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RE: 5,500 on BT57'sMartin

thanks for giving us so many colourful details about your rear ....
guess that's the difference between UK and US usage??

T.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Retherford, Martin=20
  To: 'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 5:34 PM
  Subject: RE: 5,500 on BT57's


  I managed to squeeze about 8300 miles out of my rear.  It was truly =
wasted but no cords showing.  Replaced it with a Dunlop 205 or 07 which =
ever is harder.  The front is close to being replaced but I haven't =
gotten to the bump in the groove of the tread yet.  Probably replace it =
with the same type Dunlop.  Anyone else wondering why we are getting so =
different a mileage out of the same type of tire?

  I am the epidimy of lead wrist, I had a nice square band in my rear at =
about 2500 miles.  I still managed 8300 miles on the tire with no ply =
being exposed.  I read others are showing ply at 4500 miles.

  I am wondering about the different model tires that are available for =
our bikes as well.  Does Dunlop 205 equate to say bt56 for softness?  =
Dunlop 207 equates to maybe bt58?

  I wonder about the quality of compound between batches of tire.  Does =
anyone have any info other than sale literature on the methods of =
testing for specs for moto tires?  Are they regulated by some standard, =
things of that nature.

  One thing of note though, I really don't think it costs more than 20 =
bucks or so to manufacture the tire.  So why are we paying 160 -180 =
bucks for these guys?

  Anybody know anybody who knows somebody so we can get some info?=20
  This seems like the logical conclusion of the tire thread J .=20

  Martin Retherford=20


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<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>Martin</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>thanks for giving us so many =
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about your rear ....</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>guess that's the difference between =
UK and US=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>T.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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  <A href=3D"mailto:MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx"=20
  title=3DMRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>Retherford, Martin</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  title=3DST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 05, 1999 =
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  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: 5,500 on =
BT57's</DIV>
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  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I managed to squeeze about 8300 miles =
out of my=20
  rear.&nbsp; It was truly wasted but no cords showing.&nbsp; Replaced =
it with a=20
  Dunlop 205 or 07 which ever is harder.&nbsp; The front is close to =
being=20
  replaced but I haven't gotten to the bump in the groove of the tread=20
  yet.&nbsp; Probably replace it with the same type Dunlop.&nbsp; Anyone =
else=20
  wondering why we are getting so different a mileage out of the same =
type of=20
  tire?</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am the epidimy of lead wrist, I had a =
nice square=20
  band in my rear at about 2500 miles.&nbsp; I still managed 8300 miles =
on the=20
  tire with no ply being exposed.&nbsp; I read others are showing ply at =
4500=20
  miles.</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am wondering about the different =
model tires that=20
  are available for our bikes as well.&nbsp; Does Dunlop 205 equate to =
say bt56=20
  for softness?&nbsp; Dunlop 207 equates to maybe bt58?</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wonder about the quality of compound =
between=20
  batches of tire.&nbsp; Does anyone have any info other than sale =
literature on=20
  the methods of testing for specs for moto tires?&nbsp; Are they =
regulated by=20
  some standard, things of that nature.</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One thing of note though, I really =
don't think it=20
  costs more than 20 bucks or so to manufacture the tire.&nbsp; So why =
are we=20
  paying 160 -180 bucks for these guys?</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anybody know anybody who knows somebody =
so we can=20
  get some info?</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This seems like =
the logical=20
  conclusion of the tire thread</FONT> <FONT face=3DWingdings =
size=3D2>J</FONT><FONT=20
  face=3DArial size=3D2> .</FONT> </P>
  <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Martin Retherford</FONT>=20
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