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i have a 1973 kawasaki g3ss 90cc.
according to the owners manual, stock tires were 2.75 x 18
the tires that are on there are 3.00 x 18.
front tire has LOTS of rubber and NO sun damage as it has spent the last 20 years in a garage (not being ridden at all).
rear tire needs replacing immediately due to very low tread.
with those numbers, can i assume that these are bias ply tires ?
if they are bias ply, does the same rule apply to two-wheelers as to cars/trucks ... i.e. no mixing of bias and radial ? (obviously i am thinking of using the existing front tire if possible).
what was gained or lost by going away from the 2.75" to the 3.00" ?
what size should i replace it (them) with, keeping in mind that this is going to be ridden 99% city, 99% solo, with only the occasional, short, stretch of highway use.
thanks
joe
according to the owners manual, stock tires were 2.75 x 18
the tires that are on there are 3.00 x 18.
front tire has LOTS of rubber and NO sun damage as it has spent the last 20 years in a garage (not being ridden at all).
rear tire needs replacing immediately due to very low tread.
with those numbers, can i assume that these are bias ply tires ?
if they are bias ply, does the same rule apply to two-wheelers as to cars/trucks ... i.e. no mixing of bias and radial ? (obviously i am thinking of using the existing front tire if possible).
what was gained or lost by going away from the 2.75" to the 3.00" ?
what size should i replace it (them) with, keeping in mind that this is going to be ridden 99% city, 99% solo, with only the occasional, short, stretch of highway use.
thanks
joe