Tire Information Page

Here's a little basic motorcycle tire information that we hope you'll find useful.
I'll try to add some information about rim types, rim strip, and tubes in the near future.

                   Basic Tire Information                                                          
Codes for Tire Construction

R..........................Radial
B..........................Bias Belted
No Code................Bias

 
Street Speed Rating

S..........................112 mph
H..........................130 mph
V..........................140 mph
Z..........................149+ mph

 
New Tire Break-in
  • Allow at least 100 miles run-in distance before hard acceleration, cornering/braking.
  • Check cold tire pressure frequently.
  • Do a visual inspection of your tires before you ride.

                   Street Tire Size
                  Conversion Chart Rear

Metric

Alpha

Inch

110/90

MP85

4.00/4.25

120/90

MR90

4.50/4.75

130/80

--

5.00/5.10

130/90

MT90

5.00/5.10

140/80

--

5.50/6.00

140/90

MU90

5.50/6.00

150/80

MV85

6.00/6.25

150/90

MV85

6.00/6.25

                   Street Tire Size
                  Conversion Chart Front

Metric

Alpha

Inch

80/90

MH

2.50/2.75

90/90

MJ90

2.75/3.00

100/90

MM90

3.25/3.50

110/90

MN90

3.75/4.00

120/80

--

4.25/4.50

120/90

MR90

4.25/4.50

130/90

MT90

5.00/5.10

 


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Motorcycle Tire Changing
Very large file, but worth a look!
http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing.html

 

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