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  • #5626
    Re: Tyres

    Originally posted by Rahulbarik View Post
    Tyre pressure is 28 psi at rear for my zapper q.... anything more than that the tyre simoly gives on sudden acceleration... if you give less throttle it is fine. Once you start to blast your throttle wide open mid corner or even sudden power up on lower gears the tyre is done..... had a massive wheelspin on wet road that too with a heavy pillion when shifting from 1st to 2nd... the wheelsin got carried by almost 5-6 metres... simply put it this tyre is strictly for bikes with 17ps power... it cant take 23.5ps... not at all... only good thing is holds great on off-roads

    Sent from my GT-P3100 using Tapatalk HD
    It's real strange, perhaps the tire's thread pattern might have been so slick that it spins out of control. And what's even more strange is the fact that I'm hearing everything topsy turvy as to the spec and advantages of this tire offers. Perhaps you must try dry conditions and see how it fares. But apart from that, power up on low gears on a wet surface will make the wheel spin no matter what tire it is.

    Originally posted by priyank.shishodia View Post
    hello xbhpians, i have apache rtr 160 dd. i have already got its front tyre changed to fy1 but the grip of rear tyre is worst so i am looking for a replacement. Please tell me the available options. i have heard that there is only one zapper c 110/80 17 TL. i am looking for a grippy tyre so please tell. both my tyres are tubeless and my bike is new model with beast eyes agot 17"" front and rear. stock size front 90/90 17 and rear 110/80 17. please tell the available options for rear.
    You can try VYDE or the Ceat VERTIGO Rage for the rear, for better cornering, stick with FY or FY1 all these are good tires.

    Originally posted by fatichar View Post
    I finally changed my rear tyre to Dunlop. There is a shortage of FZ tyres in Pune. This was the only one I could get. It is taller than the stock MRF one, and is almost touching the mudguard. The mechanic advised to get the mudguard removed for a couple of months. What do you guys suggest?
    I guess you're using the Dunlop Tuff Grip, if I reckon since you've mentioned Dunlop and I guess you're referring to the fender, if it touches get it removed, that' absolutely not a problem.

    Cheers!
    VJ
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    The girl said, 'NO!'


    And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


    THE END

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    • #5627
      Re: Tyres

      @ RAKESH thanks for the reply. as the stock rim is small will upgrading to 120 not make the profile more rounder and decrease stability? at front firstly i have got zapper fx 100/80 and experienced the same problem. in zapper vyde and zapper q which is better? are these both available in 120? what if i lower to 100? and how is zapper c 110/80 stock of dazzler? budget doesnt matter i am looking for grippier rubber which increase stability and confidence at high speeds as the wheelbase of apache is small it is not stable at high speeds specially corners.

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      • #5628
        Re: Tyres

        Today i changed front tyre of my p220 to ceat zoom-f 90/90-17 tubeless . Will post pic tomorrow as its dark now .

        But i am facing a problem now . Front disk is making screeching sound now . It was not coming before but after fitting new tyre it started . Whats wrong ?? And solution ?? Disk pads are not worn out. I checked

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        • #5629
          Re: Tyres

          Originally posted by dhillon7 View Post
          Today i changed front tyre of my p220 to ceat zoom-f 90/90-17 tubeless . Will post pic tomorrow as its dark now .

          But i am facing a problem now . Front disk is making screeching sound now . It was not coming before but after fitting new tyre it started . Whats wrong ?? And solution ?? Disk pads are not worn out. I checked
          The problem is when they fitted back the wheel they did not align so that the disk goes between the pads. Instead they have pushed the pads to one side and fitted the wheel such that the disk is outside the page. Take it to a local mechanic and ask him to remove the caliper assembly and fit it back properly

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          • #5630
            Re: Tyres

            Originally posted by dhillon7 View Post
            Today i changed front tyre of my p220 to ceat zoom-f 90/90-17 tubeless . Will post pic tomorrow as its dark now .

            But i am facing a problem now . Front disk is making screeching sound now . It was not coming before but after fitting new tyre it started . Whats wrong ?? And solution ?? Disk pads are not worn out. I checked
            Sagarpadki is right, get your brake pads slack adjusted properly. Brake pads need calibration before they are installed in any vehicle that comes with disc brakes. And unfortunately most just remove and then install it back. Once they remove the pressure is released from the pads and they extend a little from their place and cause uneveness inside the caliper, get it rectified by correct slackness it should be all right.

            Plus once you change the tires, the tires must be aligned like they do for a car.

            Cheers!
            VJ
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            The girl said, 'NO!'


            And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


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            • #5631
              Re: Tyres

              Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

              Plus once you change the tires, the tires must be aligned like they do for a car.

              Cheers!
              VJ
              Will get slack adjusted tomorrow .

              Unfortunately in my town noone has the machines to align bike wheels .they have only for cars .
              Do svc have them ?

