Tyre Deals

Just found this on the National Tyres website.

http://www.national.co.uk/images/promo/motoad-may05b.gif

A little more expensive than FWR for a pair, but these prices are fitted
to loose wheels. They'll even supply a paddock stand so you can remove
the wheels.

 

I'll probably be paying a visit to the Pontypridd branch on my day off.
The front is down to it's wear markers, and the rear is tramlining badly
on rutted / overbanded sections of road.

I think I'll try the Conti Road Attacks - can't go wrong for the price,
I'd have thought. If they are crap, they'll be pretty much worn out by
the end of the summer anyway.

 

<waves>
Mark is the chaps name. Good bloke.

 

Why?

 

"the rear is tramlining badly on rutted / overbanded sections of road."

Can't see it myself.

 

I bought my Metzler Sported M1's from :
1st Gear
Unit 7, Coity Crescent, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF31 3RS
Tel: 01656 661557

175 quid fitted to loose wheels.

Try the Roadtec Z6's. I have them on the ST. They are great.

 

Couldn't think of any other way to describe it - it's getting 'caught
up' in the ruts / overbanding etc.

I know bikes will do this to a certain extent, but it's doing it more on
worn tyres than it does on new tyres, IYSWIM.

 

It's all relative, though. I mean, how shit can a major tyre
manufacturer make a tyre? - it's not as if we're comparing 020s with
Cheng Shins, is it?

I've since looked at a couple of reviews and they're reckoned to be as
good, if not better, than the 020s, so I'll give 'em a go.

 

Pretty much standard behaviour. Mine are due for replacement atm and
the front has a distinctly triangular profile, while the rear is much
flater/squarer than when new. This combinations makes for, err,
'interesting' results in the conditions you describe. And here in
Basel we have real tramlines to look out for too.

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In uk.rec.motorcycles, Doesnotcompute amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

Thank god for that. I thought it was a euphemism for arse reaming.

 

Sure, I'm not disputing the behaviour at all. Was replying to DNC's
hope that you were talking about car tyres.

 

I paid something £190 for the Avons to be fitted to the ZRX and about
the same for a set of Pirelli Diablos on the VFR. Ride in, ride out at
Protyre in Bristol. £185 for fitting to loose wheels isn't
particularly good value, IMHO.