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Posted: **Mon May 01, 2000 8:14 am**

In a message dated Mon, 1 May 2000 12:04:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Michael Hoyt" writes: >>

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2000 12:02 pm**

What may be the culprit, however is too much air pressure in a semi aggressive/aggressive tire. I always run a bit lower air pressure in the GP110 and Avon Gripster.

> >Gino

Interesting, that's opposite of Mr T's belief system that I've been following for about 6 months. He says to run Gripsters at 38-40 psi on the highway. Bogdan

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Posted: **Mon May 01, 2000 7:04 pm**

Just a quick note in response to the unpredictability of the IRC GP 110's. While I never had them let go on the street (thank goodness), in the dirt I found them a handful. I love to ride fast on fireroads and I love to slide my KLR - the problem with the 110's was that after initiating the slide,feedback from the rear tire was minimal and hooking back up was never a certainty. I think it has something to do with the wraparound knob on the tire which is directional and once sliding just likes to keep going. I was happy to see them go. Bob Conklin, Still looking for the perfect 50/50 tire

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Posted: **Mon May 01, 2000 7:14 pm**

Tried to run those GP110's as low as possible (off road) - in fact finally pinch flatted during the experimentation process. I learned too that the sidewall strength on this tire was minimal. It makes me wonder if there are any tires other than MT-21's and the like that have enough sidewall strength to ride on for a mile or two in an emergency. -bc ----------

>From: "Bogdan Swider" >To: k650dsn@..., DSN_klr650@egroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Warning and two lessons >Date: Mon, May 1, 2000, 10:02 AM > >What may be the culprit, however is too much air pressure in a semi >aggressive/aggressive tire. I always run a bit lower air pressure in the >GP110 and Avon Gripster. >> >>Gino > >Interesting, that's opposite of Mr T's belief system that I've been >following for about 6 months. He says to run Gripsters at 38-40 psi on the >highway. Bogdan >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Would you like to save big on your phone bill -- and keep on saving >more each month? Join beMANY! Our huge buying group gives you Long Distance >rates which fall monthly, plus an extra $60 in FREE calls! >http://click.egroups.com/1/2567/3/_/911801/_/957200568/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... >Let's keep this list SPAM free! > >Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > >

Posted: **Tue May 02, 2000 8:37 am**

Bogdan Swider wrote:

> > What may be the culprit, however is too much air pressure in a semi > aggressive/aggressive tire. I always run a bit lower air pressure in the > GP110 and Avon Gripster. > > > >Gino

Depends on how you define "aggressive".

> Interesting, that's opposite of Mr T's belief system that I've been > following for about 6 months. He says to run Gripsters at 38-40 psi on the > highway. Bogdan

...on the rear, with a touring load. The front is ~3-4psi less. Tyres lasting ok? Mister_T

Posted: **Tue May 02, 2000 9:05 am**

I concur. After getting a slide started on my 110 (rear) I always had a rough time getting it to snap back up. However, this was in slush, sloppy mud, snow and wet clay, I couldn't have given it the benefit of the doubt eh? Blip the throttle and let inertia work for you, but be careful, high siding into a tree at speed can't be very much fun. Tapping your rear brake will do similar but I have found that I have better throttle control than I do rear brake control in MX boots. Again, too much and you are Superman. On gravel I have found them to be OK and on the road I have never cut loose, well at least my 110 hasn't. I'm mounting a D606 and MT21 (front) as soon as my wheels are laced up again. Oh yeah thanks for all the tips on lacing wheels. I have decided to keep them stock and when I get the money then I'll buy a whole new set of Exxcel rims and Buchanan spokes. Thinking that a modified Corbin is next on the list. laterZ Dash At 05:12 PM 5/1/00 -0700, Bob Conklin wrote:

>Just a quick note in response to the unpredictability of the IRC GP 110's. >While I never had them let go on the street (thank goodness), in the dirt I >found them a handful. I love to ride fast on fireroads and I love to slide >my KLR - the problem with the 110's was that after initiating the >slide,feedback from the rear tire was minimal and hooking back up was never >a certainty. I think it has something to do with the wraparound knob on the >tire which is directional and once sliding just likes to keep going. I was >happy to see them go. > >Bob Conklin, >Still looking for the perfect 50/50 tire

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Posted: **Tue May 02, 2000 11:30 am**

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