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Old 03-12-2010, 10:09 AM   #1
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I know the typo has already been pointed out, but now I can't stop picturing an R6 with a 70" wheel on the front.
It will match his bicycle.

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Old 03-12-2010, 10:32 AM   #2
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It will never feel right. You could measure from the axle to the ground with the 70 series and then try and lower the forks in the tripple clamps to restore ride height but it would screw with your rake and trail numbers enough that it would feel like crap. My ZX6R came stocke with a 65 series front and I had to adjust the other way to install a 70 series...
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Old 03-12-2010, 10:52 AM   #3
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It will never feel right. You could measure from the axle to the ground with the 70 series and then try and lower the forks in the tripple clamps to restore ride height but it would screw with your rake and trail numbers enough that it would feel like crap. My ZX6R came stocke with a 65 series front and I had to adjust the other way to install a 70 series...
Would it also lessen your max lean angle? Seems to me it would but I don't know for sure.
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Old 03-23-2010, 01:30 AM   #4
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60 series still comes on the R6S and '04 and older R6s. Turn-in is stupid fast. It would work, yes. Will he like it, probably not.
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Old 03-23-2010, 08:57 AM   #5
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60 series still comes on the R6S and '04 and older R6s. Turn-in is stupid fast. It would work, yes. Will he like it, probably not.
Actually, he loves it. Its just a tire to him....
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Old 03-23-2010, 09:21 PM   #6
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Actually, he loves it. Its just a tire to him....
Well alright then.
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