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Old 08-17-2009, 08:56 PM   #71 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by timgray View Post
Also get tires rated far higher than you need. My bike needs the 1000lb weight rating per tire because the bike weighs 900 pounds on it's own. But put the non sport racing tires on your bike and you get the 35,000 miles + out of them, plus they dont flex as much.
These were not available the last time I checked for my 250, and I doubt they've come out with them in the last 2-3 years. The 250 uses 16" narrow tires, 100-90-16 and 130-90-16, which severely limits tire choices, as no other bike I am aware of uses these size tires.

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