Re: [St] Annoying flat today

[Eoin Kirwan <eoinkirwan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri 04 Jul 2008, dkamest110@xxxxxxx wrote:

> that BT20 is your OEM spec tire. Not really different from a
> regular bt20

I've had enough bad experiences with Bridgestone to never have them on any 
bike I own again. The policy they enforced on all their agents here 
prohibiting repairs was the clincher. But any BT OEM tyres I've had have been 
boat bumpers in disguise.


> 2. because of the size of the hole in the wheel for the axel 
> and hub abutment somewhat large cones are needed to center the wheel on the
> balance machine.

Don't sweat it. More than one tyre specialist has told me not to bother 
balancing the rear, and it makes sense given that it can only move in one 
plane and is attached to a large unsprung mass (swingarm).

Even when the front balance weights fell off my CBR600, the vibration was only 
noticeable above 100MPH...


> 3. just read a test report on the Avons MCN loved them and 
> they say they should last at least 10K mi.

I thought the previous Azaro IIs were good, but the Storms are definitely 
better and are going to last well too. Pretty much the ideal sports-touring 
tyre imho. Very confidence inspiring on our often wet roads.

Regards

Eoin
'04 ST955i
A rather wet summer in Dublin, Ireland

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