07-01-13, 11:41 AM
(07-01-13, 09:44 AM)The Male Whale link Wrote: Life is too short in my opinion...........Completely and utterly agree. If you really, really want to save money that badly, sell your bike to someone who might enjoy riding it and get a Honda 50.
I always thought it was blindingly obvious but apparently I was wrong... Your tyres are the bit that connect you with the road. They have more influence over how good, or bad, how enjoyable, or scary, your ride is then any other single factor. A brand new set of 023's (or what ever your preference happens to be) fitted and balanced is going to cost you about 3 pence a mile. (£250 over 8000 miles). Your 2nd hand POS is costing you 2 pence an mile (£60 over 3000 miles). If you are really, really that desperate to save a penny a mile, consider skipping one pint of beer or one meat pie a week and the £3 you save (plus that better MPG you get by not being as fat) will easily allow you to afford a proper set of tyres...