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Well I got the tires on and they look great. They ride well but cant really pass judgement on the ride without a bunch more saddle time. I leave saturday for five weeks on the bike so should have a good idea pretty quickly.
The 200 and 150 fit no problem at all.
The 200 and 150 fit no problem at all.
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Ok, tons of test time (I put 9300 miles on since the last post) in every possible condition. I love them, great grip, smooth, corner perfectly and no flats. The only place they let me down was the rear only lasted 7200miles before it was toasted. I really was expecting more mileage out of it. Maybe I just had unrealistic hopes for longevity but overall I would recommend them.
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Well from what I hear the av's and metz's are great for grip,you don't save much money,if any, and they wear faster than the stockers.
However I am getting near the end of my second set with almost 20000 miles.first set was changed at 10,000 , so if someone knows the price/wearability of the michelins I'd like to know that!
However I am getting near the end of my second set with almost 20000 miles.first set was changed at 10,000 , so if someone knows the price/wearability of the michelins I'd like to know that!
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I got my best mileage out of the stock Dunlops with about 8000 miles on the rear. I tried the metzler 880 and at about 5000 miles had to change tire. Both the dunlop and the metzler were spendy tires. I then decided to try a Bridgestone and this tire was every bit as good as the metzler but about 100 bucks cheaper in cost. I'm getting a new one today at 125.00 from motorcycle superstore. The first Bridgestone went about 5000 miles like the Metzler but I can buy two of them for about the cost of a Metzler.
My understanding is that ya never want to run a radial in the front with a non-radial in the rear. I've been running radials in the rear with non-radial in the front. I will be running bridgestone in the rear with a dunlop up front for awhile untill I can find something that might be better. I hear that mitchelin has a tire with a harder compound in the center of the tire with a softer compound on the sides--would be the tire for me if I can find one that fits.
My understanding is that ya never want to run a radial in the front with a non-radial in the rear. I've been running radials in the rear with non-radial in the front. I will be running bridgestone in the rear with a dunlop up front for awhile untill I can find something that might be better. I hear that mitchelin has a tire with a harder compound in the center of the tire with a softer compound on the sides--would be the tire for me if I can find one that fits.
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Ok, tons of test time (I put 9300 miles on since the last post) in every possible condition. I love them, great grip, smooth, corner perfectly and no flats. The only place they let me down was the rear only lasted 7200miles before it was toasted. I really was expecting more mileage out of it. Maybe I just had unrealistic hopes for longevity but overall I would recommend them.
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