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What about a 130/80/17 rear for the older V7?
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Had these on 2 previous Triumphs a T100 and a T120, I rate this tyre very well with good wet and dry grip (we ride all year round here)Fitted Bridgestone T32 front & rear. Front is now a 110/80 and a much better handling Guzzi for it.
Yes, get rid of the bias plies. Either the Mutants or the Roadsmart III’s are also (kind of) available for the 7-850. My guess is they’re trying to fully deplete the last of the 3’s, before they make the IV’s in these sizes.Can anyone comment on this?
I did the math (finally) for the Mutants and the front is only a 4mm total height difference. No big deal.The front stock is 100/90 18. I and many others have gone 110/80 18. I've left the rear alone. The OEM were dog poo handling, and frankly not safe in Irish climatic conditions - rain. Changing the tyres and front's ratio have me a bike that handles smoothly, especially transitioning from one side to the other. There's no flopping/ dropping into a bend now.
My tyres of choice. Bridgestone T32.
For the rear stay at the oem profile 150/70. Together with the 110/80 on the front you will be happy.I did the math (finally) for the Mutants and the front is only a 4mm total height difference. No big deal.
The rear however is a substantial 30 mm total height loss. That works out to about a 4% "penalty" in mileage since it has to turn more to go the same distance. I think I'll still go with them and hope for the best. What clinched it for me was a reviewer that said it was the best rain tire he'd ever had plus sand and loose gravel. While he stopped short of saying 80/20 I got the sense this tire was grippy in many circumstances.
The Mutant isn't available in that size. I thought about the Streetsmart 3 for rear but they aren't in stock anywhere.For the rear stay at the oem profile 150/70. Together with the 110/80 on the front you will be happy.
On the EU site there is a 150/70 17 listedThe Mutant isn't available in that size. I thought about the Streetsmart 3 for rear but they aren't in stock anywhere.
I'm in the US so ...On the EU site there is a 150/70 17 listed
Product code 637494
search: mutant 637494
So the tire is 60mm shorter overall? If just 30, then the drop is 15mm.- as the 60 profile lowers the rear by 30mm I assume the front forks need to be dropped by 30mm also, or less?
- if the speedo is driven off the gearbox? a smaller dia tyre would appear to make the margin of error of the speedo less not more?. I have seen a chart that says with the 60 profile tyre the speedo will read 96.5kph for an actual speed of 92.0 kph which is about the 5% error one expects from a speedo.
- the 60 profile gives a lesser sidewall height that the 70 series, is there any noticeable difference in ride quality as a result?
More important is swing-arm clearance, however 160 is best on a 4.5 rim width. I can’t find any rims specs right now. Anyone know?Anyone know if you can squeeze a 160 width tire through the swing arm? The 160/60 Mutant would be closer in height to the stock size over the 150/60 that is offered. Unfortunately it doesn't look like we get the 150/70 Mutant that the European market gets.