Ordered commander ll tires today for my custom. Closest available size for the rear is 170/80/15 as apposed to the 180/70/15. I know they are 10mm narrower and 10mm taller. Has anyone else used this size for rear? What is your opinion?
Ordered commander ll tires today for my custom. Closest available size for the rear is 170/80/15 as apposed to the 180/70/15. I know they are 10mm narrower and 10mm taller. Has anyone else used this size for rear? What is your opinion?
Kevin.
08 900 Custom
I have seen some posts over here by folks who used this size. I think the experiences were mostly positive. Someone else also told me that the Commander IIs are great tires.
I did lot of research a few weeks back as I was looking for a better option over the stock Dunlop. I decided for the Bridgestone Exedra MAX - and I could not be happier. What a difference compared to the Dunlops!
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'07 Vulcan 900 Custom, Candy Fire Red
'05 Suzuki DR-Z 400s
I have had a set of commander II's on my LT since early summer and I am very happy with them. The taller profile helped speedometer error and they feel more connected to the road than the oem dunlops.
Thanks for the reply's. I had my head set on the metz's but my bike shop talked me into commander ll's. Stock dunny's still have plenty of tread left at 9k km's but i got the bike at 6k km's and not sure if bike was kept outside alot but there in an abundance of cracks between the tread. I hate not knowing so i will feel better with new rubber being a newb. It will be nice to help correct the speedo thing. Taller profile should help with baron front pulley i ordered aswell to lower rpms a tad on hwy.
I put mine on a couple of months ago and I really love these tires. They are incredible. It rains a LOT here in Louisiana so I wanted a good wet weather tire, and this one is it. I did the front and rear, and while the rear dropped very slightly, it sure feels better. My tires don't wander on tar snakes and gravel like the Dunlops used to. I FEEL safer and the bike handles better, so it's a great deal. You will love them! Avons are good also, but the Michellin tires are a GREAT choice.
Can you possibly show us any pics how the 170/80 tire looks on the bike?
What size did you use in the front?
Strangly enough the 170 is just as wide as the stock dunny 180 but i did read somewhere that the 170 on the stock rim balloons a bit more and even creates a bigger contact path. ( i dont know if thats true but tire is exactly the same distance away as 180 was from belt gaurd)
I put 80/90 on the front as the 90/90 is not availabe for comm ll.
i had to cancell baron front pulley. With the 170 rear tire, i am left with only 1/2 inch clearance on inner fender. The bigger front pulley will shorten belt and move rear tire even more forward and leave no clearance but i should be happy with the difference the bigger tire will make with hwy rpm and speedo correction. I hope.
It's amazing. Indeed, the 170 looks not that narrow at all. I would probably not even say that this is not a stock-size tire.
Is the 0.5 inch inner clearance an issue? It sounds like is getting close, but I guess it is a fixed distance so unless you get a stone or something hard in there, you should be fine, right?
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'07 Vulcan 900 Custom, Candy Fire Red
'05 Suzuki DR-Z 400s
Michelin commander ll
Linear Mode
