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Dunlop Safety Advisory

Failure to heed may result in accident and injury. The following guidelines are offered both to assist you in choosing the Dunlop tires that will most closely match your motorcycling needs, and to provide the service and maintenance advice necessary for your safety and satisfaction. Dunlop recommends this important safety and service information to its customers.

Tires Charts




DUNLOP MOTORCYCLE STREET TIRE SIZE CONVERSION CHART
  FRONT TIRES
Metric Alpha Inch
80/90 MH90 2.50 to 2.75
90/90 MJ90 2.75 to 3.00
100/90 MM90 3.25 to 3.50
110/90 MN90 3.75 to 4.00
120/90 MR90 4.25 to 4.50
130/90 MT90 5.00 to 5.10
Warning!
These are size marking conversion charts and do not imply interchangeability. Consult motorcycle manufacturer and Dunlop for correct replacements for original equipment tires. Critical clearances, motorcycle compatibility and stability, load-bearing capacity, speed rating, radial vs. non-radial, pattern and tread compound requirements, inflation recommendations, and front-to-rear tire matching will all vary with tire selection. Wrong selection can result in tire failure, loss of control with serious injury or death. For further information, write Dunlop Tire Corp., Consumer Affairs Department, P.O. Box 1109, Buffalo, NY 14240-1109. Or call 1-800-845-8378 www.Dunlopmotorcycle.com
  REAR TIRES
Metric Alpha Inch
110/90 MP85 4.00 to 4.25
120/90 MR90 4.50 to 4.75
130/90 MT90 5.00 to 5.10
140/90 MU85/MU90 5.50 to 6.00
150/80 MV85 6.00 to 6.25
150/90 MV85 6.00 to 6.25

SPEED SYMBOL
Speed Symbol   Maximum Speed
J   62 MPH
K   68 MPH
L   75 MPH
M   81 MPH
N   87 MPH
P   93 MPH
Q   99 MPH
R   106 MPH
S   112 MPH
T   118 MPH
U   124 MPH
H   130 MPH
V   149 MPH
W   168 MPH
Y   186 MPH
LOAD INDEX
L.I. lb. L.I. lb. L.I. lb.
33 254 50 419 67 677
34 260 51 430 68 694
35 267 52 441 69 716
36 276 53 454 70 739
37 282 54 454 71 761
38 291 55 481 72 783
39 300 56 494 73 805
40 309 57 507 74 827
41 320 58 520 75 853
42 331 59 536 76 882
43 342 60 551 77 908
44 353 61 567 78 937
45 364 62 584 79 963
46 375 63 600 80 992
47 386 64 617 81 1019
48 397 65 639 82 1047
49 408 66 661 83 1074
 
NOTE: For tires having a maximum speed capability above 149 mph, a Z must appear in the size designation. Consult tire manufacturer for maximum speed when there is no service description.

Safety Warning!
S, H, V, and Z ratings where applied are indicative of high-performance capability based on Dunlop indoor wheel testing and are not valid for damaged, altered, repaired, excessively worn, underinflated or overloaded tires. Dunlop does not recommend the use of any of its products in excess of legal speed limits. Consult the owner's manual for recommended speed rating and do not mix ratings front to rear.




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