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Offline DESERTRAIDER

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what tyres do you want??
« on: June 11, 2009, 14:35:18 »
I've worked in a garage with bikes for 25 year now and one of my main jobs is fitting tyre to peoples bikes , tyres can be a funny thing to advise on as we all get a dif feel to are bike , best thing to do is tell the fitter what you do with your bike, ie ride like a loon or like a saint, do a bit of of roading to full offroad warrior , what's the point in putting something like tkc80 on, if your bikes never going to get near anything more than your front lawn , you want the best for your time on the bike , just ask and I will try and help the best I can

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Offline VstromDan1000

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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2009, 14:46:50 »
OK fella, I'll go first :thumb:

I want a road tyre, I never go off road, other than my drive, I want decent grip in ALL weather.   I'm a 'progressive' rider but not a luney.  People at work rave about the Mitchelin road 2CT's.  People have them on anything from supersports to GS's but someone mentioned that the Strom can't have them!?!?!

What do you recommend :thumb:
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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2009, 15:23:05 »
good sport touring (for the miles and giveing it some) bridgestone 020 or the newer 021 theirs has been aloads of good feed back for them warm up well handle the rain no problem , mich 2ct have been comeing back in out of shape/wearing funny , started to show up on the bmws when moting them when on the brake rollers
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Offline essexstrom

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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 08:23:27 »
How are the trail attacks doing ? some good pair prices online at the moment and I need to change soon, all road  all year, will be showing Vstrom Dan the way around the Ardennes in September so damp/wet weather grip will need to be good.
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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 16:48:11 »
Quote from: "essexstrom"
How are the trail attacks doing ? some good pair prices online at the moment and I need to change soon, all road  all year, will be showing Vstrom Dan the way around the Ardennes in September so damp/wet weather grip will need to be good.


Could you also recommend some super large magnifing mirrors so I can see Essexstrom behind me as he "shows" me around the Ardennes!!!! :grin:  :grin:  :neen:  :haha:
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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2009, 07:40:56 »
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How are the trail attacks doing ? some good pair prices online at the moment and I need to change soon, all road  all year, will be showing Vstrom Dan the way around the Ardennes in September so damp/wet weather grip will need to be good.

we have fitted a couple of sets of the conti trail attacks in the last week to 2 Honda varadero 1000 who are  heading across to France and italy , they have had great reviews on their owners club plus their cheap?
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Offline KLV-Rider

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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2009, 17:18:44 »
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we have fitted a couple of sets of the conti trail attacks in the last week to 2 Honda varadero 1000 who are  heading across to France and italy , they have had great reviews on their owners club plus their cheap?


Love mine, just a bit nervous in the wet but a great tyre.... :thumb:
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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2009, 18:35:11 »
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Love mine, just a bit nervous in the wet but a great tyre.... :thumb:

Only a bit?  :whistle:
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Re: what tyres do you want??
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 09:19:27 »
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Quote from: "KLV-Rider"
Love mine, just a bit nervous in the wet but a great tyre.... :thumb:

Only a bit?  :whistle:


Errr, twp up coming down the Cat'n'Fiddle, torrential rain....it's a big ask of any tyre.... :shy:  :shy:


(Bridgestone Battlewings are better in the wet.... :thumb: )
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