[Ducati] 900 SP tires

[Jim Calandro]

Front rim is 3.4" on both bikes.  The CR has the 120/60 and the SP the 
120/70.  I think the smaller front tire was to match the smaller rear tire 
which I think was a 160.

Jim
Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Pagliaroli" <ajpags at gmail.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] 900 SP tires


> Is the stock front tire on those bikes a 120?  Seems like it could
> easily run a 110 up there given the weight/power and handling
> characteristics.  Of course, that's without knowing the front rim size
> though.
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:22 PM, Rob Allen <ducati.rob at gmail.com> wrote:
>> My SS ran best on 170/60's.  I'd switched at one point to 180/55's on the
>> stock 5.5" rims and it was okay, but the 170's felt...I dunno...righter.
>> The thing that REALLY messed me up was accidentally buying a 120/60 for 
>> the
>> front instead of the intended 120/70.  I despised the way it handled 
>> after
>> that and it took me a while to figure out I'd spooned on the wrong size
>> tire.
>>
>> When I had the 748, I believe it had 180/55's on it and that bike handled
>> like a dream from the day I bought it until the sad day I sold it.  I'd 
>> have
>> to ride a 749 and an 848 to decide if those were better handling bikes 
>> than
>> my 748 -- but it'd be hard to believe.
>>
>> Okay, so I'm digressing a bit.  I guess my point is that I've ridden an 
>> SS
>> with 180's that didn't feel quite right, and a superbike with 180's that
>> felt perfect.  Honestly I think you'd want to try it before you decide, 
>> as
>> it's all about "feel" and what one person thinks feels right might feel 
>> all
>> wrong to someone else.  Point of order, though, Don: your '96 SS is an 
>> SP,
>> right?  I think the SS/CR had a 5" rear rim, and you don't want to put a 
>> 180
>> on a 5" rim.
>>
>> --
>> -- Rob Allen
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