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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Super 8 150 => Topic started by: lukasbasic on October 10, 2013, 05:20:07 PM

Title: rear tire size
Post by: lukasbasic on October 10, 2013, 05:20:07 PM

i need to replace rear tire. the current tire shows the following:
120/80-14 m/c 58r
however according to anything I can find on google, this size comes only as a 'front' tire, while the rear tires are all different (can't find rear tire with the size above)
did anybody replace rear-tires here? what size/model did you get

Title: Re: rear tire size
Post by: Vivo on October 11, 2013, 01:59:07 AM

Change to 130/70/14 rear... that's my new Super 8's rear tire...

Title: Re: rear tire size
Post by: klaviator on November 09, 2013, 02:25:11 PM

When I looked for a rear tire a year or so ago, I couldn't find another rear tire that would fit.  I didn't want to go with a front tire on the rear so I got another OEM Chen shin.  I did read that someone put a much wider, I think 140 tire on the rear.  I'm not crazy about the grip of the stock rear in wet conditions but at least it lasts a long time. 

Title: Re: rear tire size
Post by: Vivo on November 11, 2013, 06:06:13 AM

Quote from: klaviator on November 09, 2013, 02:25:11 PM

When I looked for a rear tire a year or so ago, I couldn't find another rear tire that would fit.  I didn't want to go with a front tire on the rear so I got another OEM Chen shin.  I did read that someone put a much wider, I think 140 tire on the rear.  I'm not crazy about the grip of the stock rear in wet conditions but at least it lasts a long time.

I just adjusted my riding style with the Chens... because I'm aware of it being slippery...  ;)

Title: Re: rear tire size
Post by: Nori on November 14, 2013, 11:07:05 PM

in my country during summer the fireman washes the road by water and everytime i see them my face goes mad :p

Title: Re: rear tire size
Post by: PeTroL42 on November 15, 2013, 09:05:11 AM

Quote from: Vivo on October 11, 2013, 01:59:07 AM

Change to 130/70/14 rear... that's my new Super 8's rear tire...

I've tried looking and found that they don't carry that size in the States.

The closest size tire I found are 140/70-14 and 140/60-14.

I found this a while ago http://imgur.com/a/QnyuO (http://imgur.com/a/QnyuO) so we know a 140/60-14 will fit but look at that picture and see how much smaller in diameter it is than stock?  A 140/70-14 would be closer in diameter to stock but we don't know if that fits or not.  I think it will.