K11 Owners Group

Mystic Red · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject:

They look baddass, like you should do stoppies and wheelies with 'um. My tires are starting to show wear pattern that's not quite normal. Too early to tell but it seeeems that BOTH sides are wearing faster than the center.
I know that the center is of harder compounds..... Like I said, too early to make that call. I think I got about 6 grand on them this summer.
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject:

I know that I got a little over 8K on my pr2 before I ran over a piece of ceramic and put a hole in it. I think I could have squeezed 12K total out of it.

I have a Metz Z6 on it now, we'll see how it performs. A little bit of tread whirring in corners, but if I had my earplugs in I wouldn't be able to hear it.
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1995 K1100LT 0302044
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Saltcreek · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

Yet again, another tire option that's not an option for the LT in stock sizes. What's up with that?
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1994 K1100LT Mystic Red, bfd, 37000 miles, sold Sad

2009 Wilderness Systems Zephyr 155 ST
2002 Litespeed titanium

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:55 am Post subject:

jpberens1994K1100RS · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:23 am Post subject: tires

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

The PR2's may not be a fit for those AWESOME roads your on.
Those Conti's look freakish, U R in Californication, might be the ticket.

Keep us up to date on how they perform.

I have no stock in either company, I buys what I feel good about.

I might need more freak next year.
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2014 Moto Guzzi Norge

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

j o,

We'll be looking for detailed "test" results- a.k.a. how well they work.

The change from the Z6 to the PR2's have been very positive- could the Conti's been even better?

Inquiring minds want to know.................... Question

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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
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Off the grid · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject:

Those may be good tires....if you change em every 5k miles.
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Saltcreek · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

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owrstrich · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject:

mnb · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:45 am Post subject:

I can't run a PR2 rear due to the K1100LTs odd rim sizes, but I am running one on the front (first one ever).

It's got 6600 miles on it and most of the tire has a bit of life left, but left of center it's hit the wear bars.

I normally get 4000 miles out of tires on this bike. And I've been riding it pretty hard on these tires. I'm pretty happy with the PR2/Azaro combination. They're both going to wear out at the same time more or less. Handling has been quite good. This is the first set of radials I've ever had on the LT, primarily due to the proper sizes not being available in radials.

I've got another set ready to put on when I get off my ass, assemble the tire changer and crack the book and read through how to pull and install the wheels. I haven't pulled a wheel off a bike in 25 years. The front wheel doesn't worry me much, but having never pulled a wheel off a shaft driven bike before, any gotchas I should be aware of?
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:19 am Post subject:

You will spend more time removing the front than you will on the rear.

The rear is easy.

Put the bike on the center stand, remove the center wheel cover, remove the 5 lug bolts, remove the wheel. Don't loose the spacer ring between the wheel and the hub.

That's all there is to it.

When I re-install the rear, I torque the bolts in 2 stages. 1st stage I set at 50Nm then the final value of 105Nm. Both in a criss-cross pattern. Center bolt 1st.

Unlike the front where you have to remove the rear fender half, remove and support the brake calipers, unbolt and remove the axle assy without loosing the bearing spacers.
Then trying to line all that up again going back together.
Of course that's all after you block up under the engine to get the wheel off the ground in the 1st place.( but you knew that )

Make sure that you recheck your ABS sensor spacing on the front after you reinstall the front wheel. The last time I had my front wheel off it must not have gone back on in the exact same way cause I had to adjust my abs sensor, it was causing the abs to activate at stops. Prior to removing the wheel it had not done that.
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1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)
1997 R1100RT ZC62149(sold)

Mystic Red · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: