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Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:19 pm
by 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

Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:46 pm
by hoffy
be gentle for the first 100 kays OK..till the waxy shit is gone..
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:17 pm
by Gazza
hoffy wrote:be gentle for the first 100 kays OK..till the waxy shit is gone..
will do hoffy
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:30 pm
by IsleofNinja
hoffy wrote: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

Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:31 pm
by Saki
wow that price is decent! $450 dam i wish we got it that cheap!
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:38 pm
by 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
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:44 pm
by Gazza
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:26 pm
by hoffy
I cant believe you rode on BT020's...your a fuckin mad man !!

Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:48 pm
by 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....
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:09 pm
by 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!
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:41 pm
by Gazza
baby_ninja wrote:
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.
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:45 pm
by cookeetree
IsleofNinja wrote:hoffy wrote: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.
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:38 am
by IsleofNinja
Gazza wrote:baby_ninja wrote:
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.
Re: buying first set of new tyres
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:47 am
by 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.