Scooter Tires  By  seanalex538 (Read 1,513 times)

Wider tires will not make you any faster . Taller tires can in some cases . Most can only use one size where some may go up 10mm wider providing you have enough clearance . I like to have matching tire sizes myself as my 2T uses 130/60/13s which I call "doughnuts " This place has it the easiest to look for tires by size and has many good brands www.motorcycletire.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc? Here is a visual calculator so you can compare two diff sizes www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php

I would look into Shinko or Kenda is on a budget but its well worth the extra to get Pirelli , Michelin , Dunlop or Avon brand . The cheap tires are hard and do not grip as good but last a while . Some performance tires like Avon Viperstrykes are softer and do not last as long as others so its best to stay in the middle . I will be going with Pirelli SL26s once my tires are worn out . I strongly suggest you get them balanced ether with a static bubble balancer or at a MC shop like CycleGear . CG charges 20 to mount and balance if you buy tires from them and 30 if you bring your own tires . Note they do not R&R the wheels from the scooter or motorcycle so you would have to take them off and take to them . Some scooter shops in town offer tire balancing . If no place does near you Harbor Freight has two models www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=balance mine was done with the stand model .

To me it is dumb that they are not balanced and this is why they bounce and shake . Once mine were balanced it was smooth riding . Also it is a good idea to replace the valve stem with a degree type as some are known to leak from the factory

I bought some slime brand valve stems at autozone, for 2.69 TR413