Front Tire Choices

rick danger said:

So, pulling up this thread. Is this the consensus for a good tire combo? Bridgestone Exedra Max Cruiser/Touring Tire 240/55R16 86V Rear Radial Tubeless - Parts Giant Michelin Road 6 Tire 150/70ZR-17 69W Rear - Parts Giant On the note of quicker handling, Has anyone pushed their forks up a bit in the triples? Worked well for me on other bikes

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jackrotten said:

After looking around for weeks, managed to find Metzeler ME888 front and rears for my 2.5 rocket. Tire prices have went up over 50% here since the last time I replaced them. Crazy. Avon tires aren't available at any shop within 100 miles for me. Metzeler Cruisetecs are all on back order until September, according to two places I called and even the Exedra Max rears are unavaible. I was going to end up having to get an Exedra Max 701 front mixed with a Metzeler ME888 rear up until I made one last call and found a set of Metzeler ME888s. The Dunlop Elite 4 front tire was way too expensive and the cheapest I was able to locate on that was $480 dollars for a ****ing front tire. That is insane.
My current set are Avon Cobra Chrome tire on front and a Metzeler ME888 rear, which I got about ~2k more miles out of than the previous Avon Cobra Chrome rear, so sticking with the ME888s seems like the play for me.

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