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Jabba
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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2010, 01:37:07 PM » |
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No... but I will if you have one of the right dimensions delivered to me.  Jabba |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 02:00:50 PM » |
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No... but I will if you have one of the right dimensions delivered to me. Jabba I'm with John on this one Gary send me one also  I saw one on a Valkyrie a few years ago at the VOAI Ride In , in Helen ,Georgia. I talked to the rider and he liked the feel of the tire however you're more than likely to get more wear out of a Avon Cobra. I mounted a Fuzion ZRi on one of my bikes several thousand miles ago and I'm diggin' this tire it sticks great in the twisties and the wear is decent for a soft compound high performance directional .  |
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Oss
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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 02:01:07 PM » |
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sent you a pm gary
its not a tire for riding when the temp goes down, like on a ride to the dairy in Jan when its 18 degrees
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Sludge
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 07:13:40 PM » |
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Yea I run that tire, and Joe that was me at Helen  Its a sticky well mannered tire. That said, its soft and wears quickly. I run a 205/55/16 and it lasts me about 5,000 miles for $230 per tire. So, Im not saving a dime by running it. I run it because im on a supercharged valk and I want a large sticky contact patch when I twist the throttle. The rounded profile is solid in the twisties and I too (like Joe) live in the mountains so it gets its fair share of those.  Also, the last one I ordered had a 2 month wait for it. So, if ya want it now ya know the wait, price, wear ... that your looking at. If I didnt have all this torque I would just be using what Joe runs. Its got the Smoking Joe stamp of approval and that goes a good long ways for me  |
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2010, 07:17:44 AM » |
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Thanks for the replies. I am really contemplating about going darkside for the two longish trips I'll be taking this season. I doubt there will be many twisties on these trips, so a CT might do me good (especially with two up pulling a trailor).
I noted the tread pattern on this one and it seemed most like an MC tire so I thought there would be less of a learning curve and good handling. Never noted the price (ouch!) and I surely don't want a 5K mile tire.
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MP
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2010, 08:37:19 AM » |
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G-man:
Put on a General Altimax HP in 60 series. If you do not like it, I will buy it from you at full cost. I love mine.
MP
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2010, 10:55:22 AM » |
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G-man:
Put on a General Altimax HP in 60 series. If you do not like it, I will buy it from you at full cost. I love mine.
MP
I've read the the 55 series tires are the way to go. Is the 60 series wider, or taller than the 55? (I believe the 55 series is a half inch lower in height than stock). Forgive my ignorance, but just when I think I've mastered tire measurements, I find one that screws it all up. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2010, 11:03:45 AM » |
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I got one like it on my Honda.
Accord.
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MP
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2010, 11:09:34 AM » |
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The 55 is shorter, the 60 is approx. stock. I believe slightly lower.
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Oss
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« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2010, 12:04:29 PM » |
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you wont lose more than 1 or 2 mpg by using the 55 series instead of the 60 series
You dont really ride triple digits with Cheryl on the bike so the top end doesnt matter either
I thought the bike got up to speed faster when I was running the Toyo CT than with any of the MC tires
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