Michelin Pilot Street - The Stock Tire Thread

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race3

Discussion Starter · Feb 23, 2014

standard tires on the r3 / r25

what is going to be the standard choice of tire for the r3/r25?

tried to look up the standard tire for the r125 with no luck

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u3c307

· #2 · Feb 25, 2014

Posible standard for the R3 would be:

Front 110/70-17

Rear 140/70-17

Good choice:

Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact
Dunlop Q3
Pirelli Rosso Corsa
Michelin Pilot Road 3

race3

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 25, 2014

I am guessing we should hope for one of the bottom 3?

YR3

· #4 · Feb 25, 2014

im a big fan of Pirelli tires, on cars and bikes. looking forward to having these, hoping we get them

race3

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 27, 2014

I am familiar with tires from michelin, dunlop, and pirelli.

dont know much about metzeler.

YR3

· #6 · Feb 27, 2014

race3 said:
I am familiar with tires from michelin, dunlop, and pirelli.

dont know much about metzeler.

Never heard of them, not sure if I would by choice go for them. If they come on a new bike I buy I'll try them out. Best to go with brands you know produce good products

u3c307

· #7 · Mar 1, 2014

Metzeler is a German company been around 1863. Pirelli and Metzeler joined forces a few years ago. While Pirelli marketed more toward the sporting side of motorcycle tires Metzeler will edge closer to the cruiser and touring riders who love high-mileage tires. Of course, the Sportec M5 Interact and Rosso is about the same compound.

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YR3

· #8 · Mar 2, 2014

u3c307 said:
Metzeler is a German company been around 1863. Pirelli and Metzeler joined forces a few years ago. While Pirelli marketed more toward the sporting side of motorcycle tires Metzeler will edge closer to the cruiser and touring riders who love high-mileage tires. Of course, the Sportec M5 Interact and Rosso is about the same compound.

I guess thats why i never heard of them, never ventured out into the cruiser market, always had my eyes on sport bikes.

Rev Limiter

· #9 · Oct 21, 2014 (Edited)

Dunlop Q3 or Pirelli Rosso Corsa! Great grip but mediocre longevity when pushed hard. Lighter bike may help a little!
Tire pressure is of concern too. I like 29-30 for canyon riding!

cordless

· #10 · Oct 21, 2014

Let try to figure this out logically
Gw250 tire size front 110/80/17 rear 140/70/r17
Gsr400 front 120/70/r17 rear 180/55/17
Gsr600 front 120/70/r17 rear 180/55/17
Ninja250 front 110/70/17 rear 130/70/r17
Ninja300 front 110/70/17 rear 140/70/r17
Ninja600 front 120/70/17 rear 180/55/17
So now let see the possibilities for the yamaha
Yzfr3 ??????
Fzr( I know its old) front 110/70/17 rear 140/70/r17 Yzfr6 120/70/r17 rear 180/55/17

So looking at that... On the cheap side worst case trying to save money. Yamaha would do front 110 and rear at 130.. But with at much power it wont happen .there is a strong possibility it will get a 120 front and 180 rear. Just like the r6 less inventory less Hassel easyer for the company. If they wanted to make the tires look more proportional to the bike they should go with 110 front and 140 rear... ... I hope the go for more grip at 180

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barett

· #11 · Oct 21, 2014

cordless said:
Let try to figure this out logically
Gw250 tire size front 110/80/17 rear 140/70/r17
Gsr400 front 120/70/r17 rear 180/55/17
Gsr600 front 120/70/r17 rear 180/55/17
Ninja250 front 110/70/17 rear 130/70/r17
Ninja300 front 110/70/17 rear 140/70/r17
Ninja600 front 120/70/17 rear 180/55/17
So now let see the possibilities for the yamaha
Yzfr3 ??????
Fzr( I know its old) front 110/70/17 rear 140/70/r17 Yzfr6 120/70/r17 rear 180/55/17

So looking at that... On the cheap side worst case trying to save money. Yamaha would do front 110 and rear at 130.. But with at much power it wont happen .there is a strong possibility it will get a 120 front and 180 rear. Just like the r6 less inventory less Hassel easyer for the company. If they wanted to make the tires look more proportional to the bike they should go with 110 front and 140 rear... ... I hope the go for more grip at 180

Michelin Pilot Streets

FRONT: 110/70-17
REAR: 140/70-17

AJ Nin

· #12 · Oct 28, 2014

https://rideapart.com/articles/2015-yamaha-r3-specs-details

In this article the bike has Michelin tires, and it looks like a 140 rear. Tire brands change in different markets as you know. It's one place they save money. Lots of new bikes come with Bridgestone or IRC tires these days. I would prefer Michelin pilot pures.

u3c307

· #13 · Oct 29, 2014

barett said:
Michelin Pilot Streets

FRONT: 110/70-17
REAR: 140/70-17

I predict it correctly lol.

Evotion

· #14 · Oct 30, 2014

I beleive they are going for 110/140 like the FZR on 17s.
So long as they are decent all weather tyres at the time of release then I will be happy - not that standard IRC stuff you see on many bikes.
Michelins would be spot on. Make a huge difference to confidence.

AJ Nin

· #15 · Oct 31, 2014

OOPs. They have the specs out now and it is a 120/180. I have a 180 rear on my FZ07 and the photo sure didn't look like a 180 rear, but Yamaha now has the tires specs on their website.

AJ Nin

· #16 · Oct 31, 2014

This is in keeping with their one-upsmanship over the Ninja 300. Almost everything is a little better...bigger engine, more hp, more torque, lighter weight, larger rear tire. I'm surprised they didn't put the redline at 13,000 vs. 12,500 for the Ninja 300 too. No doubt in my mind Yamaha is going after the Ninja 300 market mainly. They will catch some CBR300R and KTM RC390 sales as well...provided they get the bikes out instead of doling them out slowly one or two per dealer in 2015. If I wasn't planning to trade in a bike, I would already have worked out a price and put down a deposit.

AJ Nin

· #17 · Oct 31, 2014

Depending on which Yamaha site you go to, the specs list the rear tire as either 180 or a 140, so I'm not sure now. I'm thinking 140 though. The photos I've seen all look like a 140. I was on the Alamo Cycle Plex, San Antonio site and clicked on Yamaha motorcycles, then found the R3 and specs. That's where it lists the rear as 180. Might just be a typo.

kester

· #18 · Apr 22, 2015

okay so now we know the tire sizes and make.. 110 F 140 R michelin pilot road(not radial)

My question is can you size up the rear? if so how big? is it worth it? And what do you think of perelli corso, they are radial right?

Mike-the-Bike

· #19 · Apr 22, 2015

Probably could go up to a 150 rear, but any bigger would deform the tire on the narrow rim. I put a 170 on a rim that was factory shod with a 150, and it will have permanent "chicken strips" because the narrower rim pulls the carcass inward. I would have to lean like Mark Marquez to scrub the tread at the edges. Next tire change I'll go down to a 160.

180s are meant for 6" wide rear rims; the R3 has 140 section tires on rims probably 4 1/2" wide. 180mm minus 140mm = 40mm or 1 5/8" difference in tire/rim width.

kester

· #20 · Apr 23, 2015

cool... thanks man. I think I'll stay stock size and put some perelli's on it

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