I was looking at getting a Avon Distanza front and rear tire, I like the fact that they are 80% street, 20% dirt. They don't have them in factory sizes. I was thinking 120/70 front and 140/70 rear? Any thoughts?

 

How many miles did you get out of the original tire?

 

2900.... and ran over a gigantic spike/nail.... anyone wanna host the pic...

 

Sorry to hear that.

 

that is really freaking wide, like wantabe sumo status. i would try something more like a 110/80 or 90 and go from there.

edit: now that i think about it, is it a sumo? or an enduro? sumo you might be ok, i have no clue about them.

 

What about the D606? I'm looking at getting a new rear tire as well too. I don't like the knobby feel on the road of the Pirelli MT 21 Scorpions that I have.

 

When I switched over to the Kenda's I ran a 90/90-21 up front and the 120/80-18 in the rear. These were the closest sizes to the OEM tires.

 

I've seen the rear tire shown as being 100/100 -18.

 

Just ordered my D606 today from dennis kirk for $77. I've been looking around and they are by far the cheapest. Also free shipping. Part's unlimited was $139 while most places were in the mid 80's. I also ordered all of the tire changing tools from dennis kirk. I've never ordered from them before and what a great experience. The phone rang 2 times and I got a person, not an automated phone system.

 

Let me know how you like the 606 once you have it on, I'm running DOT knobbys right now(Pirelli MT 21 Scorpion I believe) and they are not very comfortable to ride with on the road.