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Offline badger 1050

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new tyres
« on: October 20, 2009, 19:50:18 »
just ordered my tyres for my strom gone for bridgestone bt020's  as I only do back and forward to work and a bit of fun every now and again they have cost  Â£171 inc postage and I will fit them myself so hopefully be a happy boy by the end of the week the original tyres have only lasted 11500 miles and the rear is getting pretty square
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Offline VstromDan1000

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 21:59:32 »
you won't be unhappy with them,  in my opinion they are the best tyres avaliable.  I know people will disagree but I think they are great!! :thumb:
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Offline MARBLE600

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 22:10:21 »
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you won't be unhappy with them,  in my opinion they are the best tyres avaliable.  I know people will disagree but I think they are great!! :thumb:

I agree with you dan, BT020 for me  :thumb:
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Offline badger 1050

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2009, 15:50:09 »
always had 020's  on my bikes if not they have always been bridgestones mainly 014's I like them so we will see
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Offline jilljoy

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2009, 16:10:11 »
I agree bridgestone everytime for me
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Offline jenky9r

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2009, 20:52:10 »
What tyres did you have on as standard because 11500 miles from them was good going isn't it? Was this on the 1000? I only managed 4500 on the originals and 7500 on the conti's I put on next!  :shrug:
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Offline badger 1050

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2009, 14:59:18 »
original tyres but mostly straight roads to work with a few corners thrown in in town
fitted the new ones today and done just over 30 miles home bike seems to turn alot easier but will wait untill all the silicon has gone to see how much better they are
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Offline dogpuf

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 06:51:47 »
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the original tyres have only lasted 11500 miles and the rear is getting pretty square


Only 11500 miles - If your new Bridgestone's last that long I'll bare my Arse at the next Rhinos game.  lol

The BT020's are great tyres but they are reported to last about 6000 - 7000 miles
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Offline MARBLE600

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 13:42:15 »
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the original tyres have only lasted 11500 miles and the rear is getting pretty square
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Doubt you will get that mileage from grippy ones :grin:
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Offline edd3647

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2009, 10:20:40 »
11500 miles! Did you just push it? :thumb: got about 5000 personally
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Offline badger 1050

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Re: new tyres
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2009, 16:52:17 »
most of my journey is motorway or just fast a roads with very little in the way of corners and the way in there is no traffic and on the way home there is to much traffic  till back on to the main a roads again and I don't get to much time at the weekends to go out playing but very impreesed with the 020's very grippy even in the wet  :thumb:
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