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wilbur_lakeland_fl
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crack in new rear distanzia

Post by wilbur_lakeland_fl » Mon Jul 01, 2002 9:47 am

I mounted my new distanzias few weeks ago and today noticed a deep crack running from front to back on one of the larger knobbies that runs from center of tire to far edge of tire. Has anyone else seen this ? Did supplier replace tire ? Got from swmototires online. Have only been running on street/sand with new tires 400 miles. Would like some feedback on any similar situations with distanzias before contacting swmototires. thanks

Mark St.Hilaire, Sr

crack in new rear distanzia

Post by Mark St.Hilaire, Sr » Mon Jul 01, 2002 9:58 am

> I mounted my new distanzias few weeks ago and today noticed a deep > crack running from front to back on one of the larger knobbies that > runs from center of tire to far edge of tire. > > Has anyone else seen this ? Did supplier replace tire ? Got from > swmototires online.
No, but I haven't looked. I've got about 1500 miles in mine, and will head out to the garage shortly to check the tires. I WILL let you know if mine have any kind of defects such as this - or *anything* out of the ordinary. Mark = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "There's too much talk and not enough walk" - Petra: Beyond Belief = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Mark St.Hilaire, Sr HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@...

Mark St.Hilaire, Sr

crack in new rear distanzia

Post by Mark St.Hilaire, Sr » Mon Jul 01, 2002 11:06 am

> thanks mark
Actually, No, thank YOU! I would have never thought to check the tires for this kind of thing. They weren't cheap, and I assumed there wouldn't be issues such as this... I just checked both front and rear, and as I said there is about 1500 miles on them. Both are fine, and wearing, (or more appropriately, NOT wearing), as I hoped for when I bought them. There are a couple things that may be relevant: - I can't do trail riding anymore, so these tires haven't seen anything other than some dirt / logging roads, and mostly pavement. - I called Avon, and asked what I should run for air pressure in those tires. They asked me the tire "model numbers", (AM-43 and 44), the size, the bike, the average weight of riders / gear, and for what type of riding they would be used. They suggested 34psi in front, and 36-38psi rear for my setup. I do mostly pavement and some dirt roads, the *most* weight with me, my wife and gear would be around 350 - and mostly around 300 for just me and my wife. If you're much different than that, you might want to call them for the optimal pressures... I hope that helps. (I got my tires from the local dealer because I didn't want to fool around with mounting, so I just brought them the wheels when the tires came in.) Mark = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "There's too much talk and not enough walk" - Petra: Beyond Belief = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Mark St.Hilaire, Sr HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@...

klxmoto
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speaking of magazines / nklr

Post by klxmoto » Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:12 pm

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "hens_p" wrote:
> Sorry, Ed. I think I had the computer in 'idiot mode' when I hit
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> send button. > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "klxmoto" wrote: > > If you're talking about me, I haven't deleted a single email from > > this list. > > > > Ed > > List Administrator
No problem. I think I was in "defensive List Admin mode" when I responded. But thanks for the note. Ed -its all good - Boyd

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