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Posts: 23 07/20/07 7:38 PM |
Guys, Can someone point me in the direction of tires other than the Dunlop D206's? The price of these things are out of site
 . I put a set of Dunlops on my old Goldwing last summer for about what a rear
tire is for the T . Anyone using other sizes and something other than radials? Thanks
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Posts: 6304 07/20/07 8:42 PM
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Ted,
Some T owners has tried Maxxis whitewalls, I believe in the sizes of 120/80-18 for the front and 160/80-16 for the rear. They are bias-ply tires. All of the radial tires for the T are expensive, but most of us are running either the stock tire (Dunlop D206F, 130/80-180) or a Metzeler ME880 (130/70-18) on the front and one of the Valk-size tires (180/70-16) on the rear. Avon Venom R, Bridgestone Excedra G702, Metzeler ME880 and Dunlop Elite III are all good Valk-size tires. A few are running Wing tires (180/60-18) on the rear.
Fred
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Posts: 1155 07/21/07 6:20 AM First Officer |
Keep an eye on eBay. I've found great prices on tires there. In fact, here's a link to a Valk-sized Metzler ME 880 for $160 to your door. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-ME880-METZELER-REAR-TIRE-180-70R-16_W0QQitemZ300131436885QQihZ020QQcategoryZ35577QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
Last Edited By: Chicago 07/21/07 6:24 AM.
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ragtop69gs |
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Posts: 1024 07/21/07 1:40 PM |
Look at the prices from Southwestmototire.com They have great prices and free shipping if you buy two. I just got a D206F for 148.95 including shipping
which took 3 days from Arizona to Michigan.
Jay
Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration"
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Posts: 1155 07/23/07 6:15 AM First Officer |
Here's a link to a guy that has 10 Avon Venom R's for $175 each to your door.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AM42-AVON-VENOM-180-70HR-16-180-70-16-REAR-TIRE-4958812_W0QQitemZ140140677644QQihZ004QQcategoryZ35578QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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Chicago |
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Posts: 1155 07/26/07 6:48 AM First Officer |
So Ted, did you do anything about tires yet? No one has bid on either auction yet.
You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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Posts: 47 08/24/07 9:09 AM |
Ok, I need to rekindle this thread. I need a front tire for the T I just bought and I can't say I care much for Dunlops. If I go with the 130/70-18
Metzler, what is the difference in that and the stock Dunlop? And how will it affect the speedo?
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Posts: 1981 08/24/07 12:15 PM |
I just love the title of this thread:
"OPTIONAL TIRES" No. They're not. -Dan |
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Posts: 1155 08/24/07 1:03 PM First Officer |
With the stock 130/80's our speedos run 5% over the speed you're actually riding. A 130/70 will make this worse. Have you been keeping an eye on Ebay?
Here's a D206F for $64 to your door.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/528-DUNLOP-D206-MOTORCYCLE-TIRE-130-80-18_W0QQitemZ130145232802QQihZ003QQcategoryZ35601QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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Posts: 755 08/24/07 2:29 PM |
Since the 130/70 is 10% shorter radius than the 130/80, you can estimate an additional 10% error, or about 5.5%
I'm sure Fred posted his calculations in an older thread, so I'm not going to recalculate them here.
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