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TOPIC: Re:tire problems
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tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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Replaced my original tires and put on Metzler 880. When I went for a ride the bike was all over the place. It felt like I was riding in badly grooved pavement . I took it back and they put on another front tire which improved it a little. I noticed the handling at speed up to 65 mph.is greatly improved, especially in the twistys . Once I get up to 70 the bike feels twitchy . Is it me, was I just so used to the old cupped tires I had that now I have to give it time to adjust ? Has anyone else experienced over sensitive handling with Metzlers ?
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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0-100 mph my 880's feel great. love em
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Last Edit: 2011/09/09 01:08 By RoadHog75.
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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Check your tire pressure,make sure the installer has the rotation arrows in the proper direction and the dots are @ the valves. Remember it takes a couple hundred miles to break these tires in.Next thought would be balancing.I run the same tires with Dyna beads.If you go that route be sure to remove the weights.
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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+1 on the break in, that would be my tirst thought.
D J
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Last Edit: 2011/09/09 06:22 By deanjenn.
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erizo (User)
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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break in on 880´s? bugger all, and it ain´t the problem.
check the bead of the tyre is properly seated all the way round the rim on both wheels. this would affect the handling a lot.
something that folks notice, and i advise them about when i´ve fitted new tyres, is that going from a squared off worn tyre to a new round one can feel a bit disconcerting.
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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Erizo's right. I just went to a new 160 metz from a worn out 150 metz and it took a little while to get used to the ride. Felt really sensitive until I got used to it. Love it now!
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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Doing a few hundred miles this weekend , will see how I feel when I get back .
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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bucketlist wrote:
Doing a few hundred miles this weekend , will see how I feel when I get back .
check they´re seated properly first.
just in case....
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Re:tire problems 1 Year, 8 Months ago
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Check tire alignments. If your handle bars aren't square to the travel of the bike the front end could be tweaked and the fork tubes might be out of alignment. I have new tires on now and it had been twitchy at highway speed. Got the alignment straight and now rides better.
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