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Post by freefour1968 on Aug 16, 2013 11:45:35 GMT -5
Scoot is running great , nice and fast , plenty of top end ......but now I noticed ....I need a new rear tire . Like say what ??!! So now I need a new tire . It looks to last maybe another 1000-1500 Klm but do I replace it now or ride lightly till November when I put new snow tires on it or buy new tires now and in a couple of months .......and not as much ridding till then ....buy new tires again for the winter ? Decisions decisions . What do you guys think ? Any suggestions on tires ? High mileage tires I would want as most of my riding is country roads at full throttle , put 3500klm on it in 8 weeks . Thanks
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Post by sailracer on Aug 16, 2013 11:53:58 GMT -5
NEVER_EVER_EVER put the rubber in even 2nd place! the first mod I did to my scooter was to get rid of the stock tires and put a set of michelins on it. All the mods in the world are useless if the piont where they meet the road is compromised. It is the heart of the scooter. Its how you keep it under control. IMO tires and brakes are the most important improvement you can make
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Post by fugaziiv on Aug 16, 2013 11:55:11 GMT -5
NEVER_EVER_EVER put the rubber in even 2nd place! the first mod I did to my scooter was to get rid of the stock tires and put a set of michelins on it. All the mods in the world are useless if the piont where they meet the road is compromised. It is the heart of the scooter. Its how you keep it under control. IMO tires and brakes are the most important improvement you can make I agree with this. The tires are the only part of your ride that touches the road, and this is far too important to overlook. Matt |
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Post by freefour1968 on Aug 16, 2013 12:02:42 GMT -5
Oh I know , I'm not looking at going cheap 15€ tires at all. But do I ride gingerly to make them last for the next couple of months till I put new winter tires on it or get new tires now and still have to get new winter tires on in a couple of months ? It mandatory here to have snow tires on vehicles from November to April . Kinda I cut out my riding to just a few rides or bite the bullit ....twice ...and get new tires and ride as normal ....a lot lol.
Ps ride now as normal with new tires or not ride and make them last .
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Post by freefour1968 on Aug 20, 2013 10:54:17 GMT -5
Got my tires in and slapped them on this afternoon . Haven't mounted tires in 10+ years , going to be realllllllly soar lol. Back wheel nut broke my socket wrench and didn't budge so I mounted the tire with the rim still on the scooter. Took it for a ride and hit 74 kph ... :)tires were a little taller than the old originals , black walls , with meaty treads . Drove like a dream and cornered realy nice ;D  |
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Post by sanmar on Aug 20, 2013 11:09:27 GMT -5
What tires did you get?
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Post by freefour1968 on Aug 20, 2013 13:23:32 GMT -5
Delitire s219 350x10 www.katafori.fi/deli_ur_350-10_s219Good duo tires ....many gravel roads around and these are awesome on them . The originals always felt slippery when I would encounter one of these roads but went for a ride and these just feel like dream ...no problems at all when I get on gravel and on the street they are smooth without any tire noise either . Not a bad price either . |
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Post by freefour1968 on Aug 20, 2013 13:27:04 GMT -5
I'll get some pics tomarrow .
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Post by freefour1968 on Aug 23, 2013 15:26:39 GMT -5
My new tires pic. Ride like a dream . Attachments:
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Post by pmatulew on Aug 23, 2013 17:42:48 GMT -5
Fits snow tires for winter and mounts his own tires with the rims still on the scoot.
The dude is hard core! ^)
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