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Correct, the original question reads, 'The back tyre size 100/80 has front arrow and rear arrow as well. Should the front be facing forwards and the rear arrow be facing backwards on the rear?' This page is the top of Google search if someone asks the same question, so I tried to give a clear answer: REAR and FRONT means which wheel the tyre is on, then the corresponding arrow should rotate forward.

I would say 2002/51/EC is what hindered them. 400, 750 and 1200 Inazumas were all fantastic retro style bikes built on a reliable Bandit platform. And they were only manufactured for 2-4 years before being killed by the emissions laws. End of the carburetted UJM era in all its glory. And Suzuki completely missed the retro revival too, dreaming about electric instead, even dropping GSX-R1000 because they cannot meet the emissions... These bikes, even the instrument panels are all analogue, where the LCD gauges would fade to unreadable, the instrument panel on mine is 26yo and looks and reads like new. Inazuma 250 is a 2012 bast*rd child of emissions laws compliance and cost cutting, it is neither a real Inazuma nor a real Suzuki. It is a Chinese bike made at a Chinese factory with a Chinese engine. It is not bad for a Chinese bike, glossy plastic on top of a heavy bike with an underpowered engine, cheap good quality bike but just not something to be proud about... Inazuma 1200 is a very different beast though.

That's Inazuma 250, a much newer bike than Inazuma 1200

Correct, Inazuma 1200 is a sort of 'retro version' of Bandit 1200 with many interchangeable parts with Bandit 1200 and Bandit 600. Same SACS engine as Bandit 1200 with smaller Bandit 600 carbs for more low-end torque, retro dual rear shocks, 10kg lighter, 40mm lower seat than Bandit 1200. 0 to 60 in under 3s out of the box and faster with tuning, good for any sane road speeds plus insane acceleration from the stop. What's missing is the high end power, which I can live without on public roads.

Hi all, Google brought me here and it seems to be a lovely place. Happy to join the community. Let me briefly introduce myself. I have some experience riding motorcycles in the UK and SE Asia (these are two very different experiences indeed). Rode scooters, small choppers, sports tourers before. Now prefer underbones for their practicality and UJM classics for their comfort and retro looks. Currently ride Suzuki Raider J Crossover, VanVan 200 and Inazuma 1200.

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread. It is on the first page of Google search for motorcycle tyre arrows, I wish to help others by posting an answer. If the tyre has 2 arrows pointing to different directions, and one arrow is marked FRONT and another REAR, it means that the tyre can be installed on either the front or the rear wheel of the motorcycle. It is very common for small scooters and underbones to have front and rear tyres almost the same size, hence small tyres are often 'universal'. FRONT and REAR mean Front Tyre and Rear Tyre. They DO NOT mean front and rear of the same tyre - this is where the confusion comes from. As others mentioned, the thread pattern is usually inverted for front and rear tyres and it is completely normal. For the front wheel, the FRONT arrow should follow wheel rotation when moving the motorcycle forward. For the rear wheel, the REAR arrow should follow wheel rotation when moving the motorcycle forward. Hope it helps someone.