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              • #5632
                Re: Tyres

                Originally posted by dhillon7 View Post
                Will get slack adjusted tomorrow .

                Unfortunately in my town noone has the machines to align bike wheels .they have only for cars .
                Do svc have them ?
                As to my knolwedge, I don't think SVCs have them, at the most they just replace the tires, upon request. But you can ask them, or ask them to guide you if they know any shops who do the alignment, that's how I got hold of it in my local town, but I had to drive 100 KMS for that, and totally 200 up/down.

                Cheers!
                VJ
                Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
                The girl said, 'NO!'


                And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


                THE END

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                • #5633
                  Re: Tyres

                  Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                  As to my knolwedge, I don't think SVCs have them, at the most they just replace the tires, upon request. But you can ask them, or ask them to guide you if they know any shops who do the alignment, that's how I got hold of it in my local town, but I had to drive 100 KMS for that, and totally 200 up/down.

                  Cheers!
                  VJ
                  Is it possible to do balancing on machine made for cars? ?

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                  • #5634
                    Re: Tyres

                    Originally posted by vvk1987 View Post
                    Is it possible to do balancing on machine made for cars? ?

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                    Nope! The one used for car requires the wheel to be calibrated from all four corners, and the sensors determine the angle of the wheel to the ground, two wheelers are different.

                    Cheers!
                    VJ
                    Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
                    The girl said, 'NO!'


                    And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


                    THE END

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                    • #5635
                      Re: Tyres

                      Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                      Nope! The one used for car requires the wheel to be calibrated from all four corners, and the sensors determine the angle of the wheel to the ground, two wheelers are different.

                      Cheers!
                      VJ
                      By balancing are you referring to alignment? If so I think shops that align wheels for cars will also do for bikes, atleast the one that I know of does.

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                      • #5636
                        Re: Tyres

                        Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                        As to my knolwedge, I don't think SVCs have them, at the most they just replace the tires, upon request. But you can ask them, or ask them to guide you if they know any shops who do the alignment, that's how I got hold of it in my local town, but I had to drive 100 KMS for that, and totally 200 up/down.

                        Cheers!
                        VJ
                        Will visit svc . How much it cost u for alignment ?
                        If they dont have any information then will have to stay without aligning .Any major problem then ?

                        And here the pic of tyre . Its 90/90-17 tubeless (tubeless is written on tyre ) ceat zoom-f .
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                        • #5637
                          Re: Tyres

                          Originally posted by Ezilkannan View Post
                          By balancing are you referring to alignment? If so I think shops that align wheels for cars will also do for bikes, atleast the one that I know of does.

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                          Yes it's basically the same, you need not do it for your new R15, only when either of the tires are removed and then installed, especially when fitted with a new tire.

                          Originally posted by dhillon7 View Post
                          Will visit svc . How much it cost u for alignment ?
                          If they dont have any information then will have to stay without aligning .Any major problem then ?

                          And here the pic of tyre . Its 90/90-17 tubeless (tubeless is written on tyre ) ceat zoom-f .
                          Costed 300 bucks. Alignment is not a big deal, if you can do them, that's good, else nothing to worry.

                          Cheers!
                          VJ
                          Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
                          The girl said, 'NO!'


                          And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


                          THE END

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                          • #5638
                            Re: Tyres

                            Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                            Yes it's basically the same, you need not do it for your new R15, only when either of the tires are removed and then installed, especially when fitted with a new tire.
                            I didnt do it for my bike. My friend got his done there, just wanted to mention that they also align bikes at these shops.


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                            Last edited by Ezilkannan; 10-28-2013, 02:34 PM.
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                            • #5639
                              Re: Tyres

                              @Ezilkannan : Can you please post a brief review of the tyre? It looks exactly like the kind I am looking for, which is to handle off roads well! There are very few dual purpose options for front at 17 inch. But want to know if it is bad in dry tarmac. And what was the cost?

                              Surprisingly, nobody does wheel alignment/balancing for two wheels in Blore!! I searched everywhere and all of them do for four wheelers only.
                              Last edited by Adarsh_Bk; 10-28-2013, 04:43 PM.
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                              • #5640
                                Re: Tyres

                                Originally posted by Adarsh_Bk View Post
                                @Ezilkannan : Can you please post a brief review of the tyre? It looks exactly like the kind I am looking for, which is to handle off roads well! There are very few dual purpose options for front at 17 inch. But want to know if it is bad in dry tarmac. And what was the cost?

                                Surprisingly, nobody does wheel alignment/balancing for two wheels in Blore!! I searched everywhere and all of them do for four wheelers only.
                                I dont know about that tire bro. I havent used it. I was just mentioning that some shops that do alignment for cars do it for bikes too (The Bridgestone near my place did it for one of my friends' bike. As far as I have heard, if the tires are good for offroading they wont be equally good in flat tarmac and vice versa. Maybe there are some dual purpose ones, but I havent heard of/seen any.

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