tonytorque
XS650 Enthusiast
Bought a new (back)tyre, same as the one I had before(Ithought) prirelli mt66 130-90-16, when I looked to my wasted tyre it was an pirelli mt66 130-90-16 FRONT, driven 7000 km on a front-tyre all the time!!
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change tyre!
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tonytorque
XS650 Enthusiast
But the tyre says FRONT, front is front in my opinion!! ore am I stupid and front is rear!!
It just doesn't matter that much. I'm not suggesting you replace with a front, but it obviously didn't cause you any problems, since you weren't aware of it until you changed it. Happy riding,
DLD1
Belle
XS650 Addict
Lots of people say a tire is a tire
tonytorque
XS650 Enthusiast
OKe I , the pirelli was a great ride, thats why a wanted e new one, But I was just wonder !!
WickedKlown2
XS650 Enthusiast
My rear tire is a Brand New Pirelli MT66 Route Rear Tire ( Directional ) 130/90H-16 ( Part # MT66-24 ,,, SKU - 54815 )... I can take a picture of the sticker later on if need be.
front shmunt If you do a run a front on the rear mount it with the arrow backward. You might not want a front tire on the rear of a 2 liter bike with a pair of fatties on it but long as it's not overloaded the tire doesn't care all that much. Front brakes create just as much torque as an engine does in the rear.
Belle
XS650 Addict
front shmunt it takes 61.4 ci to create a liter at 1000cc ya have a 1 liter engine.
A 650cc engine equals (from metric to customary) 650cc x 0.061ci=39.65ci--you're barely to 2/3 of a full liter. If your bike were 2 liters you'd send the H-D guys drooling with your big ole 122ci engine--which is funny because they are already in the rear view
Hey, that's not a bad idea--V4
front shmunt--right on Gary
A 650cc engine equals (from metric to customary) 650cc x 0.061ci=39.65ci--you're barely to 2/3 of a full liter. If your bike were 2 liters you'd send the H-D guys drooling with your big ole 122ci engine--which is funny because they are already in the rear view
Hey, that's not a bad idea--V4
front shmunt--right on Gary
But in the opposite direction. I guess the belts are laid up differently on a front as opposed to a rear. That takes into account "stopping" or "going" forces. My dealer told me, just like Garry said, to flip a front around so the direction arrow points "wrong" if I want to run it on a rear. And I will be trying this. I scored a truck load of freebies last summer, many that are 110 x 18 fronts. I'd love to burn them up on my spare rear wheels.
Day-am! 5twins sell me a couple of those for the rear of my roadsters!
Uh the point is don't stick a front tire on the back of a fat monster like this 2 liter komakazzy It might not take the loading.
I think the 130-90-16 size is for the front of full dress Harley, they probably weigh more in front then the XS does in the rear.
Uh the point is don't stick a front tire on the back of a fat monster like this 2 liter komakazzy It might not take the loading.
I think the 130-90-16 size is for the front of full dress Harley, they probably weigh more in front then the XS does in the rear.
jd750ace
Front Toward Enemy
I have a back tire on the front of my '03 Road Star. Michelin Commander. Mount backward, drive.
