I am afraid my tire question will die under my introduction post, so I will post it directly under the tire section.
I am shopping for touring tires, good performance and at least 8K miles out of them. Read every single thread available on the subject. Good information but nothing too conclusive and many of the options no longer available.
The following combo seemed to be praised by many owners, so I wanted to run the selection and ask a question about the front tire size before placing my order online:
Two questions:
1. Is the selection correct? Shinko 777 H.D. series? I ask this because of what it seems like a weird size number: 150/80B16 - don't know what the B stands for.
2. Front tire size: 120/70 or 110/80? My bike currently runs on 120/70 but after the research it seems like 110/80 is the OEM size?
Thanks in advance!
BB
I am shopping for touring tires, good performance and at least 8K miles out of them. Read every single thread available on the subject. Good information but nothing too conclusive and many of the options no longer available.
The following combo seemed to be praised by many owners, so I wanted to run the selection and ask a question about the front tire size before placing my order online:
- $91 Shinko 777 H.D. Tire - Rear - 150/80B16 Part #WPS87-4597
- $144 MICHELIN (#31794) PILOT ROAD 3 110/80ZR18 58W Part #0301-0282
Two questions:
1. Is the selection correct? Shinko 777 H.D. series? I ask this because of what it seems like a weird size number: 150/80B16 - don't know what the B stands for.
2. Front tire size: 120/70 or 110/80? My bike currently runs on 120/70 but after the research it seems like 110/80 is the OEM size?
Thanks in advance!
BB