Tire size question 1999 zx6r

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Old 03-15-2007, 10:27 PM
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Default Tire size question 1999 zx6r

My bike need two new tires. The manual says 120/60 zr17 and 170/60 zr17. Neither of the tires currently on the bike are these sizes. Since these are also hard sizes to find I was wondering what is the range that works?

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Old 03-16-2007, 07:52 AM
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like 70 in front.... im not sure the back(its a 190 now)

 
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Old 03-16-2007, 07:54 AM
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Yes, 120/70-17, 120/65-17 or 120/60-17 for the front and 180/55-17 for the rear. If you want quicker steering, go with the 60 or 65 series in the front.
 
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Old 03-16-2007, 09:39 AM
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Quicker steering vs.??? more stability?
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Old 03-16-2007, 10:09 AM
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Yep, that's the dilemma. The 65 series is the happy mediumor get a steering damper and go 60 series. The 636's come with the 65 series front.
 
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