18 inch wheels & tyres

[Muzzab]

Hi,

I was wondering what tyres and sizes people were running on standard 18 inch sopked wheels.

Cheers
Muzza

[Muzzab]

Should read "spoked" :Oops:

[Buddha#81]

Should read "spoked" :Oops:

Bridgestone BT39's. Ditch the 18's for 17" wheels and slicks, best money you will ever spend and possibly cheaper than 18" stickys!

[sidwyz]

I've been using bt45's 100/90, 90/90, I used to use dunlop tt900 good if you can find em.

[RDjase]

Hi,

I was wondering what tyres and sizes people were running on standard 18 inch sopked wheels.

Cheers
Muzza

Pirelli Sport Demons work well. my post classic LC has 18 by 1.85 wheels front and rear, 100/90 front(suposed to be a 90) and 110/80 rear, You cant get a 90 tho, but if you do want to run a 90 they are available in BT45 Brigdestones

[RDjase]

I've been using bt45's 100/90, 90/90, I used to use dunlop tt900 good if you can find em.

Can you still get TT900s ? A mate had them on his his RZ posty bike, i remember something(very vaugely) about them not being made anymore

[quallman1234]

Ive heard that too, but you can't really tell untill you go and hit up someone who can get dunlops in.

Basically everyone used to use them on RG150's/KR150's but ive noticed a decline over the last couple of years.
The BT39SS seems to be the way too go these days. You can get them in 18's. I hear they are pretty sticky too.

Refer here

http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/484-bridgestone_road_sport/1510-bridgestone_bt_39.aspx

[RDjase]

Ive heard that too, but you can't really tell untill you go and hit up someone who can get dunlops in.

Basically everyone used to use them on RG150's/KR150's but ive noticed a decline over the last couple of years.
The BT39SS seems to be the way too go these days. You can get them in 18's. I hear they are pretty sticky too.

Refer here

http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/484-bridgestone_road_sport/1510-bridgestone_bt_39.aspx

So they make BT39s in 18 now? (my crap PC keeps crashing when use that link, will look tomorro at work) you never used to be able to, had to use BT45s they are nice sticky tyres the BT39 and BT39ss

[quallman1234]

B/stone r 100/90 18 b39r sstl
b/stone r 250 18 bt39ss

[Muzzab]

Bridgestone BT39's. Ditch the 18's for 17" wheels and slicks, best money you will ever spend and possibly cheaper than 18" stickys!

I keep looking on Trademe but nothing suiting my limited budget appears.

[Muzzab]

I've been using bt45's 100/90, 90/90, I used to use dunlop tt900 good if you can find em.


I'm curious about the sizing. My bucket has a 2.75 x 18 front and a 3.00 x 18 rear. But, my parts bike has 3.00 x 18 front and a 3.25 x 18 rear.

Are they similar to 100/90 or 90/90?
I use BT45's on my road bike and like them.
The bucket has a BT39 on the front, and a perilli city demon on the back.

Cheers
Muzza

[sidwyz]

That sounds a lot bigger than what im running,

Im not sure about the proper sizing,
but im running 1.40 x 18 front(90/90/18) and 1.60 rear(100/90/18).

Not sure how the measurments are taken cause when I throw my rule across the rim it comes up with a much bigger no.

But thats just what is stamped into the rim.

I brought a new bt45 and for the cost wish I had just spent $$ getting 17" rims instead, but alas they work great for me and I might as well get my moneys worth out of em!!