GS 1150 Tires

[Guest]

Any have good suggestions for where I can get good sport touring tires for a decent price.

I need tires for my GS 1150
110-90-16 front
130-90 17 for the rear

[Billy Ricks]

http://www.tireexpress.com/

[boingk]

Local dealer, Bridgestone BT45's. Brilliant gear.

- boingk

[taswegian]

I have Michelin Macadams on mine but I cant help you where to get them.
I have Bridgestones and struggled with grip issues in the wet...

Cheers
Tas

[koolaid_kid]

I have found good prices, quality tires and free shipping at TiresUnlimited. My current favorites for price and grip are the Avon RoadRiders.
Best of luck.

[mriddle]

plus one on both

I have found good prices, quality tires and free shipping at TiresUnlimited. My current favorites for price and grip are the Avon RoadRiders.
Best of luck.

[posplayr]

Any have good suggestions for where I can get good sport touring tires for a decent price.

I need tires for my GS 1150
110-90-16 front
130-90 17 for the rear

Dennis Kirk allows you to do a search by size so you can get a pretty good sampling of what is avaliable

[rapidray]

Also, get a 140 for the rear, or if your bike is an 85 or 86 & has the 3.5 rear rim, get a 150. You will like the improvement in grip. Ray.

[UncleMike]

Also, get a 140 for the rear, or if your bike is an 85 or 86 & has the 3.5 rear rim, get a 150. You will like the improvement in grip. Ray.

Jumping two sizes? Isn't that going to cause the tire to bulge?

[rapidray]

Not if it has the 3.5 inch wide rear wheel! I have the Michelin Macadams on mine & LOVE them! Ray.

[blowerbike]

sometimes things are not what they appear.
150/70 on a 3.5 rim is what suzuki used on the 750 katana's circa late 80's through 90? maybe 2000?
ask josh/tck/i sold him a 3.5 rim and he's running a 150/70 looking good and he's a picky dick........
oh,
and a 130/90 on a 3.5" rim is silly...yes suzuki did it but think about it.

[TheCafeKid]

sometimes things are not what they appear.
150/70 on a 3.5 rim is what suzuki used on the 750 katana's circa late 80's through 90? maybe 2000?
ask josh/tck/i sold him a 3.5 rim and he's running a 150/70 looking good and he's a picky dick........
oh,
and a 130/90 on a 3.5" rim is silly...yes suzuki did it but think about it.

Yup, I'm picky. And a dick. And I am running 150/70 on a 3.5 rim. Anything smaller is retarded unless you got a smokin deal on a 140..
Honestly, depending on the tire design, if I could find a 160/70 or 160/60 in bias ply from Avon, I'd be running that... There is zero pinch on the 150...

[Dunger King]

Any have good suggestions for where I can get good sport touring tires for a decent price.

I need tires for my GS 1150
110-90-16 front
130-90 17 for the rear

go to a 120-80-16 on the front, that is what I have been using for the last 20,000km and it changes the way the bike rides dramatically for the better. I am using Avon Roadriders but Bridgestone BT45 or whatever they have replaced them with would be OK for general sport/tour riding.

[Tazman001]

tires

on the back of an 1150. So is all this with the stock 630 chain? Like say can I go with a 160/60-17 on the original 3.5" rear wheel & a stock 630 chain?

[blowerbike]

on the back of an 1150. So is all this with the stock 630 chain? Like say can I go with a 160/60-17 on the original 3.5" rear wheel & a stock 630 chain?

my brother ran a 160/60 Michelin hi-sport on his E model back in 85 with the factory chain so yes you can.