Tire question

[hotbagger1]

My front tire is a 140/70-18  67H
My new tire is a 140/70-18 73H
What's the difference?

[packrat56]

    The weight rating

[hotbagger1]

    The weight rating

Ok i knew the speed rating was but i didnt know if the
67 or 73 had anything to do with size measurements.
Thanks for the quick response!

[Nexus9]

Yeah, sometimes called the "Load Rating".  It determines the maximum load that the tire should be able to handle safely. 

Motorcycle Tire Load Index Chart ◄
See the Maxxis Tire School for current correct tire load index information.
LI = Load Index. KG = 2.2 lbs.
LI    KG    LBS    LI    KG    LBS    LI    KG    LBS
43    155    342    51    195    430    59    243    536
44    160    353    52    200    441    60    250    531
45    165    364    53    206    454    61    257    567
46    170    375    54    212    467    62    265    584
47    175    386    55    218    481    63    272    600
48    180    397    56    224    494    64    280    617
49    185    408    57    230    507    65    290    639
50    190    419    58    236    520    66    300    661
LI    KG    LBS    LI    KG    LBS    LI    KG    LBS
67    307    677    75    387    853    83    487    1074
68    315    694    76    400    882    84    500    1102
69    325    716    77    412    908    85    515    1135
70    335    739    78    425    937    86    530    1168
71    345    761    79    437    963    87    545    1201
72    355    783    80    450    992    88    560    1235
73    365    805    81    462    1019    89    580    1279
74    375    827    82    475    1047    90    600    1323

That chart doesn't copy real well - more info here:  http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-tires/tire-data.htm

[chopper]

My front tire is a 140/70-18  67H
My new tire is a 140/70-18 73H
What's the difference?

Six. The difference is 6.   

[koko3052]

And you Chopper win a brand new set of HD "C" lifters!