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GET A GRIP - if you start tuning your Dragster you should also consider your tyres. Selecting the best tyres will make a difference to your handling so that the grip is matched to the performance. The standard Michelin 'Bopper' copes reasonably well on most road surfaces and is particularly good on warm, dry days (like in Italy for example) when your tyres have had the chance to warm through, but you may feel less confident riding in the wet, that'll be about two thirds of the year in the UK then.... Not that Michelin tyres are poor or anything, world superbike champions have used Michelin tyres which must say something? Here's an overview then of some of the other scooter tyres available which will fit the Dragster:
Also recommended is the sleek and stylish Hutchinson 'Funzy' low profile 'structured' tyre which gives good handling and enables quicker steering for those who like to turn quick, but they're not the best in the wet. Bridgestone do tyres that will fit the Dragster and come highly recommended. Not forgetting the other big tyre manufacturers Dunlop and Continental who are also worth checking out. Punctures... It's possible to make your tyres 'puncture proof' (unless you happen to do burnouts regularly) by acquiring a tube of Seal-a-Wheel tyre sealant, which apparently 'stops flats'. It works via a rubber solution which sticks itself to the lining on the inside of the tyre thus stopping any air from escaping. For your reference, the required Dragster tyre sizes are: Dragster 50: 120/70 r11 (front) and 140/60 r12 (rear)Dragster 125 / 180: 120/70 r11 (front) and 130/60 r13 (rear) 
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