That doesn't seem a bad price at all. If it included wheel removal and balancing, then its a great price. IMHO of course
Bob
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garyfzs
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Yes balanced new valves £177 removed and refitted to bike and they can get tkc80's, i will ask for a price after Christmas
Gaz
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Mine came with Trailwings. Until I read the comments seen in other threads I was happyish with them. Had it serviced last recently, the dealer said the front was chopped & could do with replacing.
Had to ask him what chopped meant. It turns out that the tread blocks either side of the central one feel sort of stepped in relation to the central one. I will leave it until it actually looks worn!
Had to ask him what chopped meant. It turns out that the tread blocks either side of the central one feel sort of stepped in relation to the central one. I will leave it until it actually looks worn!
StooL
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I've just covered my first 800 miles on 020's after running Tourances for 20,000 miles before. I am very impressed with them, very stable, more flickable and wet weather grip is IMO superior to the Tourance. I changed my last Tourances after 9.5k with still a fair few miles left in them but the back end was starting to get a bit twitchy on the slime that covers our roads at this time of year, so I decided to go for a change.
New Tourances would have cost me £145 fitted to loose wheels but I bit the bullet and coughed up £191 for the Bridgestones.
Tourances were very good for miles per pound value but I did feel that you had to treat them with respect on wet or damp roads when they were over 80% worn. They are as good as anyone could ever need in the dry though!
I do a lot of miles so I'll be keeping a close eye on the wear rate of the 020's just to see if they offer good value. Oh, I'm sure the 020's give a bit more feedback on what the front wheel is doing as well when you're trecking on a bit. Not that I ever felt that the Tourances gave any cause for concern in this respect, it's just that now I have the 020's I am more aware of what my front wheel is up to.
I have standard GS spoked wheels by the way.
New Tourances would have cost me £145 fitted to loose wheels but I bit the bullet and coughed up £191 for the Bridgestones.
Tourances were very good for miles per pound value but I did feel that you had to treat them with respect on wet or damp roads when they were over 80% worn. They are as good as anyone could ever need in the dry though!
I do a lot of miles so I'll be keeping a close eye on the wear rate of the 020's just to see if they offer good value. Oh, I'm sure the 020's give a bit more feedback on what the front wheel is doing as well when you're trecking on a bit. Not that I ever felt that the Tourances gave any cause for concern in this respect, it's just that now I have the 020's I am more aware of what my front wheel is up to.
I have standard GS spoked wheels by the way.
ELIMINATOR
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I intend to change the rear trailwing to a tourance, therefore mix & match!!!!! Had odd tyres on bikes before, despite all the tyre blurb, never noticed this being crap. Come on then, criticise me. Or won't Micheldever tyres let me do this?
StooL
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Might be alright, might not! The way I see it, you only have two tyres and unless your a cat......one life!
Should be ok if you pootle about like a pensioner on a dry Sunday afternoon but why take the risk? There's enough potential dangers out there already like potholes, manholes, diesel spills, overbanding, white lines and stupid cage drivers, so why add to the dangers yourself for the sake of the price of a front tyre??
Choice is yours but don't come sliding off anywhere near me or my family!
Should be ok if you pootle about like a pensioner on a dry Sunday afternoon but why take the risk? There's enough potential dangers out there already like potholes, manholes, diesel spills, overbanding, white lines and stupid cage drivers, so why add to the dangers yourself for the sake of the price of a front tyre??
Choice is yours but don't come sliding off anywhere near me or my family!
Cheesy Mike
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Ditto the last reply. A front tyre costs maybe £70. What does your life cost?ELIMINATOR said:
Besides, listen to the voice. Can you hear them? Listen carefully, they are saying "TKC80, TKC80, TKC80". Go on, you know it makes sense
Mike
Anakees for me all the way. Great grip and predictable behaviour.
Richie, I have to say that I think 20k out of an Anakee is pretty good, the rear on mine is shot after about 12k (kms) but I am still pleased with the grip.
David
Richie, I have to say that I think 20k out of an Anakee is pretty good, the rear on mine is shot after about 12k (kms) but I am still pleased with the grip.
