UltimateJames Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 My MOT is due and its booked in for wednesday and im worried the tyres wont pass and tbh they are rubbish anyway (cheng shin ditchfinders !) so im after a good set. I very rarely go off road much so looking for somthing with more grip on the black stuff but cant seem to find much info ? also the sizes dont seem to add up when looking on tyre sites the sizes on the tyres say 4.00 x 18 rear and 2.75 x 21 front . So what do you use ? Cheers, James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted June 5, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2010 If you want occsional off road then got with Conti escapes, Avon distanzias or bridgestone trailwings, pure road see if you can get bridgestone bt45,s in your sizes 110/90/18 should go for the rear although 400/18 is available for distanziasas is 300/21 but if that is too wide then 80/90/21 is narrower distanzia sizes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateJames Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 If you want occsional off road then got with Conti escapes, Avon distanzias or bridgestone trailwings, pure road see if you can get bridgestone bt45,s in your sizes 110/90/18 should go for the rear although 400/18 is available for distanziasas is 300/21 but if that is too wide then 80/90/21 is narrower distanzia sizes Thanks they`re exactly the style im after just need to find somewhere that stocks these and the prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted June 6, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 6, 2010 Thanks they`re exactly the style im after just need to find somewhere that stocks these and the prices you will have no trouble finding these, I found them at busters but there are other places too http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/productinfo.aspx?mode=b&manu=Avon&tier1=Tyres&images=on&tier2=Road+tyres&tier3=Avon&searchtype=keywords&tier4=AM43+AM44+Distanzia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateJames Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Just ordered some conti escapes £80 delivered for 2 not bad me thinks moto-tyres.co.uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vez Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I have to ask, why do you own a DTR if you only ride on the road? Vez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateJames Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 I have to ask, why do you own a DTR if you only ride on the road? Vez. I do go off road every now and again just hard to find the time really, plus i just like this style of bike rarther than a TZR style. Im hoping to do the full bike test in the next few months and ill no doubt get somthing similar, iv been looking at at KTM 520 but iv heard they are expensive to maintain ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wheels Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I do go off road every now and again just hard to find the time really, plus i just like this style of bike rarther than a TZR style. Im hoping to do the full bike test in the next few months and ill no doubt get somthing similar, iv been looking at at KTM 520 but iv heard they are expensive to maintain ? Well, tell us How are them new tyres doing. What they like on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateJames Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 Well, tell us How are them new tyres doing. What they like on the road. They are excelent totaly transformed the bike, before i had lost all confidence in it after a few scary moments as the rear tyre was awfull. these have so much more grip and it corners like a dream now. not been off road yet but im heading to the quarry and slagg heaps at the weekend so i will let u know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebug Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Did you fit the tyres with tubes, if so what pressure have you used, if not do you lose much pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wheels Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Did you fit the tyres with tubes, if so what pressure have you used, if not do you lose much pressure? Dtr should have tubes, if ya have spoked wheels then ya need tubes.Dont forget the rim tape or the spokes will puncture the tube. 18psi front tyre and 22psi rear tyre for solo riding. Ya might have to go up a bit more pressure to get the tyre seating propperly but then let them down to the correct psi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vez Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 They are excelent totaly transformed the bike, before i had lost all confidence in it after a few scary moments as the rear tyre was awfull. these have so much more grip and it corners like a dream now. not been off road yet but im heading to the quarry and slagg heaps at the weekend so i will let u know. Do we take this last post as a sign as to how the tires handled off road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateJames Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 Do we take this last post as a sign as to how the tires handled off road Ha ha no mate not at all, the tires have been the least of my troubles with it lately !! Had a run of bad luck 1, got puncture while out but luckily was outside a Kawasaki garage who kindly charged me £56 to fit an inner tube !!! then they have taken the wheel weights off the rear wheel so i got a nasty wobbble on between 50 - 60 mph. 2, on my way back to the garage to tell them about it i traveled 2 miles down a duel carrigeway at 50mph when at the end the piston decided to try put itself through the exhaust port !!! so after a long 4 mile push home and strip down i needed a rebore + 1mm new piston, rings, little end, gaskets, circlips, gudgeon pin ect ect. £100 all in tho which i recon is pretty good apart from the labour as iv done that myself. 3, 2 days after while trying to be carefull running in the new bore the head nut nearest the thermostat decides to strip itself and send boiling coolant straight into my leg leaving me once again a nice push home and a bill for yet another head gasket plus 5 head bolts which i pick up tomorrow !!! So it still needs the wheel sorting out and no idea what caused the piston to hit the exhaust port/powervalve ? The tires tho lol are great and pretty good on the surfaces iv been on inc road, gravel and slag (coal pit waste) not sure about wet mud or grass yet ? Rant over, cheers james. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted September 23, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 23, 2010 Odd another one, how many is that now must be 4 or 5 bikes on here that have had piston/pv contact. Couple of TDR's on the TDR owners site have done it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeDT125 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I have some Avon distanzias, they are real nice and have alot of grip so should last a wile too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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