You know I recently bought a lovely shiny SV650...

Those manhole covers should be banned.

 

.....they dangers on the road.

 

Or got some tyres to replace those god-awful abominations that were on
it when I had a go.

 

christofire says...

I'm really liking the Metzeler Z6s I have on the black SV, and the
Pirelli Diablo Stradas that are on my silver one[1]. Both share the same
compound and carcass design, but have slightly different tread patterns.

Has matey got the original Dunlop D220s? If he has then tell him to get
shot of them asap, they really are about the worst tyre on the market,
even worse than the Dunlop D207s.

[1] Which I sold this morning to a mate of mine.

 

Fewer every day.

 

I can't remember exactly which tyre (I'm sure Beav will), but they were
even worse than the Metzeler MEZ4s that came OEM on my SV.

They were seriously confidence eroding. I got about 150yds from the
chap's house, going round an open sweepy bend[1] and the whole thing
felt like it wanted to run wide. At about 20mph. I ended up doing less
than about 1/2 a mile before handing it back, lest it sully my SV
memories.

[1] Imagine the usual housing estate bends, only this hadn't been built
up yet, open grass all around.

 

Clumsy twat.

Ah, the "Bear's Diesel" defence. Nice one.

Fair dos.

Did I say "clumsy twat" already?

 

Are you sure you didn't hit your head again ? Just once or twice ?


I'm sure my brothers Suzuki RV125 would suit you better, it's got "wide
all-terrain tyres" which would be perfect for the modern obstacle filled
road.

Looks like this except it's a bit more rusty and purple coloured.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/RV/RV125-brochures/1973_RV125K_brochure_800.jpg

http://tinyurl.com/2q3659

 

DozynSleepy says...

I did hit my head because this morning my neck aches like ****.

 

His first three did that (about 42 quid a pop too), but the last time it
bent the sticky out bit so it now points backwards. A new/improved version
obviously, made of plasticine.

The foot pedal bit is now a key ring pendant for my car

I just bin his. I've not got that many keys

I've done it for him. Frame sliders and spindle bobbins, but oddly enough,
he's never broken anything that caused the bike to need recovering. He's
currently riding without a front mudguard though, coz I've failed him
miserably by not getting it painted. It's now covered in 6 months worth of
garage dust and shite.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Valiant effort, trying to your use head to absorb impact, thus
preventing further damage to bike.

 

I got him a pair of stickies (020's IIRC) and he's not binned it since.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

They were the OEM tyres from Dunlop and like Christofire said they were
god-awful abominations. I rode the SV when they were on the bike and as I'd
never ridden an SV before I wondered why ANYONE ever said they were a sweet
handling machine, so I called Chris to have a go. He diagnosed a tyre
problem and I fitted some BT 020's (I think that's what I got him) and it
was as different as night and day after.

With enema's like you, wo needs friends eh?


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Beav says...

020s aren't sticky! The originals must have been made from bakelite if
those are deemed sticky.

 

Beggars can't be choosers ;-)

 

You clumsy eejit.

Take it easy.

Cheers,

Paul.

 

They are shocking tyres. Tried those on the bindit, and we all know
what happened to that one.

P.

 

says...

Did you fit them to the ZX12R too...and we all know what happened to
that one...and the Blackbird etc etc...

 

Curiously, no, but then the Blackbird and 12R never went horizontal
[1] ..

P.

[1] Well, strictly speaking the Blackbird did, but I was nowhere near
it at the time.

 

says...

Ah, you must have fitted knobblies to the ZX12R then.