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new rear tire i'm lovin the gp1
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:46 pm
by Bryan
Well got rid of the stock tire after 5200 miles and loaded up the IRC
GP1 trails, man these are some sweet tires. The are nice and
aggresive but don't make much noise and are nice on the street.I was
looking for a true 50/50 tire and I think I made the right choice, I
only have 100 miles on them so far but I really like the way they
handle on the street and eatup the dirt. I was about to get the dunlop
d606 but went with the IRc due to the noise factor with the 606. I
posted some pics of the old tire and the new tire, they are in a
folder called klr tire change check them out in my yahoo photo album
http://photos.yahoo.com/dbdolan101
Later,
Bryan Dolan
KLR 650 A19
Houston, Tx
new rear tire i'm lovin the gp1
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:57 am
by Bill Emmack
Ditto. I've been running the GP-1's for about 500 miles now, and they
just feel like the perfect tire for this bike. I know they won't last
as long as the Kenda's, and they're more expensive to boot, but
they're just great f'ing tires.
Also, and maybe this deserves another thread, but despite the jump in
gas prices I've been running Premium gas in my A9 (about 37,000 miles
on 'er) for the last few tanks, and it's pretty much eliminated the
popping and backfiring I used to get whenever I downshifted.
Basically the engine's been running smoother and cooler enough that
it's very much worth the extra $0.50 - $1.00 per tank.
BE
SF, A9
On 9/12/05, Bryan wrote:
> Well got rid of the stock tire after 5200 miles and loaded up the IRC
> GP1 trails, man these are some sweet tires. The are nice and
> aggresive but don't make much noise and are nice on the street.I was
> looking for a true 50/50 tire and I think I made the right choice,
new rear tire i'm lovin the gp1
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:50 am
by Mike Peplinski
Thats real interesting. I'm a proponent of regular gas where possible but
the popping really is annoying. IN spite of my adjustment of the pilot
needle mine still does this on occasion. I"ll try some premium.
>From: Bill Emmack
>Reply-To: misterbill@...
>To:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] New rear tire I'm lovin the GP1
>Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:57:15 -0700
>
>Ditto. I've been running the GP-1's for about 500 miles now, and they
>just feel like the perfect tire for this bike. I know they won't last
>as long as the Kenda's, and they're more expensive to boot, but
>they're just great f'ing tires.
>
>Also, and maybe this deserves another thread, but despite the jump in
>gas prices I've been running Premium gas in my A9 (about 37,000 miles
>on 'er) for the last few tanks, and it's pretty much eliminated the
>popping and backfiring I used to get whenever I downshifted.
>Basically the engine's been running smoother and cooler enough that
>it's very much worth the extra $0.50 - $1.00 per tank.
>
>BE
>SF, A9
>
>On 9/12/05, Bryan wrote:
> > Well got rid of the stock tire after 5200 miles and loaded up the IRC
> > GP1 trails, man these are some sweet tires. The are nice and
> > aggresive but don't make much noise and are nice on the street.I was
> > looking for a true 50/50 tire and I think I made the right choice,
>
>
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if its not broke don't mess with it ?
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:59 pm
by Rick McCauley
My KLR is bone stock. I love it just the way it is. If I could gain 5 horsepower, I would just want another 5 horses six months later. So why bother.
Your last paragraph is an excellent analogy.
Rick A17
more wrote:
What I've noticed is a goodly percentage of the comments are about
making modifications to the machine (i.e. improvements)- whether
they be on the exhaust, carbs, aerodynamics etc. It's occured to me
that no one has said simply "leave the ---- thing alone, feed it
good oil, watch the valve clearence and ride it for as long as you
can".
I, for one, look at modifications like taking medication - when the
overall system is messed with there's often a side effect that can
be worse than the problem you're attempting to cure.
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