Looking at a brochure on the new Kawasaki Vulcan 1700's, I noticed something about the tires that might prove to be beneficial to us ACE Tourer owners.
The new Vulcan 1700 comes in four versions; Classic, LT, Nomad, and Voyager. Due to size, price, and features, these should be fairly good sellers for
Kawasaki. All four have a rear tire the same size as our T's OEM rear tire (170/70R 16). With four versions of another popular motorcycle on the market,
maybe tire manufacturers will add that size to their line-ups and we will have more choices for an OEM rear tire other than just the Dunlop D206 and the
Bridgestone G722. (Isn't it impressive the crap that I think of when I'm bored?)
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Posts: 7732 05/16/09 12:08 PM
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Gary,
You have a point. We know the D206 Dunlop tire is too soft to get good mileage and its "softness" or traction capability is wasted on a T. Hopefully either the Bridgestone Excedra G722 gets better life or some other motorcycle tire manufacturers will start producing tires that get as good mileage as Dunlop's Elite IIIs or Avon's Cobra tires.
Fred
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I'm hoping more that they start making the E3 and/or the Cobra in 170/70R 16. The Valk and Gold Wing sized rear tires are alright, but I'd rather have
the shorter OEM.
Gary
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