TurboBlew
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posted December 09, 2003 10:44 AM
Smallest profile front tire???
Ok... who makes the smallest profile front tire? Shinko? Bridgestone? Racing slick?
Looking for a 110/60 120/55 or 110/50 tire. Any recommendations?
  
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zrxdean
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posted December 09, 2003 11:25 AM
John put a Shinko 003 on the front of Mean Green and said it dropped the front end over half an inch. Are you looking to lower CG or drag?
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TurboBlew
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posted December 09, 2003 12:34 PM
Looking to lower the front.. but still have some suspension.
Deano.. do you know the dimensions on that tire? Is it a 120/55?
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wannabe
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posted December 09, 2003 02:46 PM
Ooh, I didn't think about just swapping the front tire. What is the stock tire? How much will the 120/55 lower the front end for drag racing?
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posted December 09, 2003 02:59 PM
I'm not a dragbike kind of guy, nor do I have a lot of experince here. That qualifies me to post, right?
Are you already using a 16.5" front wheel?
Can you machine spacers or get offset disks (or space them out) and use a CBR900RR front wheel (at 16")?
Is this too expensive a mod to consider?
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RedBull
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posted December 09, 2003 05:58 PM
 Edited By: RedBull on 9 Dec 2003 18:03
Some of us loose the fender too,
check out my TFA picture...
That's an 80/100 tire,
80mm wide, 80mm side,
very skinny wheel.
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TurboBlew
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posted December 09, 2003 08:19 PM
No way Im going to "frankenengineer" a Honda part onto my precious Kawi...lol.
The 16" would be too much work and not worth the effort since they still weigh a ton and tire selection is limited.
Im almost positive Shinko makes a 55 profile.
Wannabe... like Dean says... about 1/2" at least. Bridgestone makes a 60 profile for the CBR600. Ive used that before. Looking for a smaller width too.. like a 110mm or 100mm.
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zrxdean
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posted December 11, 2003 10:24 AM
TB - the front is a 006 I guess; 120/60 or 110/70 is the smallest. Check out John's if you're over there.
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TurboBlew
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posted December 11, 2003 03:17 PM
Thanks again!
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posted December 12, 2003 06:51 PM
Steve...The Pirelli super corser is the lightest tire on the market, all the 600ss guys use them!!!
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