Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
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From: New Iberia, Louisiana
Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
I, too, am very close to needing a rear tire on my '06 Low Rider.
I called an Indy first.
$75 if I bring the new tire, tube and rim stripplus the wheel and tire off my bike.
$100 if I bring the new t, t and rsplus the bike with wheel still on it.
They didn't carry Dunlops but had a Metzler for $247; tire only.
$360 to put the Metzler on the bike when I drive up.
I called Cajun HD.
$65 to mount, check spokes and balance new tire I bring.
$200 for a Metzler tire.
They didn't have any Dunlops in stock.
American Motorcycle Tire on internet has Dunlop K591 17" rear for $114.
Tube for about $22.
Rim strip for about $1.50
$114.00 tire
22.00 tube
1.50 rim strip
65.00 mount, check laced wheel and balance
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$202.50 total at Cajun HD for new Dunlop K591 on my bike
Pretty good.
I'm on it pretty quick.
I called an Indy first.
$75 if I bring the new tire, tube and rim stripplus the wheel and tire off my bike.
$100 if I bring the new t, t and rsplus the bike with wheel still on it.
They didn't carry Dunlops but had a Metzler for $247; tire only.
$360 to put the Metzler on the bike when I drive up.
I called Cajun HD.
$65 to mount, check spokes and balance new tire I bring.
$200 for a Metzler tire.
They didn't have any Dunlops in stock.
American Motorcycle Tire on internet has Dunlop K591 17" rear for $114.
Tube for about $22.
Rim strip for about $1.50
$114.00 tire
22.00 tube
1.50 rim strip
65.00 mount, check laced wheel and balance
--------
$202.50 total at Cajun HD for new Dunlop K591 on my bike
Pretty good.
I'm on it pretty quick.
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RE: Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
ORIGINAL: YUCK
also figure 2/1 rear/front replacement ratio....
also figure 2/1 rear/front replacement ratio....
Cheers!
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RE: Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
I don't think the 2/1 ratio works when your mix manufactures.....
ORIGINAL: Clammy
I read that a lot, but in my case, I seem to go the other way. Right now, my front tire is getting close to needing to be replaced, and I still have over 50% left on my rear... and when I changed to Metzelers last year, my original Dunlop front tire was GONE at around 10K miles, but my rear still had 50% left... weird?
Cheers!
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ORIGINAL: YUCK
also figure 2/1 rear/front replacement ratio....
also figure 2/1 rear/front replacement ratio....
Cheers!
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Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Ottawa, CANADA
RE: Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
ORIGINAL: YUCK
I don't think the 2/1 ratio works when your mix manufactures.....
I don't think the 2/1 ratio works when your mix manufactures.....
ORIGINAL: Clammy
I read that a lot, but in my case, I seem to go the other way. Right now, my front tire is getting close to needing to be replaced, and I still have over 50% left on my rear... and when I changed to Metzelers last year, my original Dunlop front tire was GONE at around 10K miles, but my rear still had 50% left... weird?
Cheers!
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ORIGINAL: YUCK
also figure 2/1 rear/front replacement ratio....
also figure 2/1 rear/front replacement ratio....
Cheers!
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Cheers!
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RE: Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
Clammy, you gotta quit doing "stoppies" 
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RE: Rear tire near gone at 8900 miles
ORIGINAL: Dalton
Clammy, you gotta quit doing "stoppies"
Clammy, you gotta quit doing "stoppies"
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