Re: [ST] Tire question and Brief Ride Report

["David R. Brant" <drbrant@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, We had a combined weight of about 400 pounds with gear and
luggage.  I realize this is a great deal of weight.  I have the rear
shock maxied out on preload and the damping about 75% I would guess.  At
some point I will want a heavier shock.

I don't feel I have an over active throttle but it is all relative.  We
did do a lot of high speed miles averaging just over 60 mph on the way
home with fuel stops for 200 miles.  Not for me but one of the other
bikes was a honda Hawk.  I was very impressed with the fuel economy at
high speeds.

Rick

collett_mc wrote:
> 
> I ripped up my rear BT57 in 1600 miles.  I chalk it up to an overactive
> throttle, too little rear pre-load, and extra weight (running around with
> all three bags and weighing 235 lbs).  Still I thought that was a little
> low.  I've been running Michelin Pilots with only 3-4k out of the rear...
> but my fronts always show very little wear.  I just put on a Macadam 100x on
> the rear, we'll see how that goes.  I have a theory that maybe the rear
> shock works the tire too much but I can't prove it to myself enought to
> shell out the $$$.
> 
> Mark Collett
> 
> Proverbs 3:5,6
> 
> ><//>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David R. Brant" <drbrant@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:12 PM
> Subject: [ST] Tire question and Brief Ride Report
> 
> > Today I returned from my first real trip on my ST, purchased last
> > October.  I rode just under 1000 miles in a little over 48 hours almost
> > all twisty back roads two up.  My rear tire is gone, total mileage just
> > under 2200 miles.  It was a BTO57 Bridgestone. Needless to say I am very
> > disappointed in my tire wear.  My question is what is Bridestones best
> > wearing sport radial for the ST?  I want to run another Bridgestone
> > until the front is worn out and then switch brands.  What kind of milage
> > have others gotten from thier stock tires.
> >
> > I left Winston-Salem Friday and 2:30 and rode to TWO in Suches GA. via
> > Charlotte,NC and South Carolina.  We chose this route due to the
> > potential for snow in the high country.  They received up to a foot in
> > places.  We enjoyed a great day of riding yesterday on the Cherohala
> > Skyway.  There was snow above 4,000 feet but the road was clear and
> > dry.  The Triumph performed wonderfully returning nearly 50 mpg despite
> > being loaded and two up running most of the time between 4 and 6,000
> > rpms.  Today we returned home via Franklin NC and NC 28.  NC 28 is one
> > of my favorite roads.  The parkway was closed so we ended up taking I-40
> > home about 150 miles.  The ST cruises wonderfully at an indicated 80 to
> > 90 mph.
> >
> > Rick
> > Blue 2000
> >
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