My used FJR came with new ME880's Do I keep um or not

[rfulcher]

I had ME880s on my old Kaw Concours. They worked okay and lasted a long time. I had fun and would occasionally scrape a peg. My impression was that they were touring tires, not sport/touring tires. If I was leaving for a looong trip I might put a set on. However if you like to lean a bike and tend to be a SPORT/touring rider it depends on your restraint, tolerance, and patience. Sure you can use the ME880s and be safe. But do you want to?

 

[Charlie Hoss]

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What size are the 880 everyone is putting on. I did not think they made the right size.

I just spotted this question. You need to use the 170/60-17s. They are slightly slimmer. With Stradas of the correct size, my speedo was about 2 mph high when checked against the GPS. With the 880s the speedo was closer to 1mph high. The circumference is obviously very close. As I said previously the handling was very good with a Strada on the front.