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#1 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:00 pm

I have been looking on M&P's website for BT45's and they only come in "H" rating in my sizes (3.25/19 - 4.00/18) Has anyone used the same rating on their Z1's. Not that I expect to be going anywhere near the 130mph rating.

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#2 PostAuthor: steve bowdler » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:52 pm

You will have an insurance issue with putting an H rated tyre on. :roll:
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#3 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:57 pm

steve bowdler wrote:You will have an insurance issue with putting an H rated tyre on. :roll:


I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks, I will keep searching for another tyre.
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#4 PostAuthor: steve bowdler » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:27 pm

Having said that in one of the books I have they state H rated tyres up to speeds of 130 so the tyre in M&P sshould be fine and no Insurance prob :oops:
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#5 PostAuthor: london calling » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:25 pm

Martin check out the metric sizes which are 100/90 x 19 and 120/90 x 18.
I think you'll have more chance of finding these in V rated.
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#6 PostAuthor: Big Fluff » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:28 pm

Have you thought of Pirelli Demon Sport tyres.?
These are available in V-rated format and a multitude of sizes.
I use them on the Saxon Turbo and they are bloody brilliant.!
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#7 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:52 pm

london calling wrote:Martin check out the metric sizes which are 100/90 x 19 and 120/90 x 18.
I think you'll have more chance of finding these in V rated.


Thanks, I keep forgetting about the metric sizes.
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#8 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:54 pm

Big Fluff wrote:Have you thought of Pirelli Demon Sport tyres.?
These are available in V-rated format and a multitude of sizes.
I use them on the Saxon Turbo and they are bloody brilliant.!


Never had pirelli's on any bike but I will take a look at them. I was always a Dunlop user.
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#9 PostAuthor: tlc » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:51 pm

The correct tyres are 3.25H19 front and
4.00H18 rear.

You will find BT45`s excellent and Kawasaki never fitted a V rated tyre to the Z1 or 1000 A series.
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#10 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:55 pm

tailiftchris wrote:The correct tyres are 3.25H19 front and
4.00H18 rear.

You will find BT45`s excellent and Kawasaki never fitted a V rated tyre to the Z1 or 1000 A series.


It looks like BT45's then, I can get them a lot cheaper than those Pirelli Demons :shock:
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