Go and get the M45 ASAP,Michelin has stopped the production of M45 and started producing Sirac 100/90-18 for India,New news from tire dealer!

Thanks for the update. I will get it tommorow itself.

my colleague put wider than stock kings tyre at opera house. He is loving the grip and performance.

Guyz please tell me about the Tuff-Up tube.......can i use that in my tubeless tyre...? Will my worry of instant deflation on puncture be addressed by the tuff-up tube.

Honda TuffUp tube is 3.0 * 18 size,So i wont recommend you to put that tube in a 130/70-17 tire.

guyz due to unavailability of michelin here in lko and vns, im thinking to go for ceat.
how are ceat gripp 3.00 X 18 for front and ceat vertigo sport 120/80 18 for rear in ZMR?

I heard there is some solution, which you can put in your tube to prevent it from deflating in case of a puncture....something similar to what the tuffup tube does......please let me know.

it is a liquid kind of thing, that seals of puntures, you have to put it inside tube. sealin is one such brand.

I am about to change both the front and rear tyres on my ZMA. I have decided to go for Michelin M45 3*18 and M45 4*18 for the front and rear, and have fixed a deal with a dealer too. He quoted Rs. 1650 and Rs. 2100 for the 3*18, 4*18 respectively (one of those "last piece deals", so cant quote the place ).

I had also spoken to some other dealers and almost none had M45s in stock. And they suggested getting the Sirac Street (2.75*18 for front @ Rs. 1700, 100/90 for the rear @ Rs. ~2500). All the dealers who didnt have M45s spoke a LOT about the goodness of the Sirac street tyres. Dont know if Sirac street is actually way better than M45s or whether they were just marketing their goods.

So now, confused between M45 and Sirac streets. If Sirac streets are indeed good, then please suggest suitable tyre size for the same to be used on ZMA. And if any good alternatives, please guide me. My riding will mostly be Bangalore Tarmac roads with good amount of gravel guaranteed because of bad roads, and weekend rides again on tarmac(wet and dry).

PS: Also please suggest Tubeless tyres for ZMA with the suitable size. If TL tyres dont affect the mileage and grip to a very high extent, I might get Tubeless tyres instead. I am not too keen about Pirelli Sports demons as they wear out too quickly (~10k kms?), bit pricey, and affect the fuel efficiency by a good deal because of the weight, please correct me if I am wrong. Again I am looking for good grip on dry and wet tarmac (and maybe tarmac with gravel too if its not too much to ask for. )

Tyres comes in several combination of sizes, profile, compound, weight etc. Some tyres have low profiles. So even if its wide, the overall diameter is small. So acceleration should not be affected as the diameter remains almost same as stock. In some case the tyres are much wider but diameter is smaller than stock. Though low profiles are preferred for performance, they compromize on ride quality. Weight also depends on the construction and compound being used. Performance tyres are usually very light, but will wear out fast. Most of the tyres available locally are meant for durability. Though In India, our choices are limited so you may not get what you want.

Fitting a 120 on Karizma is not a good idea as the rims are very thin. Thin rims will not make a 120 tyre as wide as it was suppose to. It will increase the tyre profile and make the overall diameter slightly bigger than intended. So you need wider rims. A 120 tyre on Zma stock rims will not result as wide as on wider rims like p220 rims. After market rims in India are pathetic, besides you MAY have to make small modification. Wider stock rims are mostly available in only 17" (e.g pulsay 220, fazer). Though this would mean changing a whole lots of things. Since changing rear to 17" will require changing the front as well. This means changing the front forks as well as the entire disk brake assembly. rear sprockets to compensate the smaller wheel, rear drums brakes. Its quiet a project. I still have no idea why Zma/Zmr are still using 18" when most bikes are using 17", even those 1000cc.

Thanks Prince......will lookout for it.
Is this commonly available in auto shops? I am based in Mumbai....any pointers will be helpful.

Thats a nice price for M45's, go get it .
PSD con's:Pricey,less FE(-1),bad offroading capability, tyre lifetime(15k)
PSD pro's: excellent grip on wet or dry tarmac

Michelin Stopped production of M45!

Searched for M45 for rear in my ZMA. Was unsuccesful so, settled in for MRF ZAPPER Q 110/90-18. The dry tarmac grip is good enough. Have to chk the grip on wet roads.

Its Bad...take care while riding on wet roads mate !!!