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bill_h wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:17:04 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
> <knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm keen to stick with Bridgestone if I can find out what the radial
>>> equivalent of the BT45 is though.
>>> ...
>> It seems to be the BT54.
>> Anyone used them?
>> Any suggestions/warnings on whether a 54 (radial) rear / 45 (bias) front
>> would be weird or not?
>
> Found this
>
> http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/Bikesafe/ATS/selecting.html
>
>
> Seems to be lots of sites saying not to mix types, but don't say why,
>
>
> Apart from this...
>
> http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelty/cross+ply-and-radial-tyres-dont-mix-s...az-2406
>
> Bill
The same reason you don't mix tyres on the same axle , radials and xply
have very different side wall construction and the handle so differently
that mixing the wrong way is a sure gazump for a fall.
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In article <EUxrj.13086$421.2773@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com says...
>
> "Boxer" <someone DeleteThis @nowhere.com> wrote:
> > "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Speaking of which; I'm a big fan of Bridgestone BT45s; using them
> >>>> almost
> >>>> exclusively for the past decade. I get 10,000+ and I've never crashed
> >>>> on them.
> >
> > http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/contibike/search.php?manufacturerid=53&mo..._name=S(Ausf.%20365/380)
> >
> I haven't had a Continental tyre in almost 30 years!

I bought a pair of em last month, pretty happy with them as well

Went for the wide ones this time, they're 25mm rather then the 23 that
came on the bike

--
t

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On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:59:02 +1000, atec77 <atec77NOSPAM DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:

>bill_h wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:17:04 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
>> <knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm keen to stick with Bridgestone if I can find out what the radial
>>>> equivalent of the BT45 is though.
>>>> ...
>>> It seems to be the BT54.
>>> Anyone used them?
>>> Any suggestions/warnings on whether a 54 (radial) rear / 45 (bias) front
>>> would be weird or not?
>>
>> Found this
>>
>> http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/Bikesafe/ATS/selecting.html
>>
>>
>> Seems to be lots of sites saying not to mix types, but don't say why,
>>
>>
>> Apart from this...
>>
>> http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelty/cross+ply-and-radial-tyres-dont-mix-s...az-2406
>>
>> Bill
>The same reason you don't mix tyres on the same axle , radials and xply
>have very different side wall construction and the handle so differently
>that mixing the wrong way is a sure gazump for a fall.

But I never mix motorcycle tyres on the same axle!

Bill
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VTR250 wrote:

<snip>

> CC's post raises an important issue for me: I'm "progressing" to a
> 600cc bike, but what I /really/ want to do is get a top-rate commuter
> bike.
>
> If a 600cc bike is impractical to use as a commuter bike then I have
> made a bad choice at the first stage.

There are 600 cc bikes which are good commuters, it's just the Hornet
isn't one of them.

> What I want is *exactly* like
> the one I've got, but with a bit more power so I can comfortably take
> someone pillion, and beat all cars away from the lights, not just
> nearly all of them. I had rejected the idea of just getting the
> updated version of the model I have already.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.....

Everything is a compromise.

What appeals to you, may not work for some one else.

> What bikes do you people prefer to be riding when in traffic?

I like an upright riding position, a light and nimble, small motorcycle.

I also like it to be relatively cheap, both in price and in fuel and
tyre consumption.

Where you park can also have a bearing. If you park out on the street,
the last thing you want to leave is a flash, expensive motorcycle with a
"Steal Me" sign on it.

It also has to be relatively cool (in a temperature sense). Sitting in
Sydney traffic on a Hornet on a hot day is not fun. I know, 'cos I have
done it.

I used to use my Yamaha DX125, if I had to go into Sydney. Since I sold
that bike, I now use the RZ250, which is not an ideal commuter bike, but
better than the Hornet (and the Street Triple!).

I have no idea how much you want to spend and what appeals to you, but,
as examples, look for twin cylinder motors, air cooled and not producing
big horsepower numbers.....

Suzi GS500? Guzzi 750 ?(Zebee will supply the model names!) Triumph
Bonneville? Ducati's wee Monster, 695?

As a final wild suggestion, how about a Bergman 400?

regards,
CrazyCam
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Tim Moran wrote:
> knobdoodle DeleteThis @hotmail.com says...

>> I haven't had a Continental tyre in almost 30 years!

> I bought a pair of em last month, pretty happy with them as well
>
> Went for the wide ones this time, they're 25mm rather then the 23 that
> came on the bike

That'll slow you down more than you think.

Theo
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"CrazyCam" <crazycam.RemoveThis@upturnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Capt.about_lunchtime wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> Have you considered trading in the Angie or possibly a private sale of
>> the aforementioned unit.
>
> How crazy do you really think I am?
>
> Hint: The new Triumph was my birthday pressie from Angie.
>
> regards,
> CrazyCam


Any sisters? Just wondering. Italian cousins maybe, American aunt even

Capt. A. L.
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On Feb 10, 7:24 pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:44:59 GMT
>
> Knobdoodle <knobdoo....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Zebee Johnstone" <zeb....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
<snip horro story >

> [2] the stock exhaust is a horror. Heavy and ugly. No street cred at
> all!

Street cred...on a scooter?

