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[Van]

There it was. Siting there all shiny and new. Just waiting for me to get it installed and start riding. So I gathered up my tools (Box-end wrenches, socket set, ratchet, dykes, and baby powder) and headed for the bike. I proceeded to remove the cotter key and nut, then put the bike up on my trusty milk crate. Off with the speedo cable and out with axle bolt and the tire dropped. So I spread out my workbench (Towel on the patio) and released the air from the tire. With a slight budge the bead broke pretty easy. Now this is an original front tire with 10,000 miles on it. I stuck my box-end wrench under the bead and proceeded to remove the tire. Noticed I was scratching the rim so I got some heavy duty cardboard to protect rim. The tire was off within 30 min. Not bad I said to myself. But this new tire will be a beast. I checked the tube and it showed it's day but what the heck try it anyway. The new tire went on pretty easy. No soap or tire wax or anything. Hmmm this can't be right I said to myself. But it was fine?? Well in with the tube with lots off baby powder and the rest of the tire. Wow that was pretty easy. Tire change within an hour. So I inflate to 35 psi and everything seems to be great. Bead was set and it was firm. It was darn close to being balanced too. I set up two milk crates and used the axle bolt and slowly spun it. It sank at the stem. I was doing great, I thought. This is too easy. Well before 5 minutes was up the tire felt a little soft. Ohh no I pinched the tube. Sure enough the tire went flat. Ohh well it needed a new tube anyway. Now I'm in Germany and tons and tons of motorcycles everywhere. So I'm thinking this is gonna cost me some cash. I was thinking 30 bucks or so for a tube, 20 bucks labor, and 10 bucks for a balance. But to my surprise I found a place that had a tube in stock and they had it done in 10 min. What a bargain. For a new tube, labor, balance it cost me a lousy 15 bucks. So I get home reinstall everything and used a new cotter key. Checked pressure, made sure it was around 28 psi. Off I went down through my town all happy and glorious because I no longer had the thump, thump, thump in my handle bars. The bumps in the road where gone. I was very much pleased. So I take my first turn. SMOOTH. Wow this is a totally different ride. As I continued along I wondered what my beast would do, say at 90. So I accelerated and all was a dream. This tire was more then I could have imagined. It was so smooth. I would recommend this tire to anyone who asked every time. Thank you list for all the suggestions and emails I got. Michelin Sirac Front Tire - $59 Tube, Labor, Balance - $15 Days off of bike - 1 Total = $74 What a bargain. I will get back to the list after some rain and trail riding. This tire is suppose to be 75% road, 25% dirt. We will see. I have a Dunlop trailmax on the rear and like it so far. later, Van P.S. I have learned that my KLR doesn't like two things: Wet grass and Wet sand. No damage, just some signature scratches i added myself.

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I'm in, they annoy the hell out of me Ed Windsor Ohio

[John Magee]

> SMOOTH. Wow this is a totally different ride. As I continued

along

> I wondered what my beast would do, say at 90. So I accelerated and > all was a dream. This tire was more then I could have imagined.

It

> was so smooth. I would recommend this tire to anyone who asked

every

> time. > > Thank you list for all the suggestions and emails I got. > > Michelin Sirac Front Tire - $59 > Tube, Labor, Balance - $15 > Days off of bike - 1 > > Total = $74 > > What a bargain. > > I will get back to the list after some rain and trail riding. > This tire is suppose to be 75% road, 25% dirt. We will see. > > I have a Dunlop trailmax on the rear and like it so far. > > later, > > Van > > P.S. I have learned that my KLR doesn't like two things: > > Wet grass and Wet sand.

Has anyone else used the Sirac tires off road? My A13 had a rear one on it when I bought the bike used. I found it terrible off raod, however it was worn a bit. It may be okay on hard packed trails, but anything else seemed beyond its capabilities. John Canuk on a KLR