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Message started by rfw2003 on 05/30/12 at 17:30:42

Title: New Tires New Brakes
Post by rfw2003 on 05/30/12 at 17:30:42

Just got the new Route 66 tires put on today and also had ordered a set of new front pads to put on myself but the shop put them on for free since they were doing the mounting of the tires already and had it apart, can't beat that at all. On the drive home it felt like a completely new bike. ;D

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by Boofer on 05/30/12 at 18:26:08

Go slow on the sudden moves for a hundred miles, or so. New tires are kinda slick from the manufacturing process.

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by teabowl13 on 05/30/12 at 19:46:56

DITTO!!
If you think they feel good now, just wait until they get scuffed and broken in!

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by rfw2003 on 05/30/12 at 23:15:17

Oh I'm taking it easy. I'm still learning the ins and outs of this little thumper, and how it responds to my big 240lbs butt. :D

R.F.

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by renegade1 on 05/30/12 at 23:44:55

anyone heard of switching the rear drum brake for a disc??? if so can you post thread can not find anything like that!!!

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by 360k+ on 05/31/12 at 10:14:45

77637237353536050 wrote:

rfw, did you put stock sizes back on, or different? Just curious about what is possible?

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by rfw2003 on 05/31/12 at 11:18:40

2422313A7A7670717A430 wrote:

[quote author=77637237353536050 link=1338424242/0#0 date=1338424242]Just got the new Route 66 tires put on today and also had ordered a set of new front pads to put on myself but the shop put them on for free since they were doing the mounting of the tires already and had it apart, can't beat that at all. On the drive home it felt like a completely new bike. ;D

rfw, did you put stock sizes back on, or different? Just curious about what is possible?
[/quote]

Stock on the front and 140/90 15's on the rear since the route 66 doesn't come in the stock size rear. Even with them not having but about 30 miles on them, they are much better feeling then the IBC stockers that were on the bike when I bought it just a few short weeks ago.

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by Dj12midnit on 05/31/12 at 16:13:27

30243570727271420 wrote:

Oh I'm taking it easy. I'm still learning the ins and outs of this little thumper, and how it responds to my big 240lbs butt. :D

R.F.

240 you are a small little feller.

Title: Re: New Tires New Brakes
Post by rfw2003 on 05/31/12 at 19:41:39

well put another 50 miles or so on it today so now I have close to 100 miles on the new tires and they are doing nothing but getting better and better. They make the old IBC's feel like absolute crap in comparison.