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Are 16.5" slicks still available?

Discussion in 'General' started by nlzmo400r, Aug 7, 2022.

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  1. nlzmo400r

    nlzmo400r Well-Known Member

    Anyone know if 16.5" slicks are readily available from anyone anymore? Looking for the old 195/65/R420 from Pirelli specifically, but I think Michelin made some of the same size also.
     
  2. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    Contact Iconic motorsports as I heard they may have some of recent manufacture.
     
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  4. G2G

    G2G I feel the need

  5. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    Ken at Chicago Performance?
     
  6. nlzmo400r

    nlzmo400r Well-Known Member

    Thanks. I called and apparently these aren’t actually in production anymore, but Iconic Motorbikes meets minimum order quantity and orders 100 sets from Pirelli every year and the Germans break out the old molds, make a run and ship them over. Hopefully they keep doing this, but I sprung for 2 sets just in case
     
  7. G2G

    G2G I feel the need

    Yep, he is a good friend of mine and he was looking for some 16.5 non supermoto tires.
     
  8. stickboy274

    stickboy274 Stick-a-licious Tire Dude


    I'm bringing 16.5s SM fronts to Blackhawk and Gingerman.
     
  9. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    Ken was looking for non SM tires
     
  10. stickboy274

    stickboy274 Stick-a-licious Tire Dude


    I saw that. I was talking to G2G.
     
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  11. G2G

    G2G I feel the need


    D0 you have any 17's for a motard? Lending a bike to Paul E and he is coming to you for a set of tires and the front is a 17.
     
  12. stickboy274

    stickboy274 Stick-a-licious Tire Dude

    We will have 17" stuff there.
     
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  13. 713

    713 Well-Known Member

    I have a set of white marvic 16.5 rims for a Gsxr if anyone is interested.
     
  14. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    FYI Metzeler Racetec SM front tires are available in 17" or 16.5" and in 2 compounds
     
  15. G2G

    G2G I feel the need

    would they fit oil cooler GSXRS? 87-92
     
  16. noles19

    noles19 Well-Known Member

    Do you know if they are going to come out with a 16 front?
     
  17. 713

    713 Well-Known Member

    No they won't. They were on early 2000's Gsxr's.
     
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  18. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    Probably not, but I can ask Gage McAllister or Chris Fillmore.
    And they did update the size of the rear SM rain a few years back.
     
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  19. noles19

    noles19 Well-Known Member

    Thanks!
    Dunlop has a 16 coming out to match their new rear so I was curious.
     
  20. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    Makes sense they need to do something
     

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