No It's Not Another Tyre Thread
#1
06-01-2009, 03:30 PM
No It's Not Another Tyre Thread
Just wanted to show you guys what happened to my tyre over the course of this weekend!
Needless to say tonight's evening ride has been cancelled!!
I think I've got all the miles I'm gonna get out of this one! Between availability at a reasonable cost and work commitments I can't get a new one fitted untill Saturday. Will be using these guys :-
Needless to say tonight's evening ride has been cancelled!!I think I've got all the miles I'm gonna get out of this one! Between availability at a reasonable cost and work commitments I can't get a new one fitted untill Saturday. Will be using these guys :-
http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/home.asp
Used them before for the front tyre and was very happy .
The thing I don't understand though is , I'm buying Bridgestone BT020's again 180/55 R17 W73 and they have about 5 different listings at £141 and one at £115 all with the same above spec's. The £141 tyres have actual bike models listed eg Blackbird , ZZR1200 ect.
So what's this all about , are they just gonna rip off 'Blackbird' riders , or is there a difference even though the spec's listing is exactly the same???
BTW if you want to check-out bike tyres in the link , you need to click on the brown 'bike tyre' button first
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The thing I don't understand though is , I'm buying Bridgestone BT020's again 180/55 R17 W73 and they have about 5 different listings at £141 and one at £115 all with the same above spec's. The £141 tyres have actual bike models listed eg Blackbird , ZZR1200 ect.
So what's this all about , are they just gonna rip off 'Blackbird' riders , or is there a difference even though the spec's listing is exactly the same???
BTW if you want to check-out bike tyres in the link , you need to click on the brown 'bike tyre' button first
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06-01-2009, 05:01 PM
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06-01-2009, 05:28 PM
No , yes and no!
No Harry It's through to the cloth no metal as yet!
Yes Nutter I should have changed it before the weekend , didn't realise it would deteriorate quite as quick as it did
No Sir Trout , we English spell tyre with a 'Y', as the word 'tire', means 'to become tired of ' , as in 'you're tired of me boring you to death about stupid spellings'!!!
Anyone got any ideas about the difference in price for the BT020's???
No Harry It's through to the cloth
no metal as yet!Yes Nutter I should have changed it before the weekend , didn't realise it would deteriorate quite as quick as it did
No Sir Trout , we English spell tyre with a 'Y', as the word 'tire', means 'to become tired of ' , as in 'you're tired of me boring you to death about stupid spellings'!!!
Anyone got any ideas about the difference in price for the BT020's???
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06-01-2009, 05:33 PM
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before buying
go to my skydrive i got a n article by bike on tires, comparing models and brands.. i got bt-021 and i am quite surprised!
http://cid-f302a5a1c41c6c0d.skydrive...A1C41C6C0D!156
go to my skydrive i got a n article by bike on tires, comparing models and brands.. i got bt-021 and i am quite surprised!
http://cid-f302a5a1c41c6c0d.skydrive...A1C41C6C0D!156
Last edited by DragonCBR; 06-01-2009 at 05:41 PM.
#8
06-01-2009, 05:41 PM
Just a quick additional comment . I would like to make it clear that I am in NO WAY proud of the condition of my rear tyre and was genuinely shocked when I saw the state it was in! I do not make a habit of driving vehicles in an un-roadworthy condition . My only defence is inexperience , and the moment I realised how wrong I had been , the bike went straight in the garage , not to be ridden again , even though we have had glorious weather .
The only reason I posted the picture was because I was so shocked at how fast a tyre can go from 'passable' to 'death-trap!'
The only reason I posted the picture was because I was so shocked at how fast a tyre can go from 'passable' to 'death-trap!'
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06-01-2009, 05:46 PM
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We hear you
But remember, as wit our bikes wich are becoming more and more rare, remeber so are the poeple in this forum, we are a good bucnh from all over the world and i may speak for mysel, i have been on a few forums, but tis one is special the guys are genuine with a sense of humor but most of all, we are bound by te love of our old ladies, as much i would hate see a cbr10000f go, i think i would hate more to see one of our member and a proud owner go with it.
Be careful brother and even more than our bikes we cannot be replaced.
But remember, as wit our bikes wich are becoming more and more rare, remeber so are the poeple in this forum, we are a good bucnh from all over the world and i may speak for mysel, i have been on a few forums, but tis one is special the guys are genuine with a sense of humor but most of all, we are bound by te love of our old ladies, as much i would hate see a cbr10000f go, i think i would hate more to see one of our member and a proud owner go with it.
Be careful brother and even more than our bikes we cannot be replaced.
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06-01-2009, 05:51 PM
