buying first set of new tyres

[Gazza]

well made my decision and im going for the pr2's as they will give me good grip in the corners and good wear on the
straight bits .

so ill have new shoes on her on tuesday.
price i got quoted is $459.00 for both
$189 for the front &
$270 for the rear

place im getting them from is

Kelen Kawasaki in penrith.

thanx for all the advice guys

gonna post a thread for a run on saturday the 18th

down the coastal road south to maybe ulla-dulla

need to scrub in the new shoes

[hoffy]

be gentle for the first 100 kays OK..till the waxy shit is gone..

[Gazza]

be gentle for the first 100 kays OK..till the waxy shit is gone..

will do hoffy

[IsleofNinja]

be gentle for the first 100 kays OK..till the waxy shit is gone..

You need 1 x can of Stupid Cheap Brake clean ie Export etc or bottle of acetone (Bunnings etc) , 1 x clean prefferably white rag.
Spray the brake cleaner into the rag and wipe all that nasty slippery shit of the tyre. Use a different part of the rag every time as the wax will build up on it and defeat the purpose.

Did this with the last few sets of Roadsmarts and found you can pretty scrape pegs straight up if you prep them properly (bout 5mins total time for front & rear).

Makes you feel a hell of a lot more confident if it rains when your on brand spankers too

[Saki]

wow that price is decent! $450 dam i wish we got it that cheap!

[hoffy]

Powers are going at $399 a set 190's and 180's in Sydney at Action MC Parra....and possibly others..maybe even in Mexico

[Gazza]

got the new shoes on the bike (pr2's)

went for a blat tonight to scrub them in a bit.

WOW.

i cant beleive i didnt do it sooner

what a difference

[hoffy]

I cant believe you rode on BT020's...your a fuckin mad man !!

[Six Addict]

powers at 399 a set!!!!
shite maybe i'll fling a set of them on the new girl....

new tyres rock aye gazza, hard to believe how used to things we become... u dont realise cos its gradual but the deterioration is there....

[Saki]

WTF 399 a set !!?!??!?! holy sheet! maybe you guys might need to buy me a set if i give u the money and send them over, thats like almost half the price of where i get them!

[Gazza]

new tyres rock aye gazza, hard to believe how used to things we become... u dont realise cos its gradual but the deterioration is there....

exactly mate.

and i didnt even have the old tyres from new so i couldnt even notice the gradual brake down of the tyre.

[cookeetree]

be gentle for the first 100 kays OK..till the waxy shit is gone..

You need 1 x can of Stupid Cheap Brake clean ie Export etc or bottle of acetone (Bunnings etc) , 1 x clean prefferably white rag.
Spray the brake cleaner into the rag and wipe all that nasty slippery shit of the tyre. Use a different part of the rag every time as the wax will build up on it and defeat the purpose...

"Good" bike shops should do this for you.

[IsleofNinja]

new tyres rock aye gazza, hard to believe how used to things we become... u dont realise cos its gradual but the deterioration is there....

exactly mate.

and i didnt even have the old tyres from new so i couldnt even notice the gradual brake down of the tyre.

How true.
You will be pretty happy with the PR-2's Gaz. If you normally wear the centre the Michy's will take a bit longer to square off than most plus they hang on pretty well too.

[Daisy]

I got a PR2 for the rear. It doesn't feel any different to the Metzler that was on it, but we'll see how it looks in about 10,000.