I am looking for tires and wondering if anyone could post pictures of the front and rear tire if you have Pirelli Sport demons. I just want to see how they look on the GS.

Cheers

Quote from: bulletproofcycleI just want to see how they look on the GS.

Round.

Front:


Rear:

On the bike:




Shameless photo whoring. Woop.

Thanks for the pics guys!

Is it me or does the Sport demon have more tread depth in the rear than a Battlax BT45?

I don't have any good shots of the rear...    And I didn't ride in today...  

But, here's a (crappy) far away shot of the both:



If you want a better shot of the rear, I can see about taking one.  

Quote from: bulletproofcycleThanks for the pics guys!

Is it me or does the Sport demon have more tread depth in the rear than a Battlax BT45?

They are about the same, the rear BT45s all have 9/32 tread depth except the OEM BT45 for the GS500F which only has 8/32 depth.

Some of the rear Demons have 7.0 mm depth, some including the 130/70/17 have a 6.7 depth, and a few have 6.5 mm depth.

7 mm = .276"
6.7 mm = .264"
6.5 mm = .256"

9/32=.281
8/32=.250

Hi  
Here you can see a rear demon (on the left) and an old michelin (don't ask me the model.... )


And here is the front one


By the way, Pirellis are so good in my opinion. I love Demons, I enjoy more my bike now that I put them on.  :kiss:

WOW....
black and round....

Alpha...
are those the stock sizes on your bike.
I am debating between a 140/70 17 and a 130/70 17.
thanks.

I"ve got a 17X70X17 ont he back of mine. But right now it's caked in mud from riding trhought  the yard to the garage where i store it.

Jake

Quote from: scootr9718 on February 06, 2006, 04:04:58 PM
Alpha...
are those the stock sizes on your bike.
I am debating between a 140/70 17 and a 130/70 17.
thanks.

Yup, stock sizes indeed. 130/70 rear and the 110/70 front. D'ya want a shot from the rear so you can see a more comparative size?

Previously when I bought a rear tire, I went for a 140/80-17...but it's a bit higher than I thought, this time, I wanted to go with a tire that's closer to stock...but I do like the idea of a bit wider contact patch....
on that note, what would the main difference be from 140/70-17 to 130/70-17?

Quote from: scootr9718 on February 07, 2006, 10:17:38 AM
what would the main difference be from 140/70-17 to 130/70-17?

tire width if im not mistaken