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what have you done to your "bike" today
- KermitLeFrog
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Put a set of S22s on mine a few weeks ago. £325 fitted. What the feck are you using?
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
SuperCorsa SP, V4.
Apparently they grip like the old ones but last longer- we'll see.
This includes fitting and balance, ride-in, ride-out, whereas I normally take loose wheels.
So that includes £70 for fitting to the bike.
No-one else on the IoM had any in stock, and I get home Thurs evening, leaving for Devon Friday morning, so I had no other choice.
Fitting booked for tomorrow.
Shame they end the one-way over the Mountain today or I could have scrubbed them in!
Apparently they grip like the old ones but last longer- we'll see.
This includes fitting and balance, ride-in, ride-out, whereas I normally take loose wheels.
So that includes £70 for fitting to the bike.
No-one else on the IoM had any in stock, and I get home Thurs evening, leaving for Devon Friday morning, so I had no other choice.
Fitting booked for tomorrow.
Shame they end the one-way over the Mountain today or I could have scrubbed them in!
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
- KermitLeFrog
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Oh dear, when needs must I guess. I take the wheels down to my man. I can't stand the idea of some rubber jockey taking the wheels off and putting them back on. Since you are even more anal than me I dread to think what you think about that.tony.mon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:43 am SuperCorsa SP, V4.
Apparently they grip like the old ones but last longer- we'll see.
This includes fitting and balance, ride-in, ride-out, whereas I normally take loose wheels.
So that includes £70 for fitting to the bike.
No-one else on the IoM had any in stock, and I get home Thurs evening, leaving for Devon Friday morning, so I had no other choice.
Fitting booked for tomorrow.
Shame they end the one-way over the Mountain today or I could have scrubbed them in!
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I squandered" (George Best, RIP)
- KermitLeFrog
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I've seen my man trying to get the axle nut off his father's KTM without doing anything with the lock washer. Hammers were involved.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I squandered" (George Best, RIP)
- Pete.L
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Price of tyres is going through the roof!
I've just been quoted £470 for a pair of Michelin Roads 5's. If you wanted the road 6 he had to special order them and couldn't give me a date when they might be in
Getting them done tomorrow afternoon. Mmmm, new rubber for Devon
Pete.l
I've just been quoted £470 for a pair of Michelin Roads 5's. If you wanted the road 6 he had to special order them and couldn't give me a date when they might be in
Getting them done tomorrow afternoon. Mmmm, new rubber for Devon
Pete.l
My new ride is a bit of a Howler and I love to make her Squeal
- ItsaKeeper
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I got a set of Road 6s for the firestorm in late March from Tyretectrading.co.uk and they cost £316.50 delivered, then took them to local Honda dealer who charged £60 to fit. Just checked and they are still the same price. I appreciate you may have a different motorcycle but I have used tyre tec a couple of times and they deliver within a few days.Pete.L wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:33 am Price of tyres is going through the roof!
I've just been quoted £470 for a pair of Michelin Roads 5's. If you wanted the road 6 he had to special order them and couldn't give me a date when they might be in
Getting them done tomorrow afternoon. Mmmm, new rubber for Devon
Pete.l
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Didn't exactly go to plan re the tyres.
When I got to H and H in Douglas, the front was fine but the rear SuperCorsa was an SC2 not the SP I'd ordered.
And they were both v3's, not the v4's I'd specified.
So that left me with no tyres for Devon.
However, he had a pair of Bridgestone RS11's that had been fitted from new to a fire blade that a local guy bought for the TT.
The rear had only done the run-in mileage, about 300 miles, and he fitted a new front. £300 fitted, so worth a try.
So I'll have to scrub them in by going round every roundabout on the way to Devon twice.
When I got to H and H in Douglas, the front was fine but the rear SuperCorsa was an SC2 not the SP I'd ordered.
And they were both v3's, not the v4's I'd specified.
So that left me with no tyres for Devon.
However, he had a pair of Bridgestone RS11's that had been fitted from new to a fire blade that a local guy bought for the TT.
The rear had only done the run-in mileage, about 300 miles, and he fitted a new front. £300 fitted, so worth a try.
So I'll have to scrub them in by going round every roundabout on the way to Devon twice.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
That’s better than £540 and hopefully you will get on with them fingers crossed
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I looked at the comparisons, the Bridgestones are even worse in the wet. Guess what weather were expecting both Rideout days?
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
- Pete.L
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Cheers M Dear I'll definitely keep them in mind for next timeItsaKeeper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:25 pmI got a set of Road 6s for the firestorm in late March from Tyretectrading.co.uk and they cost £316.50 delivered, then took them to local Honda dealer who charged £60 to fit. Just checked and they are still the same price. I appreciate you may have a different motorcycle but I have used tyre tec a couple of times and they deliver within a few days.Pete.L wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:33 am Price of tyres is going through the roof!
I've just been quoted £470 for a pair of Michelin Roads 5's. If you wanted the road 6 he had to special order them and couldn't give me a date when they might be in
Getting them done tomorrow afternoon. Mmmm, new rubber for Devon
Pete.l
Pete.l
My new ride is a bit of a Howler and I love to make her Squeal
- KermitLeFrog
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I'm interested in how you get on with the RS11s. The S22s are mega in the wet.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I squandered" (George Best, RIP)
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Clutch cable snapped on the blade today !!! Orders one for a later model as it runs round the bike and not through it just got to wait till post man brings it !!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Packed & loaded Nue Red ready for DevonStorm.
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...