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223fan YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Crawley WV Gender:	It's tire time 07/20/13 at 08:04:54 The tires on my bike are officially shot. What are you all running size/brand and where did you get them? What brands do I need to stay away from? I assume only tube tires for the stock rims. Thanks
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Re: It's tire time
Reply #1 - 07/20/13 at 09:18:41

There aren't hardly any bad brands of tire...
Best to buy based on how much you ride... get a tire that you will wear out in 3 to 5 years... that way it won't dry out...
You can use tube or tubeless rated tires,... but you will need a tube in them...
Get a 90' tire valve on your rear tube,... have it installed pointing to the brake side... that will make airing up easier...

I have used Dunlop 404's, and currently have a Shinko712 on the rear,... Kenda Cruz on the front...

Get Metzler's if you ride over 10k miles per year...
Otherwise, go cheaper...

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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #2 - 07/20/13 at 10:56:10 Ditto on mileage mattering. New tubes and rim strips is cheap insurance.
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swedishbiker Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 119 Växjö Sweden Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #3 - 07/20/13 at 11:58:42 I have Michelin Commander and they are not good on gravel roads. On asphalt they are nice.
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clearush Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 261 Deer Park,TX Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #4 - 07/20/13 at 20:00:54 I like my shinko712 and it was cheap to boot.
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stinger Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 848	Re: It's tire time Reply #5 - 07/21/13 at 01:29:47 I have compared prices everywhere and if you have a Pro Caliber close by check them out. They have no markup on tires. I bought a Dunlop 404 and I think I paid $120 for tire and mounting and balancing. Great tire with lots of wear.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: It's tire time Reply #6 - 07/21/13 at 04:40:48 theres a "bang for the buck" breakdown around here somewhere
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12671 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #7 - 07/21/13 at 08:02:51 You mean this one? Nobody but me ever updated their tire, so it kinda lost it's purpose along the years ..... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1342402435/0#0
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223fan YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Crawley WV Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #8 - 07/21/13 at 17:48:33 I can use a tube in a tubeless tire? That would make it a lot easier. Thanks for the tip on the valve stem.
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dezertboy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9 Lake Havasu, AZ Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #9 - 07/21/13 at 21:43:39 Put a Shinko712 on the rear. Got it for $95 installed with new tube at a local shop.
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Re: It's tire time
Reply #10 - 07/21/13 at 23:06:33

223fan wrote on 07/21/13 at 17:48:33:

I can use a tube in a tubeless tire? That would make it a lot easier. Thanks for the tip on the valve stem.

Ayyyup,, A tubeless tire WILL hold air w/o a tube, on a rim so designed.
They dont explode like a car goin off a cliff in a 60's B movie if ya slap a tube in them & mount them on a leaky, spoked, rim

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Re: It's tire time
Reply #11 - 07/22/13 at 06:59:08

Motorycle Superstore is having a tire sale. Here is the discount coupons they sent me:

http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe641772746d047d711c&m=ff041575746606&ls=fdf91...

They have free shipping for orders over $ 100 - but I have to ship them to a friend in Ohio as they recently opened an outlet in KY.....and now they charge me sales tax if I ship to my home.

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223fan YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Crawley WV Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #12 - 07/23/13 at 14:21:15 Thanks for the help everyone. Time to order.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: It's tire time Reply #13 - 07/23/13 at 14:42:03 Time to order? We already established that,, the Question was WHAT tire to order.. Soooo,, whatchya gettin? How much? Aaand,, What did these people tell you that drove you to choose That tire?
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: It's tire time Reply #14 - 07/23/13 at 15:38:45 Gee....how come I only get these two returns when I type in 400/80 15R ???? http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/0/Motorcycle-Tire-Finder/Cruiser-Bike-...
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