David
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Currently running a new Tourance rear & old Trailwing front. Runs OK. sEEMS BETTER THAN BEFORE, PROBABLY COZ THE OLD REAR TRAILWING WAS SQUARE.
I have just fitted a set of tkc80 very limiting on the road .
impressive for a knobbly but not up to the job as far as I am concerned.
going back to tourances before the tosser tour
impressive for a knobbly but not up to the job as far as I am concerned.
going back to tourances before the tosser tour
never had a problem mixing tyres. nobody ever used to worry about it.
just a load of safety obsessed bullshit if you ask me.
just a load of safety obsessed bullshit if you ask me.
rugbug
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my '02 Adv was blessed with Tourances from the start and have stuck with them ever since, as I don't know any different. Am keen to try TKC 80's for road use and am keen to know how they feel and wear in normal riding conditions.
I think choice of tyre is down to availabilty. Tourances seem to be stocked in lots of places, as do Anakees, but others are not.
I think choice of tyre is down to availabilty. Tourances seem to be stocked in lots of places, as do Anakees, but others are not.
Just had a pair of Turance fitted, replacing the OE Trailwings, Couldn't get on with the trailwings and 'thankfully' picked up a screw in the rear yesterday at just shy of 5k miles. Wouldn't mess with tyre fix, (after my successful puncture repair using the BM kit) so had BFM at Shipley do a ride in ride out service. £155 all in. Normally get 6 to 7 k of hard riding out of a rear and routinely replace as a pair. General riding and a couple of trackdays and they work superbly. No need to try anything else and risk a waste of money. Happy with tourance.
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ming said:I have just fitted a set of tkc80 very limiting on the road .
impressive for a knobbly but not up to the job as far as I am concerned.
going back to tourances before the tosser tour
Leave the tk's on.. we'll all be waiting for you anyway
Oh good I was getting a bit stressed about thatMetal Man said:Leave the tk's on.. we'll all be waiting for you anyway
beermonster
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I reckon easy, have always used the old Trailwings. You should get around 10-11000 out of the rear.
PS I like em but have to confess never tried the alternatives, however mileage matters to me.
PS I like em but have to confess never tried the alternatives, however mileage matters to me.
kdude
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newman7096 said:
I'm surprised that the Michelin Anakee's weren't in the lineup. They are prolly the best tire of the bunch. Rain or Dry outstanding in every way.
stinger
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the best tyres to fit are the ones you personally trust i think, i tried pirelli supercoursas when i had me rsv because they are supposed to the dogs danglies but my riding went to pot cause i didnt have any trust in or like the feel of the bike with them fitted,so the best tyres are ones that work for you. I have tourance on my gs and have no complaints abont grip or wear
grez
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In general I think tyre types are pretty much all the same and us mear mortals can't really tell the difference 99% of the time. Have only ever noticed one set of bad tyres in 10 years and that was because some idiot had fitted rock hard Continental touring tyres to a Yamaha YZF 750 and the back would spin up at the first hint of damp. As I am deffinatly no riding God these got changed allmost as fast as my underwear. I have seen a guy on a Triumph Tiger going under a Ducatti which shows that in allmost every case it is the rider and not the tyres that are the limmiting factor, until they go square like my rear Tourance. Guess I will stick with these when the finances let me change it.
Gilson
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Agreed
I agree with Ming about the TKC80s. As always with anything dual purpose, they are a good compromise but they are not a good road tyre.
IMHO, coming from Tourances so can only compare directly to these, they squirm under braking, loose traction on cornering, especially in the wet and taking off from roundabouts.
The best thing the TKCs have going for them is that they look great!!! apart from the off roading, which Id like to do more of...
I'll be trying the Bridgestones next...
ming said:I have just fitted a set of tkc80 very limiting on the road .
impressive for a knobbly but not up to the job as far as I am concerned.
going back to tourances before the tosser tour
I agree with Ming about the TKC80s. As always with anything dual purpose, they are a good compromise but they are not a good road tyre.
IMHO, coming from Tourances so can only compare directly to these, they squirm under braking, loose traction on cornering, especially in the wet and taking off from roundabouts.
The best thing the TKCs have going for them is that they look great!!! apart from the off roading, which Id like to do more of...
I'll be trying the Bridgestones next...
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