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[dsn_klr650] was kenda k270's - now continental tkc-80
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2000 11:52 am
by Jim & Shannon Morehead
Hi Karl,
I took your advice and ordered a TKC-80 rear tire. It came, finally, via
UPS last night and it does look like a good tire. Did you mount your's
yourself? What tire pressure do you run? How do they handle when you rip
through a corner on the road?
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Raupp"
To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:22 PM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] RE: was Kenda K270's - Now Continental TKC-80
> I'll keep mentioning the Continental TKC-80 tires everytime I see this
> question asked. They are priced a bit more but last longer, so do the
math.
> They are great both on and off road. I've got over 8000 kms (5000
miles)
> on my present set (unfortunately mainly highway
and the front is barely
> showing any wear and I think the rear is between half and 2/3 worn.
> Amazing. I find zero squiminess with them. Sidewalls are friggin
stiff!!!
> so they are great air-downed off road. If you can only run one tire, I
feel
> this is them.
>
> Check em out and decide!
> Karl
>
> >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.?
>
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