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BIKELAND > FORUMS > BIKE CHAT > Thread: REAR TIRE?? AND I'M SORRY! NEW TOPIC NEW POLL POST REPLY
legbreakerDR


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posted July 17, 2003 08:06 AM        
REAR TIRE?? AND I'M SORRY!

OK, FIRST OFF LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SO CRABBY IN MY LAST POST,
SORRY.
I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! IT WAS MEARLY A COMBINATION OF THE RIGHT KICK
SENARIO AND THE STUPID PETCOCK IS ALL JACKED UP!
IT'LL ONLY RUN IF I LEAVE THE PETCOCK IN THE PRIME POSITION??
THIS IS MY FIRST 4 STROKE BIG BORE, AND LET ME TELL YOU,
I WAS A BIT SCARED WHEN I HIT THE THROTTLE ON THIS BEAST!
WOW, THE POWER IS UNREAL!!! I'M STILL NOT SURE OF IT'S TRAIL-ABILITY??
SHE SEEMS A BIT HEAVY TO BE THROWING AROUND THE WOODS?
AS FAR AS ROAD MANNERS, HELL YOU'D BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BIKE THAT PULLS THIS HARD WHILE ACCELLERATING! I'LL BE POSTING MY EXPERIENCES WITH MY NEW LOVE AS TIME GOES ON.
ANYONE WITH ADVICE ON A GOOD TIRE FOR THE REAR OF THIS THING?
I'LL BE DOING 80% STREET AND 20%TRAILS BUT DON'T WANT A TIRE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS ON A
CROTCH ROCKET! SOMETHING AGGRESSIVE YET WILL GET ME A SEASON OF COMMUTING AND TRAILS.
I AM CURRENTLY RUNNING A PERRELLI M21, IT SEEMS TO DO WHAT I ASK? IS THIS A GOOD CHOICE?

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MalcomS


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Posts: 8
posted July 20, 2003 11:18 PM        
Pirelli MT21 is a good tire but if you're only running 20% dirt, I'd go for a little more street biased tire. The brand and price range is all your choice though cos there's lots out there.

A friend has a DR650 and is trying the Dunlop 606 (?). Expensive but good apparantly. It's also dirt biased. You could try Bridgestone tires as they and Maxis make some fairly cheap tires.

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