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heppie
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/09/2007 : 16:19:17
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| Im having real trouble getting tyres for my superfour. I really like the bt92's that are on there but have been told you cannot get them anymore. The only options i have been given are bt090's or gpr70's both being too soft for what i need. My honda dealership said i could have bt45's but when i was shopping around a specialist tyre shop said i could not use bt-45's as they are crossply not radials. Im really stuck for what to do now and i dont have much time left as they need to be changed asap. Someone please help. |
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Yorkie
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2007 : 18:25:02
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you can use bt45's aslong as both tyres are crossply tyres so both will have to be bt45's
i reckon you will be able to find somewhere selling bt92's online, why not just buy em online and get em fitted |
Edited by - Yorkie on 04/09/2007 18:26:46 |
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heppie
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United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 21:42:54
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| busters and intobikes.co.uk have the front but not the rear, and i cant find anywhere else that has em |
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heppie
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United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 22:00:20
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looks like i may have to end up selling my superfour  currently im doing 1k miles a month and if the 090s or gpr70s will only do bout 4k i cant afford to replace £155 worth of tyres every 4 months its just not viable. |
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rich_miller86
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2007 : 22:12:46
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| bt45's go on forever, i had them on my superfour, dont offer too much confidence in the bends but providing your not trying to get the pegs down you'll be fine |
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heppie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 22:20:51
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Originally posted by rich_miller86
bt45's go on forever, i had them on my superfour, dont offer too much confidence in the bends but providing your not trying to get the pegs down you'll be fine
see this is the problem im by no means slow and like to have a laugh round corners, but i do alot of mileage. The bt92s where just the right compromise. 090's will be too soft and the 45's wont be sticky enough for my cornering so basically im stuffed unless a bt92 rear turns up somewhere. |
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superfourben
Regular Member
United Kingdom
505 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 22:44:25
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I've just had this problem, could not get a set of 090's anywhere, everyone said they had no idea when they would have them. I was also annoyed as it would have been my second set this year. Had to go for BT45's and was a bit annoyed as I love the 090's but to be honest the 45's have been fine, even did my trackday at Brands Hatch on them without a problem! Plus they do last a lot longer than the 090's....
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heppie
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United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 22:52:17
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| So what was the tyre specialist on about you cant use crossply tyres on a bike that should have radials? |
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superfourben
Regular Member
United Kingdom
505 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 23:06:29
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| Not sure really, my SF had 45's when I got it and I tried 090's as an experiment. I've had several people fit tyres and ask if I want 45's as a first option. There are hardly any other tyres in the 110/70/17 and 140/70/17 sizes. I think 45's also have a dual compound so they are harder in the centre and softer on the edges. |
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heppie
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United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2007 : 23:10:33
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hmm something seems fishy, something tells me that tyre specialist was trying to pull the wool over my eyes and get me to buy a more expensive sports tyre |
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a_morti
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1344 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2007 : 00:04:55
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45's will do you about 10-12k - miles! And I reckon they're fine. That's easily 3-4 times as far as 090's, and they're not 1/3 as good.
I used to like 92's too, but then i realised how much dual cabbageway riding I have to do and couldn't justify anything other than the 45. Anything else was square inside about 4k. |
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+ NC29 swingarm ('29 wheels soon), Quill T3 Ti, lots of black, blade rear hangers, beet rearsets, brembo brake. Top mods: BT45's, touring screen & rack with 50L box! Stolen recovered, scumbags best not try again. |
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Seeby400
Regular Member
United Kingdom
590 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2007 : 11:03:54
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| The best tyres i ever used even tho they were oversized.....were bridgestone 020's.....120 up front 160 on the back(if u go up a size on the back u must do the same to front to balance handling).....they were fanfappintastic gripped well in dry and wet and because they were made for heavier bikes the durability was excellent. Seeby |
Keep it gutter....keep it grimey................one |
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a_morti
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1344 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2007 : 18:22:20
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| You put a 160 on a 4 inch rim, and a 120 on a 3 inch rim? those sizes are for 3.5 and 4.5 or 5 inch rims! You actually went up two sizes on the rear. That would not have been endorsed by bridgestone at all. |
WWW.HONDACB1.CO.NR
+ NC29 swingarm ('29 wheels soon), Quill T3 Ti, lots of black, blade rear hangers, beet rearsets, brembo brake. Top mods: BT45's, touring screen & rack with 50L box! Stolen recovered, scumbags best not try again. |
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Yorkie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2007 : 21:00:33
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| why not get an bridgestone excedra tyre for the rear last for yonks, think mines done 5k so far (since ive had the bike) and it still has a fair few mil of tread and has never slipped out even in the wet |
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a_morti
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1344 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2007 : 00:39:54
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| isn't that a tubed tyre - the one that preceeded the bt45? which itself has been courier tyre of choice forever? |
WWW.HONDACB1.CO.NR
+ NC29 swingarm ('29 wheels soon), Quill T3 Ti, lots of black, blade rear hangers, beet rearsets, brembo brake. Top mods: BT45's, touring screen & rack with 50L box! Stolen recovered, scumbags best not try again. |
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SuperfourJim
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United Kingdom
187 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2007 : 19:59:42
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| i have 45s on my bike and regularly scrape the pegs, they do good miles and i love them. I dont konw what avon road dunners are like but they come in the right sizes too! |
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heppie
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2007 : 20:59:28
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I have ordered and recieved my bt45's (god they're heavy) and now waiting for my mate to fit em, then the joy of scrubbing em in....
I'm still worried the way i ride is too aggresive for the 45's, i spose ill have to wait and see after they're on and scrubbed. |
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superfourben
Regular Member
United Kingdom
505 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2007 : 21:27:05
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Get them scrubbed in then give them a try on the Old Shoreham roundabout/Flyover off the A27 and i'm sure they will feel fine  |
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heppie
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United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2007 : 21:48:14
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Originally posted by superfourben
Get them scrubbed in then give them a try on the Old Shoreham roundabout/Flyover off the A27 and i'm sure they will feel fine
that and the a284 lovely smooth peg scraping, chicken strip oblitorating corners
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superfourben
Regular Member
United Kingdom
505 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 00:28:32
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| Ha ha, must try that one, add the A272 Petworth to Billingshurst on a quiet evening with no traffic... beautiful, safe riding and happy tyre scrubbing, see you at 'the hill'... |
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