Best/biggest tires for GS425?

[Guest]

What are my options? Avon Roadrunners aaand.....?

[Nessism]

90 front and 110 rear.

[MidWestCoast442]

Thanks! Any recommendations?

[tkent02]

Avon RoadRunners suck.
Avon RoadRiders are awesome tires.

[MidWestCoast442]

Thanks! That's helpful!

Front wheel is 19" and rear is 18". Correct?

[Nessism]

Thanks! That's helpful!

Front wheel is 19" and rear is 18". Correct?

Parts fishe is here. http://www.alpha-sports.com/suzuki_parts.htm
You can look up the tire sizes or wonder over to your bike and look first hand.

[MidWestCoast442]

Thanks! I'm at work right now.

[Chuck78]

Did you get tires yet?

Shinko 230 TourMaster tires are amazing for the money, but limited size selections (sr741 is same compound but updated wider low profile sizes).

AM26 RoadRiders by Avon are great as well, similar grip, but not quite as soft, but longer tread life (& higher price). More size selection. More expensive than the Shinkos.

Pirelli Sport Demons cost similar to Road Riders, but wear much faster like the Shinko. Tons of vintage bike size availability like the Road Rider. The tread is my least favorite looking, but don't let that deter you. Ultra grippy tire for amazing cornering.

If you don't ride a lot of curvey roads, and don't lean the bike over too far, the Avon is your best choice for grip vs treadwear life. If it takes you more than 1 season to rack up 6000 miles, then the Shinko 230 is also a viable candidate. I don't think it comes in a 90/90 front though.

Like the first reply said, try to stick with stock sizes or 90/90-18 front & 110/90-17 or 100/90-17 rear. Wider than that & you will be pushing around extra useless weight, have a narrower contact patch, & a bike that, when leaned, rapidly flops into the lean due to distorted tread profiles from a wide tire pinched inwards by a narrow rim.