now this makes it more complicated, i thought the pirellies were better ;) i am not that experienced in this, i only started riding like couple of years ago, so this is the first season where im digging into stuff and trying to have a good looking bike
thank you all for your help... these emails are great On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > So there you go Vadik, Kyle liked the Dunlops enough to buy a 2nd pair. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:21 -0500 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: tires/pipes > > I'm happy with the Dunlops my 700 came with and have replaced them with > the same. I put Cheng Shins on my 650 and was pleasantly surprised. Nice > handling, smooth ride, didn't wander too much. > > -Kyle > > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:47 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While you're reading up, pay attention to the cause of the cracks. >> >> Rubber is made up of compounds designed to flex. As rubber ages (and/ >> or is not flexed -- as in, stored and unused for long periods) it >> loses its ability to remain flexible. >> >> The cracks are referred to as "dry rot." >> >> The rubber hardens and loses it ability to rebound from the stresses >> imposed in everyday operation. It is therefore susceptible to >> blowouts. >> >> The last thing you want on a motorcycle at speed is a blowout (!) >> >> So tread depth is not the only measure of the condition of a tire. >> >> >> On May 17, 9:15 pm, vadik selo <[email protected]> wrote: >> > thank you, >> > >> > im gonna read up on them a bit, but this really helps, i just didn't >> think >> > i'll need new tires this season, bc there is a lot of tread left, just >> them >> > dry cracks.... >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > ** >> > > That's a loaded question. I liked the Pirelli sport demons, my >> brother has >> > > the Avon AM26 road riders and thinks they are as good but cheaper. >> Javier >> > > had bridgestone BT021 and liked them. Others will have their opinions. >> > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> > > ------------------------------ >> > > *From: * vadik selo <[email protected]> >> > > *Sender: * [email protected] >> > > *Date: *Thu, 17 May 2012 21:03:32 -0400 >> > > *To: *<[email protected]> >> > > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] >> > > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: tires/pipes >> > >> > > i guess my question is, >> > >> > > what are the best tires? >> > >> > > the ones that i have on are dunlop >> > > but there are so many different ones... >> > >> > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:57 PM, vadik selo <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> i got the bike last year and the rust is right under the engine >> where the >> > >> 4 split into 2 >> > >> right under the oil filter... >> > >> > >> thanks for the advice >> > >> > >> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:26 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >>> Since bikes have only two tires, the issue of safety is critical. >> So >> > >>> it's not smart to scrimp on quality, regardless of how much or >> little >> > >>> you ride. I'd go with the best you can afford. >> > >> > >>> Dennis Kirk, Bike Bandit, and Motorcycle Warehouse are all good >> > >>> sources for tires. >> > >> > >>> If your rust problem is on the collectors where the headers meet the >> > >>> mufflers (common on Nighthawks), best solution I've found is a kit >> > >>> sold by Por15. It includes rust converter/cleaner and a heatproof >> > >>> silver top coat, both of which can be applied with a brush. >> Doesn't >> > >>> look like chrome, but cleans up the collectors to the point where >> > >>> that's barely noticeable. >> > >> > >>> Don't have links handy to the sources above, but they're all easily >> > >>> Googled. >> > >> > >>> On May 17, 6:26 pm, vadik selo <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> > Hello all >> > >> > >>> > so i took my bike to get it inspected and it didn't pass, bc of >> dry >> > >>> cracks >> > >>> > were more than 1" long. so i need to buy new tires and was >> wondering >> > >>> where >> > >>> > is a best place to buy.. I don't drive much so i don't think i >> need >> > >>> them >> > >>> > top notch tires... >> > >> > >>> > another thing, i want to make that bike look like new and i got >> some >> > >>> rust >> > >>> > on the pipe. has anyone dealt with that? >> > >>> > or does anyone in the group has 4-1 vince hince pipe? is it loud >> on >> > >>> the >> > >>> > highway? >> > >> > >>> > any ideas, please >> > >> > >>> > thanks >> > >> > >>> -- >> > >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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