Cool, That's Good Graham.
Steve.........................................
On Aug 16, 10:31 pm, 01-ZR2 <[email protected]> wrote:
> If my Black, Round and Holds Air Kendas get me from Point A to Point B
> and Back hey I am Happy. I will tell you why, If I Planned on Setting
> the Land Speed Record or Dragging my Knee around every Corner I would
> Probably would get the Premium Tires as Mentioned. But I bought these
> Kenda Challengers as Stated in my Previous Post to Replace the Pirelli
> Route 66's that I had on my Bike and lasted only 5000 Miles. And
> before that the Dunlap 404 's which lasted about the same. Are these
> Premium Tires? The Price I Paid for them I thought So! I also thought
> that they would last longer than they did, maybe I am wrong. I am no
> Expert or Claim to be. But now if I get the Same amount of Miles out
> of these Black, Round and Holds Air Kendas well IMHO I got a Bargin.
>
> On Aug 16, 3:59 pm, "Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Graham,
>
> > I can't say now. The 700SC with the Avons is the one down in New Zealand
> > and I've forgotten the model.
>
> > Dennis G.
> > - Seattle
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
>
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers
> > Sent: 16 August, 2009 12:48
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tires (again)
>
> > Dennis(s), when you say Avons - any Avons or a particular 'model'? I found
> > Avon Road Runners. There are just so many different models, Graham
>
> > On Aug 16, 2009, at 2:04 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote:
>
> > I've mounted many tires on 700s's and rode them and got feed-back from
> > owners. One of my 700's has Continentals (NG) and the other has Avons. As
> > long as I can get Avons in that odd size, I'll keep buying them. It's the
> > best bias-ply tire I've used. costly ? Sure.
> > I need all the advantages I can get and I'm willing to pay for them. No way
> > will I ever put up with "black, round, holds air" There is a reason for
> > premium tires. I look at it this way; when you find out that the corner is
> > waaay tighter than it looked and you're going down... the diference in price
> > doesn't look so bad. My tires are better than my ability as a rider. That
> > suits me fine. The other way around is unacceptable.
>
> > --- On Sun, 8/16/09, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]>
> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tires (again)
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 7:30 AM
>
> > that's two for the Kendas and two for the Cheng-Shins.
>
> > On Aug 16, 2009, at 2:26 AM, wayne crull wrote:
>
> > > I have the same Kenda's and really like them. No crack issues in the
> > > road and decent wear. I have about 2 thousand miles on them and they
> > > still look new.
>
> > > Wayne
> > > 83 CB650SC
>
> > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:15 PM, 01-ZR2<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >> Graham, I just Bought a Set of Kenda Challenger 657 Tires you are
> > >> asking about from Bike Bandit. The Front was $ 56.47 and the Rear was
> > >> $ 68.11 which Included Shipping. These Tires got Great Reviews on
> > >> Bike
> > >> Bandits Web-Site. I Mounted them myself and have had them on my Bike
> > >> for about Month now with no Complaints so far. I had Pirelli Route
> > >> 66's on my 550 Nighthawk but at $ 90.00 a Piece it's just to much for
> > >> me. Steve.............................
>
> > >> On Aug 15, 12:13 pm, "Creative Residential Designs"
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>> I just ordered some tires from a place smalltires.com. They were
> > >>> great to
> > >>> deal with. They even called after we ordered the tires to make
> > >>> sure that we
> > >>> could get a matching front tire for the rear tire on the Triumph.
> > >>> We got the
> > >>> tires in 3 days too.
>
> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: "NytWing" <[email protected]>
> > >>> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!"
> > >>> <[email protected]>
> > >>> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 5:29 AM
> > >>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tires (again)
>
> > >>> You should look atwww.tirerack.com. They've got some pretty good
> > >>> prices on motorcycle tires. They also ship to a list of
> > >>> participating
> > >>> shops that will mount them for you. Details are all on the web
> > >>> site.
> > >>> I'm sure there's one near you.
>
> > >>> I just put a new Bridgestone Spitfire on the front of my 84 650. I
> > >>> bought it from my local shop, (they had it in stock) for $97.00. I
> > >>> had the Spitfire's both front and rear already and find they handle
> > >>> excellent and have really good tread wear. My local shop told me
> > >>> that
> > >>> they have about the best tread life of any tire at that price point.
>
> > >>> On Aug 15, 12:13 am, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>>> No, cheaper, but thanks.
>
> > >>>> On Aug 14, 2009, at 7:39 PM, Javier Garcia wrote:
>
> > >>>>> Graham,
>
> > >>>>> I bought the Bridgestone Battlax BT-021 last week from motorcycle-
> > >>>>> superstore.com. I paid $230 for both (free shipping). I
> > >>>>> selected to
> > >>>>> be shipped directly to the shop. The tires arrived last Tuesday.
> > >>>>> Pretty good tires, but I don't know if this is the price range you
> > >>>>> are looking for.
>
> > >>>>> Javier.
>
> > >>>>> Rear -http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/396/11802/ITEM/
> > >>>>> Bridgestone-Battlax-BT-021-Rear-Tire.aspx?
> > >>>>> SiteID=CSE_GBase_396&WT.mc_ID=80003&zmam=88421133&zmas=1&zmac=2&zm
> > >>>>> ap=1
> > >>>>> 1802
>
> > >>>>> Front -http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/396/12638/ITEM/
> > >>>>> Bridgestone-Battlax-BT-021-Front-Tire.aspx
>
> > >>>>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]>
> > >>>>> wrote:
>
> > >>>>> I want the cheapest decent tires for my 1985 Nighthawk CB650SC.
> > >>>>> Anything wrong with K657 Challengers from JC Whitney? They are
> > >>>>> cruiser tires but I like the look of the tread and the price.
> > >>>>> and the
> > >>>>> shipping is free. I also want tires for one of my 700S NH's - same
> > >>>>> criteria. I've got a headache going through the stores. I
> > >>>>> thought I
> > >>>>> had saved members' recommendations but can't find them. Help!
> > >>>>> Graham- Hide quoted text -
>
> > >>>> - Show quoted text -
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