The guy at the stealership recommends those.
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and now a ? about the max sizes
The manual says
110/80 17 front
140/80 17 rear
and lists Dunlop (K655F front and K655 rear) and Metzeler (ME33 front and ME55A rear). These may not even be available any more.
Any reason to even get a 140 for the rear?
Sounds like the max for the front are 120. Correct?
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I have used the tires that they replaced and they worked great. You can put a 110/70 on the front and a 150/70 or 150/60 on the rear and be just fine. Gives you more tire options. I would go with the M1 sporttechs from Metzeler. They are a good tire. You can not go wrong with the GT 501's either. I have never ridden on those but they will be just fine.
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The 501GT's will work, but I refuse to recommend bias tires for Katana riders because when a bias tire loses air, it quickly deforms, while a radial retains it shape significantly better (this means if you're in a turn when the tire gets punctured, you'll probably make it through on the radial, and you'll probably bite it with a bias tire). One of our riders [kwebbel] has great pics about this -- his tire took a 2.25" long x 1/2" gash in it during a high speed curve (truck part laying in the road) and he didn't wipe at all because the [radial] tire held it's shape until he came to a stop.
Personally, my recommendation for your bike is:
120/70ZR17 Metzeler Z6 front
150/70ZR17 Metzeler Z6 rear.
Note that the "R" stands for Radial.
Careful on the ME33 & 330 /ME55 & 550 -- I didn't think they're still weight-rated for the Kat's operating load. I know they're definitely not marketed for it as the preferred tire anymore.
Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet
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Originally posted by The CyberPoet.....
Personally, my recommendation for your bike is:
120/70ZR17 Metzeler Z6 front
150/70ZR17 Metzeler Z6 rear.
Note that the "R" stands for Radial.
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Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet
I'm leaning towards the Z6s. For a 97 K600, is a 120 ok for the front?
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you will slow the turning down a tad but not really noticeable. 120 will work!TDA Racing/Motorsports
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Originally posted by nuriderCyber,
I'm leaning towards the Z6s. For a 97 K600, is a 120 ok for the front?
PS - if I didn't think it was ok, I wouldn't have recommended it for your bike.
Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet
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