Bwaahaaaahaaaaa

SteveB
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"VTR250" <google.DeleteThis@m-streeter.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I don't want to keep the old bike but I can't be without one either
> because I use it every day.
> I could sell privately. With cars I thought you could get 10% more
> than the dealer would give you in a private sale. I assumed bikes
> would be the same because they're just a commodity that can be bought
> and sold at the end of the day. It seems this is not the case.
>
> CC's post raises an important issue for me: I'm "progressing" to a
> 600cc bike, but what I /really/ want to do is get a top-rate commuter
> bike.
>
> If a 600cc bike is impractical to use as a commuter bike then I have
> made a bad choice at the first stage. What I want is *exactly* like
> the one I've got, but with a bit more power so I can comfortably take
> someone pillion, and beat all cars away from the lights, not just
> nearly all of them. I had rejected the idea of just getting the
> updated version of the model I have already.
>
> What bikes do you people prefer to be riding when in traffic?

I personally prefer my VTR 250 in traffic. : )

Fraser
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"CrazyCam" <crazycam.TakeThisOut@upturnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> VTR250 wrote:
> There is no such thing as a free lunch.....
>
> Everything is a compromise.
>
> What appeals to you, may not work for some one else.
>
>> What bikes do you people prefer to be riding when in traffic?
>
> I like an upright riding position, a light and nimble, small motorcycle.
>
> I also like it to be relatively cheap, both in price and in fuel and tyre
> consumption.
>
> Where you park can also have a bearing. If you park out on the street, the
> last thing you want to leave is a flash, expensive motorcycle with a "Steal
> Me" sign on it.
>
> It also has to be relatively cool (in a temperature sense). Sitting in Sydney
> traffic on a Hornet on a hot day is not fun. I know, 'cos I have done it.
>
> I used to use my Yamaha DX125, if I had to go into Sydney. Since I sold that
> bike, I now use the RZ250, which is not an ideal commuter bike, but better
> than the Hornet (and the Street Triple!).
>
> I have no idea how much you want to spend and what appeals to you, but, as
> examples, look for twin cylinder motors, air cooled and not producing big
> horsepower numbers.....
>
> Suzi GS500? Guzzi 750 ?(Zebee will supply the model names!) Triumph
> Bonneville? Ducati's wee Monster, 695?
>
> As a final wild suggestion, how about a Bergman 400?

Why isn't the street triple a good commuter bike? Too lairy? Too Heavy?

Fraser
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In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:21:42 -0800 (PST)
SteveB <boyds RemoveThis @ains.net.au> wrote:
>
> Street cred...on a scooter?
>

Of course. You haven't met the little red hooligan tool have you.

This is not your sister's Vespa....


Zebee
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:17:04 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
<knobdoodle.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm keen to stick with Bridgestone if I can find out what the radial
>> equivalent of the BT45 is though.
>> ...
>It seems to be the BT54.
>Anyone used them?

Dave at Tyres for Bikes recommended them for my CB1300. Not the newest
design but very good he reckons. I have Bridgestone 015s which are
nice and grippy in the dry but make the bike feel like it's hinged in
the middle in the wet. Can't recommend them.

Another tyre getting good reviews is the Avon Storm ST. Deep tread for
mileage, good sport touring performance. On my list for next change.

How far off is the Triumph's renaissance?
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"Bumblebeeman1150" <bumblebeeman1150.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dave at Tyres for Bikes recommended them for my CB1300. Not the newest
> design but very good he reckons. I have Bridgestone 015s which are
> nice and grippy in the dry but make the bike feel like it's hinged in
> the middle in the wet. Can't recommend them.
>
> Another tyre getting good reviews is the Avon Storm ST. Deep tread for
> mileage, good sport touring performance. On my list for next change.
>
> How far off is the Triumph's renaissance?
>
F$%KKIN' BL*&%^DY SH*$%TTI&NG not very far actually Peter!!
I bought the fork-tube kit from the UK before Christmas and I asked him to
not include the fork-oil as I figured the freight wasn't worth it.
I didn't complain when I got no discount for the deleted oil and I didn't
complain when he charged me the non-applicable VAT (non-Euro order) and I
didn't even complain when he charged me 6 pounds more than he'd quoted for
freight but I did point out that he'd omitted the fork-seals.
I reminded him again in January and I reminded him again in February but
despite the promises I still haven't received the fukking things!!
I would've been riding it at Christmas had he just replied "I'm a thieving
cunt and you've done your dough...." but I've been a stupid sucker and
actually BELIEVED his "I posted them last week....".
If I don't get them tomorrow Triumph Australia gets $50 richer.
--
Clem
(And even then it'll be a race to get it registered in time for the Supers)
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"SteveB" <boyds DeleteThis @ains.net.au> wrote:
> Street cred...on a scooter?
>
I pulled up at a red light and a scooter pulled alongside. I could see he
was looking at me in that needy, "I'm a Bikie too" way but I was waaay too
cool to acknowledge him with any more than a cursory and very minor
tilt-of-the-head.
Come the green and he stood the scooter near-vertical and did a 100m+
wheelie between the stopped traffic.
He won, I lost! Scooter-riders can be very cool.
--
Clem
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