Tire Conversion Tables
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Written by Mr Tidy
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Friday, 11 June 2004 |
Reprinted by Permission from Mr Tidy's Tech Tips
TIRE CONVERSION TABLES: (Road Star OEM in bold-italics) Thanks to Bob Cody |
Metric |
Alpha |
Inch |
Metric |
Alpha |
Inch |
80/90 |
MH90 |
2.50/2.75 |
110/90 |
MP85 |
4.50/4.75 |
90/90 |
MJ90 |
2.75/3.00 |
120/90 |
MR90 |
4.50/4.75 |
100/90 |
MM90 |
3.25/3.50 |
130/80 |
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5.00/5.10 |
110/90 |
MN90 |
3.75/4.00 |
130/90 |
MT90 |
5.00/5.10 |
120/80 |
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4.25/4.50 |
140/80 |
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5.50/6.00 |
120/90 |
MR90 |
4.25/4.50 |
140/90 |
MU90 |
5.50/6.00 |
130/90 |
MT90 |
5.00/5.10 |
150/80 |
MV85 |
6.00/6.25 |
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150/90 |
MV85 |
6.00/6.25 |
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160/80 |
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6.80/7.00 |
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180/55 |
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7.00/7.25 |
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200/60 |
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7.90/8.00 |
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230/50 |
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9.50 |
Size |
Rim |
OAW |
OAD |
120/80V16 |
2.75 |
4.7 |
23.8 |
130/90H16 |
3.00 |
5.0 |
25.4 |
130/90V16 |
3.00 |
5.2 |
25.0 |
500S16 |
3.00 |
5.2 |
26.4 |
MT90H16 |
3.00 |
5.3 |
25.3 |
130/90H16 |
3.00 |
5.4 |
25.8 |
140/90H16 |
3.50 |
5.8 |
25.6 |
140/80VB16 |
3.50 |
5.9 |
24.8 |
140/90H16 |
3.50 |
6.0 |
25.8 |
150/80V16 |
3.50 |
6.2 |
25.4 |
160/80H16 |
4.00 |
6.4 |
26.1 |
160/80H16 |
4.00 |
6.8 |
26.1 |
200/60VB16 |
5.50 |
7.9 |
25.9 |
120/80V18 |
2.75 |
4.8 |
25.9 |
120/90V18 |
2.75 |
4.8 |
26.4 |
120/90H18 |
2.75 |
4.8 |
26.4 |
130/80V18 |
3.00 |
5.2 |
26.3 |
130/70VB18 |
3.50 |
5.4 |
25.4 |
150/70VB18 |
4.00 |
5.9 |
26.2 |
140/70V18 |
4.00 |
6.1 |
25.7 |
170/60VB18 |
4.50 |
6.9 |
26.0 |
180/55VB18 |
5.50 |
7.0 |
26.3 |
230/50X15 |
7.0-8.0 |
9.5 |
25.3 |
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This information and procedure is provided
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suitability of this procedure. You assume all risks associated
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Any type of modification or service work on your motorcycle should
always
be performed by a
professional mechanic.
If performed incorrectly,
this procedure may
endanger the safety of you and others
on your motorcycle and possibly
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