dual-star stuff

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I only got around 2500 from my OEM's. I went ahead and replaced front and rear with Dunlop D604's. They are 80% on road and 20% off road. They are more expensive that the 270's, but in a curve @ ~60 mph, it is nice to know you have good rubber under you. My theory is if you are on the highway - NO cheap helmets or tires! Mark -----Original Message----- From: Jim & Shannon Morehead [mailto:morehead@...] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:14 AM To: DSN_klr650 Subject: [DSN_klr650] Kenda K270's Hi All, I'm in need of a new rear tire and am considering the K270's. I ride mostly on gravel roads and pavement. The OEM's lasted about 3500 miles and from what I've read here, that seems to be about average. The Kendas look a little more dirt oriented that the OEM's and the price seems good. Or is that Cheap and Dirty?? How do these things stack up in your collective opinions? How is the street grip, ride, mileage, etc.? Jim 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

[Mark]

At 8:14 AM -0500 8/11/2000, Jim & Shannon Morehead wrote:

>Hi All, > >I'm in need of a new rear tire and am considering the K270's. I ride mostly >on gravel roads and pavement. The OEM's lasted about 3500 miles and from >what I've read here, that seems to be about average. > >The Kendas look a little more dirt oriented that the OEM's and the price >seems good. Or is that Cheap and Dirty?? How do these things stack >up in your collective opinions? How is the street grip, ride, mileage, >etc.?

For $68-$80 a PAIR, I think they're awesome! However, as we learned in the vibration thread everyone's threshold is different. Some say they're noisy, I think that it's a non-issue. Some say they lack traction, I totally disagree. I ride my Tengai like a sportbike with them, and they can handle sustained speeds of 100 mph and corner well for me. I get about 5,000-5,500 aggressive miles from a set, and they wear evenly as a set. I have had ZERO quality control issues with these tires. They're great in the dirt too where I thrash my A2. Another bonus is that they're easy to mount. Mark (the Kenda evangelist) B2 A2

[Weaver, Mark]

i have k270's. i would recommend them for dirt riding. i would not recommend them too much for pavement riding. the knobs are pretty flexible. i have about 1800 miles on them now, and they're just now not squirming like crazy anymore. i don't think they're dangerous or anything, but they sure aren't confidence inspiring on pavement when new. i will probably just cough up a couple extra bucks and get mt21's next time. i'm told they are not squirrelly on the pavement, and are probably better in dirt, tho they may not last as long. of course, if you can ride 1500 miles or so on the kendas to wear them in, you'll probably still have plenty of life left in them. one thing i like alot about them is the 3.25" front. a pig like my klr needs big shoes. another possible cheap choice would be kings. skip and molly have posted some experience about them to this list, pretty much positive as i recall. they seem to be fairly aggressive tread, but not squirmy. mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim & Shannon Morehead [mailto:morehead@...] > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 6:14 AM > To: DSN_klr650 > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Kenda K270's > > > Hi All, > > I'm in need of a new rear tire and am considering the K270's. > I ride mostly > on gravel roads and pavement. The OEM's lasted about 3500 > miles and from > what I've read here, that seems to be about average. > > The Kendas look a little more dirt oriented that the OEM's > and the price > seems good. Or is that Cheap and Dirty?? How do these > things stack > up in your collective opinions? How is the street grip, > ride, mileage, > etc.? > > Jim > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ Special Offer-Earn 300 Points from MyPoints.com for trying @Backup > Get automatic protection and access to your important computer files. > Install today: > http://click.egroups.com/1/6347/6/_/911801/_/965999669/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------|e>- > > 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 > >

[Steve McCord]

Dear Group, For what it's worth to those of you that may be interested, I contacted Dual-Star about the mirrors they offer. If you are not familiar with Dual Star, find them at www.dual-star.com. The mirrors mount low and directly on the handlebars and are convex. I'm interested in a pair cause I just ain't wild about the "look" stock mirrors however I don't expect these mirrors will have the rear view the stock ones do. They will pass vehicle inspection laws in NC so thats about all I'm worried about. I tend to just turn and look behind me if I'm that concerned about things behind me. Anyway, Dual-Star advises that they are making some improvements to the mirrors and the new design should be avalible in about 4-6 weeks. Anybody tried these mirrors ??? .....steve