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    Tire Pressure question

    Internet on metzelers site says do what your bike states.
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    Back tire change

    So i need to ride in corners harder and more, umm ok. I ride my bike to the lake (flat) to work no corners. I just like my rocket why do I need to ride any different? I have thought about a lighter weight easy to manage bike that will be really good on gas and tires but not yet. As I said...
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    Back tire change

    I should of probably stretched that last tire to 5k that is about average for me also.
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    Back tire change

    I have paid for the top tier bike tires and have the same results so why pay more.
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    Back tire change

    I just got my shinko from chaparral motorsports, maybe revzilla, or just any site on amazon or ebay that has what i want at a good price.
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    Back tire change

    Thanks for the tip, i appreciate it.
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    Back tire change

    Kansas is flat and straight, the hardest cornering I get is in a roundabout. A lot of my riding is just commuting back and forth to work.
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    Back tire change

    I would like to have it suspended from above seems way more safe. Figure out a different way next time.
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    Back tire change

    Here is the tire I just took off. Probably the first time I have not run a tire smooth or to the cords. Was just into the wear bars. Probably could of ran another 500miles but decided to just get a fresh one on.
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    Back tire change

    Rarely ride 2 up the wife really does not care to ride with me anymore. Just looked and my last rear tire on my fjr 1300 lasted 6,250 miles which is not bad for me (pirelli angel st). Got just as bad mileage if not worse when i had a yamaha stratoliner. ZX14r same but that bike was ridden fast...
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    Back tire change

    The only way I am getting 9k would be if I ran a car tire.
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    Back tire change

    I have always been interested in shinkos but never tried them, we will see.
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    Back tire change

    Decided to try the shinko se890 journey back tire, I always get low mileage from back tires as in 4k or so. If i get 5 that is good. Tire change went reasonably well until putting it back on. The brake piece just would not fit in with the spacer. Thought maybe the tire was not fully seated in...
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    Model for Reckless

    Always nice to have options.
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    Radiator leak

    Water does not come out there? Yes it certainly did, flowed like a faucet with the bolt out and drip with it in, now nothing. Quite possibly a crush washer would of stopped it but at the time thats what i came up with and no more leak. That is one good thing about this forum lots of ideas.
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