eggar Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 MY XVS 1300 NEEDS A NEW REAR TYRE AFTER 10,000 MILES, CAN ANY OTHER OWNERS RECOMMEND A REAR TYRE THAT HAS GOOD MILEAGE TO IT AND WOULD IT MIX WITH THE STOCK FRONT DUNLOP THAT STILL HAS GOOD TREAD ON IT, THERE ARE A LOT OF CHOICES OF MAKE SO ANY ADVICE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED, THANKS
clarke Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 10,000 miles - WOW! Mine lasted 6,500... Here's a link to the thread we discussed tyres recently. In short there are two options for the 'correct' size 170/70/16 which are the stock Bridgestones and a Dunlop. Avon said they are going to make a 170 size radial which should be out early next year... The US riders opt for a 180/70/16 tyre from Metzeler, Dunlop and Avon. Unfortunately Metzeler say that due to different regs they cannot recommend the 180 as a 'Stage 1 upgrade' like they do in the US... I decided not to fit a 180 as I was unsure of how it would effect my insurance, but I will definitely be trying out the Avon at my next tyre change. My dealer wanted to charge me £50 for fitting it... managed to haggle them down to £35 which was the same as a local independant tyre shop. Just hope they don't scratch your pulley like this which they did to mine = not happy! <a href="http://s1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/clarkegray/?action=view&current=DSC01096.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/clarkegray/th_DSC01096.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a>
eggar Posted August 29, 2011 Author Posted August 29, 2011 Hi, thanks for the reply, 10,000 miles, i am a bit steady !! mind you a lot of it was 2 up. i've found a local company on the lincs/yorks border near me called A18 TYRES, who only charge £25 for fitting so am going to give them a call this week, mind you i don't want my pully scratched, i've just had both pulleys and the drive belt replaced under warranty, chhers
clarke Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 Glad you've found some one to fit them cheapish... What happened to your pulleys? I had my front forks replaced under warranty as they corroded under the lacquer...
eggar Posted August 30, 2011 Author Posted August 30, 2011 Hi, the pulleys and belt were replaced because of transmission noise including a loud whine on deceleration, the replacements have helped but not cured it altogether, back to the tyres, i've been told only dunlop and bridgestone do the size tyre i want, the cheapest price on the dunlop k555 i can get is £185 fitted ( ouch ) also i checked with my insurance company to see if i could fit a 180/70-16 but was told they wouldn't insure me and i would have to requote so that didn't help, the bridgestone ran out at £165 all in but i need to find out what the bridgestones are like before i make a decision but either way it ain't cheap, cheers
eggar Posted August 31, 2011 Author Posted August 31, 2011 big problem, none of my local yam dealers or tyre dealers (north lincs ) can find 170/70-b16 tyres in stock anywhere with the earliest delivery being late september early october, anyone know where there is any? ta
clarke Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 my 2 local independant tyre suppliers are Woosters and Leeds Bike Tyres (both have websites). But, neither had them in stock when I tried them, though they/their suppliers might?? Unfortunately Woosters can't fit them as their lift isn't strong enough... On the link above someone said they found a place in Germany £102 inc postage to the UK (doesn't say where though). I've only used Bridgestones and thet seem ok. RE pulley, my bike has started making a knocking noise on deceleration when really hot... yours could be the belt being too tight? I've read elsewhere the manual specs are too tight. Hope you find your tyres.
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