Rear Tyres

[martym52]

Now, if you'd just learn to spell tire correctly you might catch a few more!

 

[Tal]

Besides we get a days advance notice this close to the International Date Line.

...Yeah...wouldnt be good to get caught two days in a row would it?!!...hehe

 

[1K9]

For the last fourteen years I have posted the same tale every couple of years on APRIL 1ST always get a few to take the hook

You got Paul too

 

[1olbull]

For me, it's not the cost so much as it is the time and effort to put a new tire on the rear. I wouldn't do a retread and risk a delamination while riding, besides what is the quality of the rubber used on the retread? Me thinks it's a very bad idea for a Rocket or any bike. The money you save on tires, will be spent on hospital bills.
Hoopla

@scot in exile
Horse pucky!!! I know that you know better!

FYI - I did a cross country figure eight of 11,500 miles a few years ago.
Started out from Tacoma, WA with brand new rubber and rode to the Outer Banks and north & south parts in between.
I had to find and replace three tires, two rear and one front. Note: There were a lot of twisties involved!
It literally took me hours on the phone to find places where to, buy and get tires replaced.
When I do this ride again, I shall have at least 2 rear Exedra Max tires shipped or set up waiting for me along the way.

 

[idk]

You don't have those problems with the Dark Side @1olbull .

 

[1K9]

You don't have those problems with the Dark Side @1olbull .

The Riken Raptor 205 55 16 had a smaller diameter that the stock Metz. Took mine off the rim with 5 k miles and it was like new. The Exedra feels more stable at 90+mph.



Im going to try this one next. This Sumitomo HTR Z II is 205 60 16 and it a little taller that the Exedra Max. This should fix the geometry issue caused by the Riken. Has a 360AA UTQG rating. 26.8 in diam, 9.1 sector width and does 790 rpm.



Did I say that it looks Kooool?

 

[barbagris]

You don't have those problems with the Dark Side @1olbull .

Not so sure - I wore my DS heavily at the edges by 10K (miles) ish. Was still almost brand new in the middle.
Just replaced the E-max and that wore less in the centre too - honestly don't really know how many kms it did - but getting close to the DS mileage - it was down to the twi's over about 3/4 of teh width so it seemed a good time to swap.

 

[1K9]

Not so sure - I wore my DS heavily at the edges by 10K (miles) ish. Was still almost brand new in the middle.
Just replaced the E-max and that wore less in the centre too - honestly don't really know how many kms it did - but getting close to the DS mileage - it was down to the twi's over about 3/4 of teh width so it seemed a good time to swap.

Are there any straight roads in Spain?

 

[barbagris]

Are there any straight roads in Spain?

Lots. I just tend not to use them.

 

[1K9]

My retrard