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harrysgame Inspector
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 118 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: New rear tyre needed. Help please. |
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I noticed today after coming back from a nice ride in the summer sunshine that my rear tyre is due for a change very soon.
My question is, Where do i go to get a tyre, do i hvae to take the rear wheel off for the trye place to do it. Anybody recommend somewhere near Northamptonshire.
Im used to taking the wheel off and wacking on a new S1. But i have always ridden PXs or Lambrettas. GTS wheels look a bit more complecated. Don't want to take the exhaust, swinging arm off ect if i don't have to.
Help please. |
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harrysgame Inspector
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 118 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Oh and what are the best tyres for the GTS.
Thanks. |
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smirnoff Site Admin
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1125 Location: On the bouncy castle in my head.
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: New rear tyre needed. Help please. |
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harrysgame wrote: |
Don't want to take the exhaust, swinging arm off ect if i don't have to.
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Well, how do I put this.......are you sitting down, Yes it all has to come off. _________________
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flipspeed Inspector
Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 281 Location: saxmundham,suffolk,uk..
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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yep!! all off!! Michelin pilot sport,are apparently the best,i'm due for one soon myself,i've had the exhaust off, thats relatively easy,and the swing arm plate behind doesn't look too difficult either! _________________
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Bigianscooter Guvernor
Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 700
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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Pilot Sports is the way to go IMO go for the 140 on the rear
Got mine done by a shop called Arch Motorcyles in Leamington Spa........ Piaggio dealers and very friendly and reasonable priced did the wheel balacing and exhaust recall all at the same time, I was well please with the result
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Castle-Barber Inspector
Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 449 Location: Chesterfield
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Continental for me the pilot sport can empty your back side on the white lines with the wobble or slide on the white road markings....... |
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harrysgame Inspector
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 118 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies.
Ian, did you take the bike into the shop in leamington.
Any idea how much it was for the tyre and to fit it. Did they do whilst you wait or did you leave it with them.
Thanks for your help. |
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smirnoff Site Admin
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1125 Location: On the bouncy castle in my head.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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I would consider how often you want to be changing your rear tyre. Pilots are good, stick like shit to a blanket. But you have to get used to them reacting to white lines like pushing the wrong ends magnets together. The main downfall is wear, they don't last long and if you do a lot of miles you can get through a few sets a year, I did three rears and two fronts last year. I'm trying Avon Vipers at the moment but had a scare on the way home from abscond to the pond when the back end stepped out on me on a corner doing 60....SHAT ME SELF. I was going for Metzlers but couldn't get them in time so settled for the Avons. It'll be Metzlers for me next though. Suitscoot has got through a fair few so you might want to PM him for his input.
Also you could buy the tyres off the net and take your wheel to any tyre fitter to get them put on. _________________
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Bigianscooter Guvernor
Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 700
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Yeh took the scoot over and it came to around £100 with everything including fitting and exhaust he had to order tyres in ...took him 2 days to get em so book in advance
Big Ian |
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suit scoot Inspector
Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 451 Location: Costa del Redcar.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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pilots are too soft for the rear. wayy too soft.
the best one to get for the rear is a continental zippy, or twist. hard as nails, but still gives decent grip when warmed up.
pilot's are good on the front for about 6000 miles. but when they wear the scoot handles like crap. like mine is now, gonna get a new un from whitby if i can
avon's are bad. good in the dry but its like riding on a sheet of ice in the wet and they last 5 minutes.
you want a harder rear tyre than the front. that way youll get the grip under hard braking but you'll get the durability the rear.
don't buy a king's tyre, i had one as a spare incase of an emergency. i put it on the rear for 2 days. i did a massive rolling burnout from the lights in the wet with it. it was almost plastic! _________________ revolution deathsquad! |
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rainham boy Guvernor
Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 511 Location: on the road to nowhere
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:05 am Post subject: |
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i have just put a scwable weather track 140/70/12 on the rear of mine , done 200miles and seems good in the wet and good in the dry , not too bad on white lines and corners preety well, lots of tred,
had a avon stryke on my runner and was not impressd , could not keep it in a straight line in the wet as it kept wheel spinning and stepping out and didn't corner that well in the dry _________________ Darkside, Norwich Broadsmen SC
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cobbler troop
Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 44 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Alan, i got a new rear tyre just before i went to Kelso. Theres a place in Bunting road, behind trinity school, RB motorcycles. They fitted a pilot sport on and charged £65.00. That included taking exhaust etc off. They did'nt balance the wheel though, mopeds dont need to be apparently ( there words not mine ). there numbers in yellow pages. _________________ Strangetown scooter club
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ChevySoul Inspector
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 487 Location: Black Country
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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cobbler wrote: | They did'nt balance the wheel though, mopeds dont need to be apparently ( there words not mine ). |
Oh dear
I had 2 new tyres fitted last week ,they didn't balance the wheels. It now vibrates like f*ck
Going down Woodies on Sat to take them off & get balanced _________________
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Bigianscooter Guvernor
Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 700
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Where I got mine done they balanced the wheels took it for a spin and then came back and said they needed to redo balancing as they detected a very slight wobble so they stripped it and redid the wheels again......spot on and no extra charge.......whoever says mopeds do not need wheels balancing would not get my bussiness ....mopeds do 35mph .......try having a speed wobble at 85mph....it aint a moped ......it's a lean mean scooter touring machine !!!!
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smirnoff Site Admin
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1125 Location: On the bouncy castle in my head.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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cobbler wrote: | They did'nt balance the wheel though, mopeds dont need to be apparently ( there words not mine ). there numbers in yellow pages. |
MOPED.....Tossers _________________
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