Suggested tires for an '84 K100RT

Hang on a tic; you're leaving a measurement out!
It should be 135/78/15 and 155/78/15 (or thereabouts)

 

I thought his tyres were a bit low profile and no wonder he had to get new
wheels!

 

Indeed... that's why one puts the stuff one doesn't 'need' in the
panniers and top box ;-)


G-S

 

Fill one of them with alcohol....


G-S

 

Ahhh! [little bulb lights up over head]

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT (write-off)
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

I'm sure that Carol would understand that, if I explained it very very
carefully... then again...

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT (write-off)
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

*Insert "Sticky BT" joke here*

Postman Pat

 

I guess the "dicky brake" is for when you've injured both your right foot
and left thumb?

Postman Pat

 

Sheilas would have a c#nt-of-a-time....
Clem

 

*Attached "Postman Pat isn't as funny in real life" joke*


BTH

 

Your hearts aren't really in it any more are they fellers?

 

*disinformed.*

-----sharks

 

That's what the utes for!

 

Not all of us own Harley Davidsons let alone with the optional 'Ute'
accessory ;-)


G-S

 

Well, on my K (naked 75, so a bit lighter than a 100RT), I currently run ME33
front and ME55 rear, my preferred shoes. They don't, however, last me much
beyond 12kkm.

Other's I've tried were:

- Avon AM21/22, precision-carved out of the finest hardwood and lasting 35kkm.
Even so, given that mileage, grip wasn't too bad for the first 2/3rd of that.
Invited restrained riding later on, especially in the wet (of which we have a
lot). I did a lot of motorway around that time, so they weren't too bad, but I'm
not getting another pair again.

- BT45. Very OK at first, but started feeling squirrely after 5-7kkm. No signs
of cupping or other strange wear patterns, so my best guess is that it had to do
with the dual compound wearing off. Threw them out at 15kkm.

- ME330/550. Supposedly an improved version of the ME33/55 pair, but I found
them to be a little stiff, and what other improvemens there may have been, I
didn't really notice. Lasted 15kkm, but I got that out of the first pair of
33/55 I ran, too.
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// Rik Steenwinkel '85 R80ST Skippy bike
// Enschede, Netherlands '91 R100GS/PD The Great Unwashed
// N 52.2158 E 6.88589 '90 K75C Kommutabike
// "Far away is only far away '81 MZ TS250/1+LSW Badkuip
// if you don't go there" '79 Honda XL250S TBD

 

Wouldn't that be 12 Mm ?

JL
(Pedants r us ;-)

 

It would, yes. But people tend to find that confuzzling.

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// Rik Steenwinkel '85 R80ST Skippy bike
// Enschede, Netherlands '91 R100GS/PD The Great Unwashed
// N 52.2158 E 6.88589 '90 K75C Kommutabike
// "Far away is only far away '81 MZ TS250/1+LSW Badkuip
// if you don't go there" '79 Honda XL250S TBD

 

F'n always run a 165-15 on mine.

Al

 

I have both 165 & 155 available depending upon load, just got a full set of
new disks to fit this weekend.

Boxer