Tire spec questions

kennetht · December 18th, 2013, 02:52 PM

Hey guys,

I have been reading the wiki for the tires:

http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/New_gen_tire_options

I came across wording like this "110/70/17 dimensions are larger than any OEM tire, closer to a 120/70"

I am curious what 110/70/17 means. What does each number represent? Thanks for the help!

willis9076 · December 18th, 2013, 03:13 PM

For 110/70/17

110 = Width of tire in mm
70 is the aspect ratio (basically how big the side wall is)
17 is the diameter of the rim

broilmebk · December 18th, 2013, 03:39 PM

So, with that particular tire, the 110 is actually closer to a 120.

alex.s · December 18th, 2013, 04:24 PM

i think that means that they aren't good at making tires the right size

December 18th, 2013, 02:52 PM	#1
kennetht ninjette.org member Name: Ken Location: Central New Jersey Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 219	Tire spec questions Hey guys, I have been reading the wiki for the tires: http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/New_gen_tire_options I came across wording like this "110/70/17 dimensions are larger than any OEM tire, closer to a 120/70" I am curious what 110/70/17 means. What does each number represent? Thanks for the help!

December 18th, 2013, 04:24 PM	#4
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i think that means that they aren't good at making tires the right size __________________________________________________

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December 18th, 2013, 03:13 PM	#2
willis9076 ninjette.org member Name: Henry Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R Posts: 37	For 110/70/17 110 = Width of tire in mm 70 is the aspect ratio (basically how big the side wall is) 17 is the diameter of the rim

December 18th, 2013, 03:39 PM	#3
broilmebk ninjette.org sage Name: Brian Location: Orange County, CA Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): '12 ninja 250r Posts: 762	So, with that particular tire, the 110 is actually closer to a 120.