cj jeeper
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Just a heads up... found a new rear tire for $217 here:
Metzeler ME880 XXL Tire | Dennis Kirk
Metzeler ME880 XXL Tire | Dennis Kirk
Metzler 240/50/16
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rocketrookie
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Another heads up, Rocky Mtn ATV has the Bridgestone Exedra Max for $162.88 Bridgestone Exedra Max Rear Motorcycle Tire
scot in exile
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Good price on the Metz, not to bad a tyre just that the Avons and Bridgestone are (IMO) better.
cj jeeper
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Never had Bridgestone on my R3, just what came from the factory on my Bonneville....
My one and only experience with Avon was not a good one, this happened at 600 miles....
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sonny
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The bridgestone's that came on the Bonneville sucked. Exedra Max is a different animal. Very happy with it. Good traction and wears well. The stock metzeler's had little to no traction on wet pavement. Tried Avon's and found them to have little traction in cold weather. Even tried a car tire before the Bridgestone. Now running a 140 Michelin Scorcher up front with a Exedra max on the rear and love. Great traction in all weather conditions and good wear characteristics with both tires. Glad I gave the Bridgestone a try, will stick with this tire combo. 
scot in exile
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Ouch
cj jeeper
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The bridgestone's that came on the Bonneville sucked. Exedra Max is a different animal. Very happy with it. Good traction and wears well. The stock metzeler's had little to no traction on wet pavement. Tried Avon's and found them to have little traction in cold weather. Even tried a car tire before the Bridgestone. Now running a 140 Michelin Scorcher up front with a Exedra max on the rear and love. Great traction in all weather conditions and good wear characteristics with both tires. Glad I gave the Bridgestone a try, will stick with this tire combo.
So no problem th the Excedra being a little taller?
sonny
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None.
Paul Bryant
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In fact combined with dropping to a 140 section front tyre, this alters the rake by 1° which sharpens up the steering nicely.
The stock size tyres make the bike feeling like riding through mud in comparison.
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In addition to Paul's comment about geometry, the higher aspect ratio tire corrects the speedo error, it's true after swapping tires, meaning you can reset the TuneECU speedo adjustment to 0 and be dead on. It also provides better traction in wet and cold, and by all reports lasts longer than the Metzler. Compared to the Cobra rear, the Cobra gives a little easier bar effort to initiate a turn because of the shape of the tire, but, the Emax is the better tire in anything but warm (70f+) weather, and the Cobra rear doesn't last long!
