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Where is the cheapest place to buy a front battlax tire for 650 burgman.
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That is a fine tire and I run one, my 3rd Gold Standard BIAS PLY. But the question was OEM BattleAx RADIAL.Corvetteowner said:
I get mine from Motorcycle Super Store. http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/ ... -Tire.aspx
But Tire easy has them too. http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?d ... P&dsco=135
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Does anybody know anying about the michelin gold standard 120/70/15-56s.THANKS FREDDY
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I have, and a few other members too, run a Michelin Gold Standard (GS) Bias Ply on the front with Radial rears with good results. I ran my first GS set for 22,000 miles front and 18,000 miles rear. At the 18,000 mark I put my first Darkside Radial tire on the rear and kept the GS on front. My second GS front went to about 20,000 miles, 3rd went to 20K too, split up on 2 different bikes. I am on my 4th GS and have a Federal Formosa Car Radial on the rear.
Just to clear up the mileage, First 03 650 went to 54K, 2nd made it to 19k and current is at 32K.
One thing to remember on most motorcycles, the front and rear brakes are NOT linked. You can skid the front or rear independently from each other. Where the control (proportion) comes from is your squeeze of the lever. On a car, all 4 tires must be matched as the brakes are linked. Mixing Bias and Radials on linked systems may cause a spin out crash.
My Dodge Little Red Express Truck is a good example of brake proportion. The front tires are 235/60 HR 15's and the rears are 325/50 ZR 15's. If it is proportioned for like 235/60 HR 15's all around, the fronts will skid well before the rears start working well.
Just to clear up the mileage, First 03 650 went to 54K, 2nd made it to 19k and current is at 32K.
One thing to remember on most motorcycles, the front and rear brakes are NOT linked. You can skid the front or rear independently from each other. Where the control (proportion) comes from is your squeeze of the lever. On a car, all 4 tires must be matched as the brakes are linked. Mixing Bias and Radials on linked systems may cause a spin out crash.
My Dodge Little Red Express Truck is a good example of brake proportion. The front tires are 235/60 HR 15's and the rears are 325/50 ZR 15's. If it is proportioned for like 235/60 HR 15's all around, the fronts will skid well before the rears start working well.
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Ihave a cass county choppers trike kit ,no center wheel,how will the gold standard work on front of 650 burgman
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Well Freddy, you have two radials on the rear but is the brakes still not linked to the front? If it is still a stock brake lever setup with two hand levers that must be squeezed with different pressures, then I think a Bias ply Gold Standard should work fine.
The main problem with trikes is it will plow the front wheel straight ahead in a corner some and the round profile of a motorcycle tire balds the center and the sidewalls are like new when the tire is shot. Trikes never run up on the sidewalls so WHY run a motorcycle tire that has sidewall tread? There are some Car tires that will fit the front rim and have a more square foot print. Coker Tire has some radials in 125/15 and 135/15 that will fit in place of the 120/70 15.
The main problem with trikes is it will plow the front wheel straight ahead in a corner some and the round profile of a motorcycle tire balds the center and the sidewalls are like new when the tire is shot. Trikes never run up on the sidewalls so WHY run a motorcycle tire that has sidewall tread? There are some Car tires that will fit the front rim and have a more square foot print. Coker Tire has some radials in 125/15 and 135/15 that will fit in place of the 120/70 15.
I may be wrong but doesn't a trike require a lot of effort to turn and steer. If this is the case, a car tire may have such a big patch against the pavement that may make the trike harder to steer.
I am running the Gold Standard on my 650 w/o trike. I have had no problem with a bias tire on the front other than I could not run it a 33 lbs as the "turn-in" was very quick but OK at 36.
I ordered my GS from the Ebay seller Dave has referenced. Received it last June and the date on the tire was just over 2 years old. At $35 shipped, it was/is a bargain.
I am running the Gold Standard on my 650 w/o trike. I have had no problem with a bias tire on the front other than I could not run it a 33 lbs as the "turn-in" was very quick but OK at 36.
I ordered my GS from the Ebay seller Dave has referenced. Received it last June and the date on the tire was just over 2 years old. At $35 shipped, it was/is a bargain.
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Why NOT just ask your local Suzuki dealer to give you the best internet price they can. That is, look for the best internet price you can find, print it out and ask them to get you a tire. My dealer did it for me, at about $5 more than the internet price for one tire and about $9 more for the other tire. Shipping was free and they mounted the tires for me cheaper than buying elsewhere and asking them to mount. End result is the MONEY stays with your local dealer and they do you a favor and you do them a favor.
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