A good way to tell if you need a new tire
04-30-2009 | 05:43 PM
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A good way to tell if you need a new tire
So even though I knew that the metzler that was on when I bought the bike was getting pretty bad, I didn't want to stop riding til I got my new tires. They came today in the mail so the hawk is going up on the stands tonight and I'm gunna get them mounted tomorrow. When I threw my cover on after pulling in I noticed this....pretty scarry.
Wow, that's getting your $ out of a tire
04-30-2009 | 07:19 PM
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slid out quite a bit on the onramp on the way home from school... I checked the pressure two days ago and obviously it was bald but not showing threads or steel. The onramp was only a mile from school so I figured they were just a little cold, but when I pulled in and saw them I was like "Oooooooh my god"
Pretty excited to scrub in the new ones though. Anyone else running 2ct's??
Pretty excited to scrub in the new ones though. Anyone else running 2ct's??
04-30-2009 | 09:53 PM
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Warning: rode my supercorsa until it blew, chucked the bike in a trailer (no rear stand) and took it home where it sat for a week while i waited for a new tyre. This bent my side stand! Seriously, whether it was from the trailer (i dont think so) or sitting on the wrong angle i was rather shocked.
04-30-2009 | 10:09 PM
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So even though I knew that the metzler that was on when I bought the bike was getting pretty bad, I didn't want to stop riding til I got my new tires. They came today in the mail so the hawk is going up on the stands tonight and I'm gunna get them mounted tomorrow. When I threw my cover on after pulling in I noticed this....pretty scarry.
05-01-2009 | 04:25 AM
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I am running 2CT's on my street hawk. I like them a lot. I went out just to scrubb them in a little after mounting them and came back with no chicken strips. I was surprised how comfortable I was on them right off the back. I ran a track day on them last year. They preformed great.
05-01-2009 | 06:28 AM
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Warning: rode my supercorsa until it blew, chucked the bike in a trailer (no rear stand) and took it home where it sat for a week while i waited for a new tyre. This bent my side stand! Seriously, whether it was from the trailer (i dont think so) or sitting on the wrong angle i was rather shocked.
That's why you are never supposed to tie down a motorcycle against the side stand!
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