Have a 17 Bonnie Black T120. Just swapped out the OEM tires (~7k miles) for a set of Shinko 705's. 1st ride the other day and loved them!! Transformed the bike and felt great. Took it pretty easy as they were new and slippery. Did about 30 miles on a 50 degree day. Got home and found chunks gone out of my front. At first I thought it was the dreaded Shinko chunk-fest but after a bit more groping about I found the bracket under the front fender had been rubbing the tire. Didn't see the ridges that would suggest the bolts ends make contact. It was not the entire tire but about a foot in one area. Did not feel any rubbing/resistance when I rotated the tire on the center stand with the front jacked up when I put the tires on. I can only figure with the short freeway run (about 8 miles at 75mph, staying with traffic) it expanded out and hit the bracket. Got the front as a 120/90-18 as others have run. Looking at the bracket I believe I can dremel away the contact areas which are a bit lower and contacting the tire. Anyone else experienced this?
