is this dangerous ?.......back one is correct


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clarkdw

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Re: Just found out my front tire is wrong size

« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 08:13:40 AM »

Should be 110/70/17 Not dangerous at all. May make the bike a little lazier handling. Because you are using a wider profile on the narrow cb-1 rim the tire wears to a flat area in the centre and it will develop a different feel as you turn in to a corner. The tire starts to feel somewhat square.


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greenstiles

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Re: Just found out my front tire is wrong size

« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 08:27:56 AM »

110 oh even more wrong !.........but if it's safe thats ok..............cheers


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Re: Just found out my front tire is wrong size

« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 01:06:33 PM »

there was a long time ago a permision for using 120 front and 160 rear tire from metzeler for the 1 . With the permision - this is a german thing for our TÜV and laws - yeah funny Germany···