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tire recommendations please
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2001 10:16 am
by scbechtold@yahoo.com
Hi group. It's time for new tires on my KLR 650 and I was wondering
what tires are the best for 80% road and 20% off road. I've heard
that Avon makes tires for the KLR that last much longer than the
stock ones. But I can't remember what model. Also, where is a good
(read reasonable) place to get tires on the net. Any help you can
give me would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve
tire recommendations please
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2001 6:00 pm
by steve pye
-----Original Message-----
From: scbechtold@...
To:
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Date: Sunday, July 22, 2001 12:17 PM
>Hi group. It's time for new tires on my KLR 650 and I was wondering
>what tires are the best for 80% road and 20% off road. I've heard
>that Avon makes tires for the KLR that last much longer than the
>stock ones. But I can't remember what model. Also, where is a good
>(read reasonable) place to get tires on the net. Any help you can
>give me would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve
A lot of folks use the Avon Gripster AM24. I recently put one on my bike and
have been pleased with the results.
Try :
www.arrowheadmotorsports.com
or
www.denniskirk.com
Cheers,
Steve
A11
tire recommendations please
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2001 1:08 am
by Steve Green
Metzeler Enduro 3 Sahara for front. Sticky and will go at least 5000
miles. $70 mail order
Avon Gripster AM24 for rear. Sticks good, works on and off road,
lasts 4500+ miles. $85 mail order
These work well for street and hard rocky dirt Colorado style.
Use good inner tubes, i.e. Dunlop, Michelin, Metzeler
Steve G.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., scbechtold@y... wrote:
> Hi group. It's time for new tires on my KLR 650 and I was wondering
> what tires are the best for 80% road and 20% off road. I've heard
> that Avon makes tires for the KLR that last much longer than the
> stock ones. But I can't remember what model. Also, where is a good
> (read reasonable) place to get tires on the net. Any help you can
> give me would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve
tire recommendations please
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2001 8:42 am
by fireball@heaslet.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Steve Green" wrote:
> Metzeler Enduro 3 Sahara for front. Sticky and will go at least
5000
> miles.
For the front wheel, how is the Metzeler Sahara on mud? When I had a
Metzeler on the rear it was not fun in mud.
Fireball
nklr joe rocket rhino boots for sale
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2001 9:02 pm
by david wilhite
I have a pair of Joe Rocket Rhino size 10 boots in very good condition that
I plan to sell on eBay. They are pretty comfortable to ride in and walk
in. I have mainly used them for taking long trips. The boots
are a little large for me and I am looking to buy some boots geared more
towards the off-road spectrum. Despite what is advertised, I have found
that the boots are not 100% waterproof in very heavy rains. In normal
rain, the boots perform pretty well. They have some minor scuffs and I
have pictures if anyone is interested. If so contact me off the list at my
email address. They retail for around $139.00 or so and I am hoping to get
about half of that for them. I have taken care of them by cleaning with
saddle soap and applying leather preservative/water-proofing. I'm not sure
what shipping would be, but if anybody is interested, I'm sure we could work
something out. I'll give the list a few days then I'll put them on
eBay.
David Wilhite
dnmwilhite@...
01' KLR650
84' Subaruvanagon 'Westy'
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