Winter Tyres - Skorpion

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Winter Tyres - Skorpion

Postby Old Dog » Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:16 am

Hi,
This may be the first winter where I haven't a 2T to run over the winter which means the Skorpion may have to do the hack work. Anyone recommend a grippy tready winter tyre? I am currently running BT45 but thought something with a bit of tread wouldn't hurt.

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Re: Winter Tyres - Skorpion

Postby DAVID THOMPSON » Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:04 am

being in Europe these may be easier to get than where i live
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watch the sloppy stuff around front chain sprocket
and i have had disk brake pads freeze to the rotor
when parked with slop all over the bike


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Re: Winter Tyres - Skorpion

Postby radiograf » Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:15 am

I use Cougar tyres all year round on my Kawasaki ER5 and Bmw R100 GP12 on front. GP11 on rear. Cheap too.
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Re: Winter Tyres - Skorpion

Postby Old Dog » Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:19 pm

Would a 130/70-17 fit a standard rim? I currently run 140/70-17
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Re: Winter Tyres - Skorpion

Postby radiograf » Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:07 pm

It should fit, but its a fair bit narrower than the 140/70. Just ensure that the front tyre is not to wide, as this will adversly effect your handling. The attached chart may be of help.
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