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well all
It has finally happened
I have to get a new rear...
..after 5 years and 17000km and more to come.....
(yeah..I know...do more miles.... :) )
the Bridgie BT17 rear that i have has a split in the sidewall
so I am up for a new rear....
still
not bad 17000k and 4 track days at PI
can't complain...
so
to match the BT45 on the front...which is a great tyre
and after advice from Phil (and Tum)
I am getting a BT45 on the rear

the cost....weep you sportsbike riders
$170 ..the lot...old off, new on and balanced
takes an hour to do...at Brighton Kwaka

only thing...
gonna have to take it easy next weekend on the ride....
new tyre you see...


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WoooHooo :mrgreen:

Yodas getting a new rear tyre!!!

17,000K's that aint bad! :P
I once got less than that from a set of tyres on my car! hahaha
but it did cost me a little more than $170 to replace a set of cage tyres! :(

Enjoy the new rubber!!
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5 years??lol..damn...u should tell jamie that.. he gets 8-10 weeks outta
his.lol..an he runs touring compound rear (pilots i think)..hahaha ..
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I've been going to theses guys for a while now & had no complaints, hell, you even get to have a squirt down the freeway to get to em:
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17,000.. Mate the throttle on the right ow wise one... hehehehe

Brake on right, forget you must. Twist of wrist, do more you must.
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icebreaker wrote:Brake on right, forget you must. Twist of wrist, do more you must.
lol - well done :D
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icebreaker wrote:17,000.. Mate the throttle on the right ow wise one... hehehehe Brake on right, forget you must. Twist of wrist, do more you must.
nup.......
the throttle gets used....
ride days at PI prove that.....
245kmh down the chute and 1:59 isn't hanging around

its just HOW you use the throttle................
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hahahah so 1.59 huh.. nice..

so that's 50k's of high speed, 16,950 of concervative, mature riding... hehehe



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yep

and thats why you lot make me ride leader
and thats why everyone has come back in 1 piece
on our rides...... :)

btw Danno
1:59 for a lap around PI
have you beaten that?
and has your 6 seen the fast side of 245 clicks.....??? :P
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i heard u like to stir the porridge dan...oh..u said POT?? yeah i live in
SA, theres heaps of that around here ;-P
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can i asnswer that??
nope..havent been to PI yet, thats next i reckon, tho i did a 1.32 at
mallala on my 1st ever track day...pretty slow, but i got a few years
practice to catch up to u....and yup...my zx6r saw 265km (indicated)...vtr
saw 255(indicated) and cbr saw 291(indicated) b4 the gearing changes, and
284(indicated) after i changed sprockets...yup it was on the freeway tho ill
admit..
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well
an update
got the tyre (from Brighton Kwaka ..$170 fitted and balanced)
and went on the Vic run on Sunday
with new tyre ..slippery devil at first
and a pillion and bag on the back....
verdict...???

absolutely brilliant...
did 250km and speeds up to....mumble mumble....
not guilty ya honour...

took it easy for the first few k's
but after that....?
well thanks to Phil and Tim, I have a bloody good tyre
well scrubbed in

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So down the track now Smitty, what do you think of the tyre?
my last was a crappy BT and honestly that waste of rubber never held traction.
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I had BT45's on my ZZR. They were ok I guess, much better than stock standard but the front feathered really badly and they didn't have all that much grip. I could get them pretty much over to the edge but wear rate was pretty quick.
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Musty wrote:So down the track now Smitty, what do you think of the tyre?
my last was a crappy BT and honestly that waste of rubber never held traction.
down the track?....very apt
just got back from murdering 2 BT45's at PI today
(at the track day with quite a few other Vic members)
and they went well...got a heavy hand from me
(piccies below) but they hung on..and hung on
I quite like the Bridgestone, and I am limited with tyres to fit the
750, not many are made to suit it and its rim width!
(I can't comment on the BT on 2fiddys and others)
Provided you get the pressures right they are OK
(I started out too low and it wanted to throw me orf :evil: )
and
as a road tyre for my 750monster, they are fine....

oh
and no smartarse comments re 'strips' ok?
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