I remember Coyote saying that he bought some Kenda tires and seemed satisfied. Mine arrive tomorrow. I was planning on installing them myself but I am wondering about balancing. I replaced tires on trail bikes and back in the 70's on a yamaha 200 and Honda 350s and never balanced the tires. Never seemed to notice any wobble. I hope they go on easier than the old ones came off. It took about 3 hours to remove the old tires. For those of you interested here is the price of the Kenda tires.
Item: KENDA K657 SPORT CHALLENGER BW - 100/90H19 FRONT
Quantity: 1
Price: $43.96
Item: KENDA K657 SPORT CHALLENGER BW - 110/90H18 REAR
Quantity: 1
Price: $47.16
///Pat
Kenda Tires arrive tomorrow
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Whit
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Kenda Tires arrive tomorrow
1973 GT-750
1974 Yamaha 360 DT1
1998 Kawasaki 750 Vulcan
1974 Yamaha 360 DT1
1998 Kawasaki 750 Vulcan
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Coyote
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You're gonna like em. Super sticky rubber. Instant confidence.
I had a local shop install mine as he quoted $15 per wheel to remove the hard old rubber and install the new tubes and tires + balance. I figured it was worth it because the old Dunlops that were on there were like a rock. When I went to pick them up, he only charged me $12 per wheel. That made the deal even sweeter.
Because my wheels are cast, he had to use the peel and stick weights for balance. Both wheels required 1.5 ounces to balance. My wheels are rough cast and he couldn't get the weights to stick. He marked the tire with a crayon where the weights needed to be and handed me 2 new weights. I wasn't able to get them to stick either. So I rolled off the adhesive backing on the weights with my thumb. I cleaned the surface of the weights with lacquer thinner as well as the wheel where they needed to go. Then I used 2 drops of Loctite Super Glue Gel on the weights and applied them in place. I have put about 50 miles on the bike since then and they are still in place.
Yes, they will probably need to be balanced. If you install the tires yourself, balancing should on cost a few dollars.
I had a local shop install mine as he quoted $15 per wheel to remove the hard old rubber and install the new tubes and tires + balance. I figured it was worth it because the old Dunlops that were on there were like a rock. When I went to pick them up, he only charged me $12 per wheel. That made the deal even sweeter.
Because my wheels are cast, he had to use the peel and stick weights for balance. Both wheels required 1.5 ounces to balance. My wheels are rough cast and he couldn't get the weights to stick. He marked the tire with a crayon where the weights needed to be and handed me 2 new weights. I wasn't able to get them to stick either. So I rolled off the adhesive backing on the weights with my thumb. I cleaned the surface of the weights with lacquer thinner as well as the wheel where they needed to go. Then I used 2 drops of Loctite Super Glue Gel on the weights and applied them in place. I have put about 50 miles on the bike since then and they are still in place.
Yes, they will probably need to be balanced. If you install the tires yourself, balancing should on cost a few dollars.
I was born with nothing and still have most of it left.
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1978 GS1000C
1976 GT550 ongoing money pit.
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1978 GS1000C
1976 GT550 ongoing money pit.
