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Buying Tyres for a Rapide
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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 122279" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>Steve, what is the tread depth of the Bridgestone?</p><p>Generally those tires designated front only give you very little tread depth, which is good on the front, not so great on the rear.</p><p>With Avon, the Universal fit are in the middle for tread depth. Again, ok on front , not so great on the back.</p><p>The dedicated rear tires generally give good tread depth and wear.</p><p>That's one good reason for switching to an 18" rear rim.</p><p>Especially nice if running two up.</p><p>For example, with 18x WM3 or wider rear rim one can run a 4.00 x 18 rear Roadrider which has a 64 load rating and deep tread depth, 7.5 mm. When loaded with luggage and two up, the 64 rear tire load rating right where we're at with the Vincent. When I had a 19" rear rim on the bike , the 4.10x 19 then later 100/90/19 rear tire was loaded well beyond its load capacity rating.</p><p>The front only 19" Roadrider has a 52 load rating and 5mm tread depth.</p><p>The universal fit 100/90/19 Roadrider has a 5.6 mm tread depth and 57 load rating.</p><p>This size is on my Commando and I really wish I had switched it to an 18" rear rim to take a good sized dedicated rear, as on my Rapides. With the Commando, I get to do lots of tire replacement!</p><p>And the existing 19" rear tire is also overloaded when used for two up touring.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Glen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 122279, member: 2708"] Steve, what is the tread depth of the Bridgestone? Generally those tires designated front only give you very little tread depth, which is good on the front, not so great on the rear. With Avon, the Universal fit are in the middle for tread depth. Again, ok on front , not so great on the back. The dedicated rear tires generally give good tread depth and wear. That's one good reason for switching to an 18" rear rim. Especially nice if running two up. For example, with 18x WM3 or wider rear rim one can run a 4.00 x 18 rear Roadrider which has a 64 load rating and deep tread depth, 7.5 mm. When loaded with luggage and two up, the 64 rear tire load rating right where we're at with the Vincent. When I had a 19" rear rim on the bike , the 4.10x 19 then later 100/90/19 rear tire was loaded well beyond its load capacity rating. The front only 19" Roadrider has a 52 load rating and 5mm tread depth. The universal fit 100/90/19 Roadrider has a 5.6 mm tread depth and 57 load rating. This size is on my Commando and I really wish I had switched it to an 18" rear rim to take a good sized dedicated rear, as on my Rapides. With the Commando, I get to do lots of tire replacement! And the existing 19" rear tire is also overloaded when used for two up touring. Glen [/QUOTE]
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