He likes new rears too! See his post above...I'll distract Bust...
Psst, Cederville, CA Bust, that's where this hottie waits for you.
He likes new rears too! See his post above...I'll distract Bust...
Psst, Cederville, CA Bust, that's where this hottie waits for you.
Certainly couldn't hurt, but (speaking only for myself) the "standard" CT profile hasn't kept me from touching toe on occasion.Is the idea a rounded shoulder will help improve cornering?
The rounder edges make cornering easier, the normal transitions and initiating a turn become easier. This was true of the 019G when it wore in and it got better with age and wear, becoming easier to 'flick'. There will still be more effort required to initiate turn in than a moto tire, but the profile should improve the feel right off the bat. How or if this impacts wear over the life of the tire remains unknown at this point.Is the idea a rounded shoulder will help improve cornering?
Well, actually, just over the weekend of 6/26 I put on the last 3200 miles. B) Oregon City to Salt Lake City, Utah 1088, during which I did a BBG, then SLC back home to OC.ps: 2k miles month. Good for you! That ain't no garage queen, for sure!
EeewieeUgly.. now you been touching ToeCutter?Certainly couldn't hurt, but (speaking only for myself) the "standard" CT profile hasn't kept me from touching toe on occasion.Is the idea a rounded shoulder will help improve cornering?
I figure this poor nearly used up BT019G did duty for 4-6 moto tires. Not too shabby for $126!Nice long distance tyre Eric. 36.6K is not to shabby for these tyres. How many M/C tyres did it take the place of? :good:
Good luck with the recovery and new AE. Small perk of having an extra wheel.Kinda gives me hope when I get back on 2 wheels. My 019 Grid only has 10K when my bike was bug splatted on the front of that pick up truck. My rear tyre is intact. It will make the transfer to the new AE when the time comes.
You are going to like the Michelin. I rode Brian's at about a week old, it felt better than my, at the time, 4K C/T.
Brodie
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See 1031 in this thread. I put the stock nuts inside the ends of the torque arm, with a washer to fill the space. The washer made it tight enough to be self-retained. I then had to grind a small amount off the top edge of the arm to clear the swingarm, and mounted is outboard of its stock position, using the stock bolt, but from the inside, reaching through the wheel.Ok folks, I need your assistance. Reno John took a tire down to the cords this weekend and was in a small town. He hit me up for the CT info just in case, but managed to limp home and reduced speeds w/o changing the tire. However, he brought up a good idea in conversation, to have a list of mods, needed parts and info that people could print out and carry with them as an How To guide for emergency CT use on the road along with the CT size.
So, for those of you using the stock brake caliper tension arm, (w/o cutting it in half), I would like to know exactly what you did to it, what new parts you needed, (spacers, longer bolts?), and how you took care of business. Think of it terms of what would you put together as an emergency CT use kit, and/or what would you need to source from a hardware store or auto parts store so you could change from a moto tire to a CT while on the road, likely off the beaten path in some small town.
Some of you have mounted the tension arm on the outside of the mounting lugs - mods? Pics? non OE parts needed?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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