What tires are available for my XJ?

Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:34 pm

What tires are available for my XJ?

The stock sizes for the Seca II are as follows:

Stock sizes for Seca II rims:

110/80-17 Front
130/70-18 Rear

It’s generally ok to move up or down one size in section width without issue, such as from a 130 up to a 140 or down to a 120. (Yes, though everyone seems to think wider is better, I’m here to tell you that you’ve not felt how fast a Seca can turn in until you’ve tried it with a 120 section rear tire. I’ve tried it and it’s amazing.) I've known of riders who've gone up to 160 section widths on FZR rims, so I've included those also.

The Seca II came new with bias ply tires. It used to be that every manufacturer strongly advised NOT to switch to radials if the bike was designed for bias ply tires. I’m not sure that’s changed but a lot of folks have done it and I’ve yet to hear of any ill effects.

I’m sure are more models and sizes than these available, this is just what Chaparral had listed in their mailer...

Manufacturers, tires and available sizes:

Avon:

Roadrider AM26 (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
110/80-17 Front
120/80-18 Rear
120/90-18 Rear
130/70-18 Rear
130/80-18 Rear
140/70-18 Rear
150/70-18 Rear

AV55/AV56 (Ultra Sport Touring radial)
110/70-17 Front
150/70-18 Rear
160/60-18 Rear

Bridgestone:

BT-023 (Sport Touring radial)
110/70-17 Front
160/60-18 Rear

Battlax BT-45 H (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
120/80-18 Rear
130/70-18 Rear

Battlax BT-45 V (Sport Touring bias ply – “high performance”)
110/80-17 Front
130/80-18 Rear
140/70-18 Rear
140/80-18 Rear
150/70-18 Rear

Battlax BT-016 (Ultra High Perfomance Sport radial)
110/70-17 Front
150/70-18 Rear
160/60-18 Rear

Continental:

Conti Go! (Sport Touring cross ply)
110/70-17 Front
110/80-17 Front
120/80-18 Rear
130/70-18 Rear
130/80-18 Rear
150/70-18 Rear

Dunlop:

GT501 (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/80-17 Front
120/90-18 Rear
130/80-18 Rear

Kenda:

Cruiser ST (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
110/80-17 Front
130/70-18 Rear
130/80-18 Rear

Metzeler:

Lasertec (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
110/80-17 Front
120/90-18 Rear
130/70-18 Rear
130/80-18 Rear

Michelin:

Pilot Activ (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
110/80-17 Front
120/90-18 Rear
130/70-18 Rear
130/80-18 Rear

Pilot Road 2 (Sport Touring radial)
110/70-17 Front
160/60-18 Rear

Pilot Road 3 (Sport Touring radial)
110/70-17 Front
160/60-18 Rear

Pirelli:

Sport Demon (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
120/80-18 Rear
120/90-18 Rear
130/70-18 Rear
140/70-18 Rear

Shinko:

006 Podium (Sport radial)
110/70-17 Front
140/60-18 Rear
150/60-18 Rear

SR740/741 (Sport Touring bias ply)
110/70-17 Front
110/80-17 Front
140/70-18 Rear

This guide was assembled by Café_Bill and can be found in its entirety, here.