by mattyv74 » Tue May 04, 2004 11:16 am
Jas,
don't want to give you wrong impression being brand new round here and all, but there another option for tyres.
Coz I'm a poor student and spend my $$$ on servicing the engine etc.....
I buy slicks from a guy I know who races. Coz I dont stop in traffic (we don't really have any up here in the sticks), no one notices the lack of tread. I'm currently looking into getting a groover so I can cot some tread into them. Hot rod style. Like an intermediate/damp tyre.
+ves - $20-30 a piece + $15balancing and fitting =$70 a set
- bloody sticky once they're hot.
- really goog milage as there dont deform and rip up the same as roadies.
-ves - Takes a little while to warm up at legal speeds
- F$%&*D in the wet (been stuck in melb with rain and had to get home forwork. Gives new meaning to the term Softly softly)
- In case of an accident, you're not insured
Like I said, it's only an option. Haven't had stack with then yet (should never say that), been using them on and of for about 3 years. Like I said, only when I'm hard up. I tend to use Dunlop KR108's and they crap on the road Pilots that I love sooo much.
if it,s an option, let me know and I'll see what we can do.
ps. if the rest of the bike is 100% roadworthy, the plod can't put you of the road on the spot. They need three items to do that, ie. exhaust noise, number plate light, rego sticker. Need to be careful.
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