Done did the Deed

Ordered my GYTT 205/60/16 today from www.discounttiredirect.com out the door $124.00
Have the "F" with 880 on front. Already rubbing knees, so I guess I'll be rubbing elbows too

If the bike in your avatar is yours, you ordered the wrong size tire... the F models have 18" rims.... you need a Toyo T1R 215/45/18

Ordered the right tire. Other "F" riders on this site have the GYTT 205/60/16, so that's what I ordered. I don't think all those guys where wrong. Different makers apparently size their tires in a different fashion, but they all seem to fit as long as you follow others who have already done the switch to car tires.

1800carl wrote:Ordered the right tire. Other "F" riders on this site have the GYTT 205/60/16, so that's what I ordered. I don't think all those guys where wrong. Different makers apparently size their tires in a different fashion, but they all seem to fit as long as you follow others who have already done the switch to car tires.

The only 1800 that has different rims is the F model and it does require 18" tire! All "other" 1800's require a 16" tire!
Unless I am very mistaken!!!

.................bobby

IF YOU HAVE A F MODEL WITH A 16inch rear wheel then somebody has your stock 18inch rear wheel....toyo t1r 215/45zr/18 is what i run on my F model.......good luck..ESKIMO

Size includes the width, aspect ratio and wheel diameter . These three measurments will be universal no matter what brand of tyre you'r looking at There's a lot of room for experimentation and error in this realm, so tread with care.

1800carl wrote:Ordered the right tire. Other "F" riders on this site have the GYTT 205/60/16, so that's what I ordered. I don't think all those guys where wrong. Different makers apparently size their tires in a different fashion, but they all seem to fit as long as you follow others who have already done the switch to car tires.

I'm sorry, but I am positive you are mistaken. Mine is an F and I know all F models (and ONLY the F models) came with a 18" rear wheel. This makes a tire made for a 16" rear wheel impossible to mount in one piece!

Go look at the size of the tire on the side of the tire that is on the bike now, the last numbers in the size are the rim size in inches. I bet it is a 180 50-18 (not positive on the middle number, but that is irrelevant right now), the tire size I think is also on the sicker on the frame on the left front down-tube by the radiator....

I have a 'tire stretcher' I can sell ya...
Naw, Carl is in for a frumpy weekend with no tire for the bike! I'll bet the experts win this one.