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07/29/10 at 05:13:59
Wow, good info about the first miles. I didn't know that! Thanks a bunch!
FYI, just turned 6000 on my stock IRC. It was a little cupped when I got it (2900 miles), but once I aired it up good, it seemed to have leveled out some. The tread is just worn, and I noticed a little cut that made me nervous, so I wanted a new one. Will see what the man says when I take it in.
To those running this tire, are you running it tubed or tubeless??
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You have to run tubed with spoked wheels.Air would go out were the spokes are.
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Reply #17 -
07/29/10 at 05:22:51
bill67 wrote
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You have to run tubed with spoked wheels.Air would go out were the spokes are.
Oh, duh, good point. Sorry, that was elementary of me.
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Has anyone ever found a loose spoke? or had to tighten them?
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07/29/10 at 06:35:18
Iwas "clinkin" on a wheel & found a couple loose.. been a long time & cant remember if it was front or rear.
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07/29/10 at 18:06:30
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I use the 66 Route Pirelli on front and back and very happy with them.
Cursal - What size did you put on the back? I put on a 140/90-15 and I think its to big, probably should be 140/80? Is that what the stock tire was, I can't remember. But I needed a tire and the 140 was all shop had - it is rubbing the sides of the tire.
Thanks! C
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07/29/10 at 20:04:48
I ran a brand new set of the Dunlops for 1 summer (about 12000 miles) they track poorly on grooved pavement, they don't feel confident in the corners and they were scarey in the rain..... I've since changed to the Mezzeler Me880 and love them..... the straight line stability is great, very sure footed in the corners especially fast with high lean angle and they have excellent grip in the rain........... I probably ride harder and faster than most people so I'm sure for many riders the Dunlops are good enough...... but not on my bike
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bill67 wrote
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That OK just be careful when your riding on that Dunlop. No sharp corners, never in the rain.
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I had the same dunlop on my bike for 8,000 Miles... Did the Dragon and the Cherohola on it and had no problems, I ride about 300 days a year. In all kinds of weather and never had a problem with it. where are you getting your INFO?
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I was just kidding Piglet
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http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/What_tire_makes_are_available_that_fit_the_250%3F
While this is a list of tires available for the Ninja 250, they name a lot of brands and offer opinions. My guess is that the same brand and type of tire would perform similarly in different sizes.
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07/30/10 at 05:53:56
Ive got about 10k miles on a set of Bridgestone Spitfires.
front is still good, rear is starting to thin out, but will pass inspection and will finish out this year with them.
They are tubeless type, I may try the sealant trick to eliminate the tube.
sposed to be dual compound, I can only compare them to the stockers (much better).
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07/30/10 at 08:06:35
The spit fires rate 2nd to the route 66 pirelli,They are a good tire thats what I used to use.
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07/30/10 at 09:01:14
FlybysBlvd wrote
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cursal wrote
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I use the 66 Route Pirelli on front and back and very happy with them.
Cursal - What size did you put on the back? I put on a 140/90-15 and I think its to big, probably should be 140/80? Is that what the stock tire was, I can't remember. But I needed a tire and the 140 was all shop had - it is rubbing the sides of the tire.
Thanks! C
I have the 140/90 15 on mine rear and it fits fine. Not even close to rubbing.
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07/30/10 at 10:47:32
Thanks! I thought there was only 140/90 - I didn't see an 80. I really like the tire.
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Reply #29 -
08/02/10 at 13:08:31
Well, got the tire installed this afternoon. Rode fine on the way back to work. I'll be a little nervous until the "newness" wears off. But so far, so good!
Oh, we looked at the old IRC. It had been cut and patched. I don't guess that's too un-common, but I'm sure glad to have a nice new one.
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