klr tires in south texas

[Walter Mitty]

I'm in Kingsville, a little south of Corpus Christi on 77. I don't see much hope of finding a Pirelli MT90 around here. You are welcome to order one from Southwest Moto or similar and have it delivered to me. I will help you mount and balance it. I have everything need to do it. If you find a tire you are welcome to swing by and I will help you mount it. Stan

--- On Sat, 1/24/09, Mark Harfenist wrote: From: Mark Harfenist Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR Tires in South Texas To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 9:39 PM I'm currently scurrying across the southern tier in surprisingly chill temperatures (saw frost in Florida, fifty degree blowing fog along the Gulf today). I'm heading for Mexico, and my need for a new back tire is getting pressing, though not yet desperate--it' s a Pirelli Scorpion with abotu 13k miles on it. In Louisiana, the parts clerks at two different motorcycle supply houses didn't admit to knowing the term "dual sport." Neither did they seem to know what a KLR is (one asked "Is that a motorcycle?" ). So I'm now looking for tires in Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Galveston or someplace along the way. Any recommendations for me? This trip seems to involve a lot of pavement, and I've been using 80/20 tires without substantial complaint, but I'd just as happily take a more dirt-oriented tire. I'm happy to pay the price--whatever price--but would sure prefer not to have to special order and wait. I could also buy used if anyone's got one hanging around gather dust in the garage. Thanks for any direction or ideas. Guanajuato beckons! Mark [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]