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Ragman · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 97

Just put a ME88 on the rear for long life.

Question; What's the longest lasting tire for my K1100Lt??

Ragman
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chopper_harris · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:58 am Post subject:

One that stays in the garage Rolling Eyes

Depends totally upon how you ride, and what level of grip you expect.
There are some dreadful Chinese clone tyres out there - $60 and 15,000 miles, but they don't go round bends.

Here we go with another round of navel-gazing.
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Ragman · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 97

I wasn't asking about cheap tires, just long mileage tires.

What's the deal on "navel grazing", old chap?

Ragman
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chopper_harris · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

Navel Gazing = thirty responses, a different answer from each member, and you none the wiser Crying or Very sad

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To repeat an answer to a tyre thread of last week :

BT45s give the best trade off between handling and wear IMHO .
Michelin Macadams are poo.

Metzeler Lazertec is the longest lived tyre I have used on a Beemer, but they are dubious in the wet.

So, there's your starter for 10 - who's next Wink

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C1 200 (2001)
R100 RS (1990)
NSU Quickly N (1964)
Honda 400/4 F1 (1977)
MotoGuzzi 1000C (1978)
Suzuki TL 1000 R (1999)
Kawasaki KLV1000 (2005)
K12R Sport (2007) - Wifeys

CheapJapCopy · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

Whatever they've got down Watlings.
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Ragman · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 97

I'm down to Metz Laser-tec or Me88.

How would you guys compare the two?
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1995 K1100LT
1980 Hadley Giggleson FLHC

Off the grid · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject:

Lazertecs.
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owrstrich · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject:

dont know about the 880s...

but the iowa l t on lazertecks outran rydor on his rs in the dry and in the wet and through the them there hills... always planted... no regrets...

i would get them again... f ing glorious tyres in my opinion...

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rover759 · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

I got bridgestones on mine not worn a bit in two years Shocked

as thats how long i've spent arseing about getting mine fixed! Laughing

DetroitDan · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:18 am Post subject:

I have 11k on my BT-020s.

It's looking like I'll get 12k to 13k.

The back is wearing evenly, and is still very controllable at low lean angles.

The fromt is wearing much more evenly than the Z4, but has bumps on the the side blocks. So, if I go "no hands" at less than 50MPH, the handlebars shake a little.

I'm very satisfied with these tires. BTW, most of the miles on these are at between 80 and 100 MPH, on the slab.

I think this tire is supersceded by the BT-021.
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