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Tires?

25 May 2009 20:21
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What is your favorite brand of tire and why? Needs to fit a stock kz1000 78 model. Everybody weigh in!

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25 May 2009 21:03
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metzeler,continental,pirelli,kenda..... ive had good luck with lots of differant tires depending on use
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Re: Tires?

25 May 2009 21:03 - 05 Nov 2009 19:41
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Running Dunlop Elite on KZ900 LTD because I like the large gaudy RWL. :lol:

And Bridgestone on Z1 because I like the name Spitfire. :laugh:

Well satisfied with both, but not addicted to any particular brand.

Good Luck! :)
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25 May 2009 21:09
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round black ones work well too
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Re: Tires?

25 May 2009 21:11
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Patton wrote:
Running Dunlop Elite on KZ900 LTD because I like the large gawdy RWL. :lol:

And Bridgestone on Z1 because I like the name Spitfire. :laugh:

Well satisfied with both, but not addicted to any particular brand.

Good Luck! :)
REALLY WIDE LUGS,are you running knobbies again? :laugh:
Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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Re: Tires?

25 May 2009 21:13
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I've heard a lot about dunlops on these bikes, maybe I will check some of those out. It has ching crap on it now.

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Re: Tires?

25 May 2009 21:15 - 25 May 2009 21:16
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all tires have their limitations,i always called dunlops dont grips since they really sucked on these bikes when new! :laugh:
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25 May 2009 21:16
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ijust got a pair of avon roadriders delivered for 200 and they are awesome tires that look great
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25 May 2009 21:17
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one more
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25 May 2009 21:17
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trianglelaguna wrote:
ijust got a pair of avon roadriders delivered for 200 and they are awesome tires that look great
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that rear looks like a metzeler me1 front! B)
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25 May 2009 21:17
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Heard good things about Avons too. Hard decision

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25 May 2009 21:21
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Heard good things about Avons too. Hard decision
have you checked out their competion?
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