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Offline k

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What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« on: March 10, 2020, 10:47:28 PM »
Of these offerings, which is the best choice for a K1100LT

ME880
ME888
Pirelli Sport Demon
Avon AM26
ContiGo

Thanks.
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Offline billday

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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2020, 10:55:14 PM »
Shinkos.
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Online The Mighty Gryphon

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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2020, 09:44:11 AM »
You left Shinkos off your list.
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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2020, 10:11:39 AM »
ME880 = good grip 2up tior has reinforced sidewall...
ME888 = never road on those tiors...
Pirelli Sport Demon = good grip low mile tior...
Avon AM26 = never again... even if avon was the final tior on earth...
ContiGo... good grip low mile tiors...

the questions are...

1up 2up %...
twisties...
super slabb...
high grip...
high miles...
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Offline k

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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2020, 11:30:38 AM »
Quote from: The Mighty Gryphon on March 11, 2020, 09:44:11 AM
You left Shinkos off your list.

That's like saying I didn't get chocolate ice cream on my vanilla sundae.
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Offline k

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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2020, 11:31:08 AM »
Quote from: johnny on March 11, 2020, 10:11:39 AM
ME880 = good grip 2up tior has reinforced sidewall...
ME888 = never road on those tiors...
Pirelli Sport Demon = good grip low mile tior...
Avon AM26 = never again... even if avon was the final tior on earth...
ContiGo... good grip low mile tiors...

the questions are...

1up 2up %...
twisties...
super slabb...
high grip...
high miles...

1 up
Some twisties
Decent amount of super-slab
I'll take all the grip I can get.
I like to get at least 12K out of a set.
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Offline k

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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2020, 12:27:41 AM »
Looks like I'm going to bail on the stock tires and go with Pirelli Angel GT radials.
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Offline k

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Re: What's the Best Stock Size Tire Choice?
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2020, 09:19:10 PM »
The Pirelli Angel GT completely changed the bike. It immediately went from terrifying on the Battlax to amazing on the Pirellis. I love this bike now.
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