Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Much warmer with highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
XL means Extra Load range which indicates the tire has a higher Load Index and Maximum Inflation Pressure (usually 51 psi instead of 44 psi) than a Standard Load range tire of the same size.
See our line of Cooper-Avon Tires and Continental Tires. Tire sizes on motorcycles can be confusing. I'm going to try to explain it a bit here. There are Metric designations (close to what we are used to seeing on cars), Inch sizes and Alpha designations. Here is an explanation on how to read the tire size designations: STREET TIRE SIZE DESIGNATION.