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any good tyre for front in pulsar 220f,i want in 90 size,any suggestions,is any michelin avaible in 90 size???mrf nylogrip 90 is it a good fr front in 220????

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You can go for Zapper FY1 90/80 17.

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Contrary to most negativity about TVS, Eurogrip is nothing but TVS Rubbers manufactured for exports, but Eurogrip is not worse as such, it;s has its own advantages and disadvantages, even after 75k the front tire of my TVS still has some juice left, though it is scary at times, I am just running it till it goes flat, but still goes on and on.

But to your point. I use 100/90 as opposed to 100/80 and straight line stability has improved a lot. But in your case, you can try the 120/80, it will fit, but you'll have to squeeze it in. In my bike's case, it rear was so puny that it fishtailed most of the time, when there was a slight thread wear. But don't exceed so much so that the tire itself becomes a part that it adds load to the engine. Just don't overdo, the tire guy most of the times, they know what they are talking about. So bottomline, you can go ahead. And for both offroad and onroad performance look none other than CEAT, that darn tire has good wet grip.

Stick with stock the stock is FS Zapper 90/90 and does the job very good. Michelin and PSDs are avlbl, but they are a tad costlier and offer very good traction.

Cheers!
VJ

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Get tye michelin pilot sporty 90/90 for front... sticks like leech Nd cost same as stock

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Yes Praful, Pilot sporty and leech is true. We have it on our race bike and they stick like a leech. We did not get a chance to try the grip in wet conditions but the tyre does have some serious grip all the way to the edge. One good part of the tyre that we noticed is that the carcass gets heated evenly and becomes sticky even if the edge grip is not used much.

We had the Pilot Sporty at MMSC for a whole weekend and the tyre wear was better than the MRF that we had used at Kari. I believe K Rajini also uses the same on his machine.

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I've been using the Pilot Sporty for about 6 months on the 220 now, and I'd rate the dry grip to be at par with MRF. Wet grip is just abysmal on the Pilot Sporty.

BUT, there are different versions of the Pilot Sporty. What you may be using is the older thai version which has a tread pattern like this :-




But what is currently sold in the market in 90/90 & 100/80 has a tread pattern like this :-

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Yup, the latter one is what we are using. Group C rules mandate usage of Indian components.

Im not sure on why your Pilot Sporty does not have any grip but our experience with this has been good.

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Track conditions = High Speeds = Hot Tyres = Superb Grip

Real world conditions = Slower speeds + Gravel on roads + Water on Road = Not so high running temperatures = Scary stuff


I am actually shitting bricks on hair pins in the ghats with these tyres, that's why I said that especially in turns the tyres are bad.

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[MENTION=10473]Praful[/MENTION]. So this leads to my next question. Even after zeroing on the CEAT, my Vic's front tire is up for a change, so what would one suggest. You know I live in Ooty, where the roads are almost always a potpourri. I've zeroed in on CEAT segment. But it being a 2.75x18 and this falls in both the 80/90 and 90/90 but I am planning to install the latter. Any good tires for this in the Michelin range I am thinking of 2.75-18 42P SIRAC STREET IND, any pointers. I really want a good front grip on this particular bike's as it's front end is a dangerous compadre of mine for losing grip at the least time you think of.

Cheers!
VJ

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A 2.75 sized tyre is actually just ~70mm which is still way lesser than a 80/90 or even a 90/90 size tyre.

I don't know about Ceat or Michelins but you could look at MRFs, ZMA also has the same front tyre size.

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thanx mate for ur help

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Hello fellow members, I ride a 2008 discover 135(w/disc) whose stock tire sizes are,
Front : 2.75-17
Rear : 100/90-17
I've ridden 38,000 km with them.
The rear tire started loosing the line while cornering, so changed to Zapper Q 100/90-17 800 km back.
The front tire although looks bald has a little juice on dry road, but almost useless on wet tarmac.
So I've decided to change them.
The usage will be on 30% highway(occasional long rides) & 70% commuting inside city.
My requirements,
1. Should provide decent grip on wet tarmac.
2. Should not loose traction on medium-hard(not panic) braking.
Kindly guide me..

Also the silencer has started to wear out near the exhaust opening area. Should I change to any slipon exhaust? Will this yield any performance diff. On my discover?

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Hi All,

Hope the current gen Hunk are coming with Tubeless tyres. Can tubeless tyres be fitted with old model(2007) Hunk without any modifications to the alloys wheels and is it a worthy modification?. How much does the MRF rear tubeless tyres cost in Bangalore. I have seen in few review sites that even tubes are put inside the tubeless tyres. Does it really serve any purpose or is such a case possible?

-Ashwhin.

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Yes, Praful. I was jiggling through the same, but I wanted something in Ceat, as most of them are vouching for it. But thanks for the help mate.

The silencer getting worn out at the end is a common issue with most bikes. When it rips apart totally then the sound changes and though there might not be significant performance drops but the bike will get noisy and worse still, if any shard falls intoward the silencer it can be a rain pain in the arse. Get it welded or change it to a new one or stock exhaust. There is as such no need for a slip on.

Try the CEAT currently I am zeroing in on the CEAT for my front tire change, and you can try DUNLOP GEOCRUSIER tire, which I am using the same spec, really good tire, really nice grip, though a bit harder, but it does it's job well.

Cheers!
VJ