I`ll pre-empt the subsequent question and say that Smoothrite silver is a close match to the original silver after you`ve bubbled all the paint off with yer gas axe 
I fink a hot air gun may be better ...
Tyres- what do I go for???
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I`ll pre-empt the subsequent question and say that Smoothrite silver is a close match to the original silver after you`ve bubbled all the paint off with yer gas axe I fink a hot air gun may be better ...
beermonster
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You should not have a problem when tightening the locknut, you could always mark them up to check.
PS still managed to bubble my paint with a heat gun - don't prop it up and finish a smoke.
Simon
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Pirelli Scorpions for me - any weather - anakees make the back end feel weird on my 1150 adv
Pirelli Scorpions for me - any weather - anakees make the back end feel weird on my 1150 adv
Dick Dastardly
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Surely the biggest factor in choosing tyres is to be honest in your assessment as to whether you'll be going offroad at all or not. The tourances (etc...)are a light trail tyre, TKC's (etc....) are way better offroad than on, and the road attacks (etc....) are for the road rider only.
That's how i see it.
Then of course, you 'pays your money &........'
That's how i see it.
Then of course, you 'pays your money &........'
Quick update, just done a couple of hundred miles today in the wet on the Avons and have to say they are great in the wet, not one twitch and felt very good under braking as well 
ELIMINATOR
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Only ever made 1000 sets, last forever, handed down from from father to son.
For the relevance of this post, see here? http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93334&page=8
Duncan Richmond
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Hi,
I had some fitted on Saturday, not fully scrubbed in yet but seem OK. Not had a chance to fully test them yet. Off to Italy next week so hopefully they are good, if they are as good as the old Tourance I won't have any complaints.
Duncan Richmond
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Found this test from Superbike mag
Metzeler's best-selling trailie tyre, the Tourance, has just been upgraded and renamed the Tourance EXP.
Using lessons learned from road racing, it now features a new compound and construction, and is the only tyre in the class to have a zero-degree belt construction in the front tyre. The EXPs are designed to cope with faster riding as well as being more stable, longer lasting, quicker to warm up, make you more popular with women etc. etc.
"To find out if those claims had any foundation we had a good old 350-mile thrash from Marseille to Turin along some of the best biking roads on the planet. At the end of the dangerous riding competition the verdict was simple: the EXPs do exactly what's on the wrapper and let you ride like a complete twat without sending you to A&E.
"I tried them on a V-Strom 650, a bike I've got lots of experience of as it's my long-termer, and was well-pleased with how they performed. They're a lot grippier than the standard OE Bridgestone Trail Wings my own bike's fitted with, a fact I discovered when I nearly crashed after trying to ride as hard on them as I had done on the EXPs down in the South of France.
They worked well on the BMW R1200GS I also had a go on too - a bike that's likely to come fitted with EXPs as standard in the very near future.
"They're designed for road use, though they can deal with a bit off light off-roading and will compete with Bridgestone Battle Wings and Michelin Anakees. If you want some, you'll have to hang on until June when they'll be in your local tyre shop. Be prepared to spend about a tenner or so more for a pair than you would for the current Tourances. Extra money well spent I'd say."
Metzeler's best-selling trailie tyre, the Tourance, has just been upgraded and renamed the Tourance EXP.
Using lessons learned from road racing, it now features a new compound and construction, and is the only tyre in the class to have a zero-degree belt construction in the front tyre. The EXPs are designed to cope with faster riding as well as being more stable, longer lasting, quicker to warm up, make you more popular with women etc. etc.
"To find out if those claims had any foundation we had a good old 350-mile thrash from Marseille to Turin along some of the best biking roads on the planet. At the end of the dangerous riding competition the verdict was simple: the EXPs do exactly what's on the wrapper and let you ride like a complete twat without sending you to A&E.
"I tried them on a V-Strom 650, a bike I've got lots of experience of as it's my long-termer, and was well-pleased with how they performed. They're a lot grippier than the standard OE Bridgestone Trail Wings my own bike's fitted with, a fact I discovered when I nearly crashed after trying to ride as hard on them as I had done on the EXPs down in the South of France.
They worked well on the BMW R1200GS I also had a go on too - a bike that's likely to come fitted with EXPs as standard in the very near future.
"They're designed for road use, though they can deal with a bit off light off-roading and will compete with Bridgestone Battle Wings and Michelin Anakees. If you want some, you'll have to hang on until June when they'll be in your local tyre shop. Be prepared to spend about a tenner or so more for a pair than you would for the current Tourances. Extra money well spent I'd say."
I have used a couple of sets of BT020s on my K1200GT and they were very stable . . so stable it didn't like going around roundabouts - it kept trying to stand up ("get down yer bu**er").
I changed to Road Attacks - better on the corners but I now get a slight weave on motorways.
Next I'll try the new BT021s to see if they are better than the old 020s.
On the 1150GSA, I recently changed from Trailwings to Tourances. The Tourances feel fine, but I haven't put much mileage on them yet (just 1,000 or so).
I use Pirelli MT90 'Scorpions' on the 100GS - they seem OK too, providing you don't go laying it over in the wet with a worn front tyre . ..
I'm not sure if comparing different tyres on different bikes gives a fair comparison as all mine have different characteristics and are used for different purposes. I think it boils down to personal taste and experience based on your own riding style.
I changed to Road Attacks - better on the corners but I now get a slight weave on motorways.
Next I'll try the new BT021s to see if they are better than the old 020s.
On the 1150GSA, I recently changed from Trailwings to Tourances. The Tourances feel fine, but I haven't put much mileage on them yet (just 1,000 or so).
I use Pirelli MT90 'Scorpions' on the 100GS - they seem OK too, providing you don't go laying it over in the wet with a worn front tyre . .
.I'm not sure if comparing different tyres on different bikes gives a fair comparison as all mine have different characteristics and are used for different purposes. I think it boils down to personal taste and experience based on your own riding style.
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