Yeah, I heard from a friend there who has a GSX1400 that over 600 or 650 cc is $500 and under that is $400. I was surprised at the used bike prices. I thought they were lower than around here, specially for crotch rockets and sport bikes. I thought it may be because of the high registration fees. Back to your tires. I don't think I've ever heard of a tire lasting longer than 12k miles. I've seen so many 700S front tires that wear cupped and have shorter lives. Seems to be a common thing on the 700S, Graham
On May 7, 2012, at 9:32 PM, Dennis wrote: > Graham, > > Sorry that you had to return here on such a sad note. > > I run all four tires on the two bikes at about 34 PSI. > > Yes, Harleys are here. In fact, the WOF inspector I talked with today was a > Harley guy and another fellow I talked to worked for the Harley dealership > just down the road and he said he was bringing Harleys down for inspection > every day or so. So, they are definitely here. > > But, the Harley ‘mystique’ is here as well. And by that, I mean that some > folks just ride Harleys simply because they like them. But others are > caught up on all the Harley belt buckles and Harley labeled this and Harley > labeled that. “$400 for a little Harley-Davidson chrome doo-dad? Sure, > I’ll have three to impress people”. I think you know what I mean. > > I’ve thought of selling one of my 770SC’s because registration here for > anything over 500cc’s is really dear these days ($500 and up). Should be > interesting, if I do, as I don’t think there are any other 700SC’s in the > country except for my two. > > “Get your rare imported motorcycle here. Step up, step up. Only $15,000! > Be the first on your street to own one.” (smile). As the Tui commercials > say, “Yeah, right!” > > Cheers, > > Dennis > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tires and wear > > Hi Dennis, I just got back from New Zealand. My sister in law died of a > heart attack so I was in the Tauranga/Gisborne area for 11 quick days. I > think 14k is real good for tires and remember different tire pressures affect > tire life and the Avons may require a different pressure than the Dunlops. I > saw Harleys in NZ on this trip - I hadn't seen them before and quite a few > upright sport bikes I have never seen here (like a Honda GSX1400), Graham > > On May 7, 2012, at 8:59 PM, Dennis wrote: > > > I’ve got two CB700SC’s; one’s a ‘85 and the other’s a ‘86 – both red/black. > > I got the ‘85 in 2007 and I immediately put a set of new Avons onto it and I > got the ‘86 in 2009 and I immediately put a set of new Dunlops onto it. > > I bought both of these bikes with about 10,000 miles on them and they both > have about 24,000 now. So, they’ve each gone approximately 14,000 since > their tires were new. > > Today, when I ran the ‘86 with the Dunlops though the New Zealand Warrant of > Fitness tests (we have to do this every six months here in new Zealand) I was > amazed to find out that my front Dunlop has worn down sufficiently that he > said he’d almost failed me and for sure I’d have to replace if before I came > in again in six months. > > Originally, I thought my Avons were the softer tire (softer equals better > grip through curves but they wear out sooner is the way I think it goes) so > I’d expected that the Avons would be the ones I’d have to replace first. > But, it seems like the reverse is happening here. > > I looked at the patterns on my tires (see the photos) and I can see the > Dunlop has a line right down the center whereas the Avon has the lines in a > wave pattern with breaks. Not sure if that means much. > > So, is 14,000 miles a reasonable mileage for needing to do a replacement? > And, did I have it backwards about the Avons being the softer tire? And, > what do folks think about Avons verse Dunlops in general? Or are you keen > on some other tire brand that you think would be well suited for a 700SC? > > Dennis Gallagher > Christchurch, New Zealand > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > <photo.jpg><photo.jpg> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
