Walking Eagle
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Yes, tires, but don't stone me, yet.
First, I'd "warn" folks about the very fast wear (at least on the rear) for Continental K112's. Down to the wear bars in only 3,000 miles of touring with a very lightweight rider (140#) and not much weight in the bags. NO 2-up riding, at all. Similar comments on BikeBandit website, which I wish I'd read before buying these. This on a '78 RS. Otherwise, they look good, and handle well, as you'd expect with what must be the softest compound in tiredom. Fine for blasting around the 'hood on weekends, but don't take them on tour is my advice.
After spending some time in a tire search this afternoon, I finally found the Dunlop K70 in exactly the right size: F - 3.25 x 19 for $69.10 and R - 4.00 x 18 for $73.40. (BikeBandit) These may not last for very many miles, either, but these "inch" sizes are damn hard to find these days, and are probably getting more scarce all the time. Also, I paid a whopping lot more for the Conti's, so even if the wear is similar, I can replace at a low, low price.
Q: Has anybody run these? What kind of wear can I expect? Aggressive rider.
Walking Eagle
First, I'd "warn" folks about the very fast wear (at least on the rear) for Continental K112's. Down to the wear bars in only 3,000 miles of touring with a very lightweight rider (140#) and not much weight in the bags. NO 2-up riding, at all. Similar comments on BikeBandit website, which I wish I'd read before buying these. This on a '78 RS. Otherwise, they look good, and handle well, as you'd expect with what must be the softest compound in tiredom. Fine for blasting around the 'hood on weekends, but don't take them on tour is my advice.
After spending some time in a tire search this afternoon, I finally found the Dunlop K70 in exactly the right size: F - 3.25 x 19 for $69.10 and R - 4.00 x 18 for $73.40. (BikeBandit) These may not last for very many miles, either, but these "inch" sizes are damn hard to find these days, and are probably getting more scarce all the time. Also, I paid a whopping lot more for the Conti's, so even if the wear is similar, I can replace at a low, low price.
Q: Has anybody run these? What kind of wear can I expect? Aggressive rider.
Walking Eagle
), and great handling. 2/3 of that mileage is riding fairly aggressively, two-up in the hills here in Texas and in Oregon (I think we've got "chip seal" roads in many places, which I've been led to believe can be hard on motorcycle tires).
