I needed new tires, and just co-incidentally this thread http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=110430
suggests a brand, and sizes.
90/90-19 on the front (or use 100/90-19) and rear is 130/90-16
I have a clymers and an OEM Suzuki manual, and they concur with the thread on the sizes.
So I shopped around, found the best price and ordered them...
They arrive, and I go out to the bike and look at stuff ...
What the heck !!!
The current rear tire is a 130/90-17, and its a 17 inch rim.
But its a cast 5 "spoke" one just like it should be.
I'm guessing the prior owner changed the wheel ...
does one of the other model GS'es have a 17 inch rear wheel ???
and does it just bolt in as a replacement ...
Are my rear brake's likely not the stock ones either now ???
Does this mean that the rpm's at a given speed are now a few percent lower (actually a good thing on the highway ...) or is the gearing likely also changed to compensate?
So I guess now I am stuck with the wrong tire, Bike bandit will refund the price of $42.12, but I'll be out the $5.95 handling and $6.00 shipping...
bleah ... Live and Learn
Anyone in the Philadelphia/Wilmington area want to buy a brand new
ChengShin Hi-Max C907 rear tire size 130/90-16.
Private msg me if you want it, I'll sell it for what I paid, but you'll save the shipping, I'll eat that ...
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