Scooter Tyres In India

Choosing the right set of tyres is important for a safer ride. There are several tyre brands to choose from depending upon your budget and requirements. MRF, Ceat, Apollo, Metro and Maxxix are some of the Popular scooter tyre brands for Indian roads.

Maxxis M6303, Maxxis M6302 (Scooter), Maxxis M6000R, Maxxis M6000 and Maxxis M922F are some of the popular tyres that can be fitted on various scooters. These tyres are available in different sizes and specifications. Choose the one that fits your requirement.

Choosing the right set of tyres can increase the entire performance of your vehicle, including fuel consumption and safety. To get the best from your vehicle, it is important that you have the right tyre size. To know the right size, it is, firstly, necessary to understand the abbreviation printed on the tyre sidewall, eg. 90/100 R10, where 90 (mm) is the width of the tread on the tyre, 100 represents how tall a scooter tyre is in relation to its width, R is Radial construction and 10 inches is the rim diameter of the wheel on which this tyre is designed to fit.

There are various tyre brands that offer tubeless tyres for different scooters.Maxxis M6303, Maxxis M6302 (Scooter), Maxxis M6000R, Maxxis M6000 and Maxxis M922F are some of the popular tubeless tyres available in the market.

Average life of a tyre depends on how well the scooter has been maintained, driving style, road conditions etc. Well, almost every scooter manufacturer recommends their customers to replace the tyres after every 5 years or 18,000 to 20,000kms, whichever is earlier, regardless of tread depth available on them.

Nitrogen-filled tyres tend to lose pressure much slowly than oxygen, which means that your tyre pressures will remain more stable over the long term. However, nitrogen is still not widely available in India, so you will find trouble locating the spots where you can find it. In case of normal air, you can top-off your scooter tyres at any fuel station across the country. Topping up nitrogen also means an expense of Rs 10-20, depending on whether you are getting your vehicle’s tyres emptied and then filled with nitrogen or just topping them up.

Ideally for most scooters you can adapt to the following policy. For a normal single person slow commute you can use 22 psi (front tyre) and 29 psi (rear tyre). For front tyre pressure (Rider & Pillion) 22 psi and rear tyre pressure (Rider & Pillion) 36 psi.

It is advisable that you change the tyres of your scooter after every 5 years or 18,000 to 20,000kms, whichever is earlier.

For example the code on a common fitment for Indian scooter is - 90/100 R10 53J

• 90 indicates the nominal section width of the tyre in millimeter
• 100 indicates its aspect ratio, a comparison of the tyre's section height with its section width
• R indicates radial ply construction.
• 10 indicates the nominal diameter of the wheel rim (15 inches).
• 53 represents a maximum load of 206 kg per tyre; J represents a maximum speed of 100 km/h

Tyres have rim diameter expressed in inches. Most common scooter tyre sizes available in India are 10,11,12,14,15, and 16 inches.

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For example the code on a common fitment for Indian scooter is - 90/100 R10 53J

• 90 indicates the nominal section width of the tyre in millimeter
• 100 indicates its aspect ratio, a comparison of the tyre's section height with its section width
• R indicates radial ply construction.
• 10 indicates the nominal diameter of the wheel rim (15 inches).
• 53 represents a maximum load of 206 kg per tyre; J represents a maximum speed of 100 km/h