stepping up for the good stuff

[hershonm]

I'm the original poster. I really do have an Arai, but I don't own any Dainese or Sidi stuff or Euro-approved armor. There's so much hype and image involved with all that high-end gear. Is a premium tire worth three times the price of a Kenda? Will the premium tire last 10% longer? Stick 10% better? Well...maybe. If you fall off, will it be the tire's fault? Who can answer any of these questions for sure? Price MIGHT be the opposite of quality. Or it might be a guarantee of quality. Who knows...?

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "fasteddiecopeman" wrote: > > I buy GOOD tires, ones that work well, and LAST! If they're also CHEAP, then so much the better! > I put fresh K270s at 36 psi on before my Alaska trip (7,700 m or 12,400 kms), and they survived the Dempster (1,000 miles of broken rock and gravel!), though my rear got several cuts between the knobs so I changed the rear out when I returned. The front I just reversed. > My KLR probably weighed 680 pounds fully loaded w/ full gas, me on it. > DON'T confuse PRICE with QUALITY, because they can be polar opposites! > My .02$ > Ed > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hershonm" wrote: > > > > I don't buy cheap tires. I wear an Arai helmet. And Aerostich riding gear with the optional armor. I only buy the toughest Sidi motocross boots. Dainese gloves. I won't leave home without all of it. > > > > My fear is that I'll be riding down the road and wake up uninjured in bankruptcy court. > > >