Tyres...again?

[paulkemp]

Its to di with water displacement.  Front pushes water away so rear can grip. Hence reversed tread

[mickvp]

Its to di with water displacement.  Front pushes water away so rear can grip. Hence reversed tread

thats what i thought, i would have thought both would be set so as to "push out" the water, but the PR2 is backwards on the front, and set to pull in water instead?

[mickvp]

you can see what i mean on Karlo's bike with PR2's fitted:

[paulkemp]

Thats right that front "pushes" water out along tread. Thats correct way

[paulkemp]

Has ti push backwards else you'd aquaplane

[mickvp]

yeah, fair point. messing with my mind.

I was sure the garage had fitted the tyre wrong yesterday till i found the "front" arrow going the right way :lol

[paulkemp]

[Dead Eye]

Well that explains my BT023's as well then haha

Noticed it the other day and had been meaning to ask...

[nick crisp]

5500 miles so far out of the rear PR2, but wear bars showing now, still got to do 3 days in Wales from tomorrow!  :eek  I hope it won't end up like slimwilly's did  :lol
£132 fitted and balanced at my local workshop, a PR3 would have been £13 dearer, but happy with the 2s, so will stay with these to see this year out. Maybe try the 3s next year.

A little bit of an ad for where's fitting it, he's so far proved to be good and also enthusiastic (always a good sign), does servicing, tuning for road and track, runs a dyno too.

www.delsmotorcyclesandtyres.co.uk

[Arfa]

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I find by the time I've paid for fitting/ balancing there's very little difference in price buying online and faffing about with transporting wheels and tyres than just going and buying the tyres from the shop!

I've been using FWR in Kennington for years, they do the Michelin PR2 in 110/70 & 160/60 @ £199 inc next day delivery.

http://www.fwr.co.uk/product/55/michelin...lot-Road-2

As it's only up the road, I normally just take my wheels up in the car, for loose wheels they'll fit the tyres for free & it then costs £8 for balancing, new valve & old tyre disposal.  If I'm feeling lazy then they also do a full ride in/ride out service @ £15 a tyre.
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Another recommendation for FWR. They put a Metzeler Z6 on my Fazer a couple of months ago and just just literally popped around there this lunch time to stick a new PilotRoad on front my my wife's ZZR400 I'm borrowing. They seem pretty reasonably on price, but they always fit tyres double quick. They're only 10min ride from where I work and it's super handy being able to pop over and get new rubber fitted in an hours lunch break.

[JZS 600]

I use Essential Rubber by the Blackwall Tunnel and they are always good on price, I'd get my car done there too if they did it.