nklr: tougher tires
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:50 am
From the XR forums, people seem to think these are indestructable, they are also D.O.T. rated. http://www.intercotire.com/html/tera-flex.htm Will a 140/90-17 even fit a KLR? Have any of you tried one of these? Evidently they are so stiff that to remove them you pretty much cut them off.> That pinching is what caused my front K270 to fail, deflate rapidly > and make me slide under a guard rail on I-99 at 75mph three years ago. > > BTW: this is what a D606 rear tire looks like after 31 miles on a > Labrador railroad: > http://www.reelrider.com/CutD606Exterior.jpg > http://www.reelrider.com/CutD606Interior.jpg > These are actually two different spots on the tire. There was a total > of 4-5 tears that went through the carcass. Sheldon's tire looked as > bad as mine and he got a flat at 29 miles. > > Mark
