NEW TIRE=NEW BIKE

[RSalvarez 0]

HI, I INSTALL A NEW 130-80-17 , BEFORE I USE THE MICHELIN 606 SAME SIZE, NOW A MAXIS AND I SEE THIS CHANGES

FIRST THE SIZE IS LIKE 120 100 17, THIS RISE THE REAR SECCTION OF THE BIKE ( I REDUCE ALL THE PRELOAD TO FEEL FINE), BUT STILL HEAVY IN FRONT AND EASY TO TURN ON STREETS , BUT IN SAND WAS THE BIG DISASTER, I TRY SOME WHEELIES AND NO WAY, CANT BE DONE I FEEL LIKE A TRACTOR MAKING DITCH OR ROUTES ON THE SAND, SO THIS MEAN FOR ME ONE THING

THE WEIGHT RELATION ON A BIKE FOR OFF ROAD WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FRONT FORK RELATION TO THE VERTICAL AND THE DISTIBUTION OF THE WEIGHT SO WE NEED ALL THE POSIBLE IN THE REAR TO GET GOOD TRACTION AND SOME ON THE FRON TO CONTROL THE BIKE, SO ON THIS IS MY CONCLUSION

IF YOU WANT TO FLY OVER THE SAND NEED A WEIGHT AND BALANCE VERIFICATION AND TIRE AREA MEASUREMENT, WILL DIVIDE THE WEIGHT WITH THE AREA THIS WILL BE THE PRESURE OVER THE GROUND, MAYBE THATS WHY SOME BIKES ON THE PLATE INDICATE LIKE THE CARS THE WEIGHT ON THE FRONT AND ON THE REAR

CONCLUSION 2, THE BIKE GEOMETRY AFFECT ON THE RIDING CONDITIONS.

[sandiegoland 0]

CONCLUSION 2, THE BIKE GEOMETRY AFFECT ON THE RIDING CONDITIONS.

Absolutely. Small changes in the forks can make a phenominal difference in cross-winds too.

Refresh our memories... what bike did you make these changes on?

[carguy 1]

RSalvarez Posted Today, 01:42 PM BEFORE I USE THE MICHELIN 606 SAME SIZE

Does Mitchelin make a 606 too, is it any good?

[RSalvarez 0]

HI, THE BIKE IS A F650GSD, THE TIRE IS NOT A 606 WAS A T66X , I FIND THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION STICKER 577 REAR 260 FRONT , I WILL SEARCH 2 SCALES TO TEST, DID YOUR BIKES HAVE THIS STICKER I LIKE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RELATION IN THE WEIGHT RELATION AND THE BIKE CLASIFICATION AND OFF ROAD PERFORMANCE, BASED ON THIS APRECIATION LIGHT FRONT END= GOOD ALL TERRAIN TRACTION AND HANDLING.... COULD BE??????