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PostSubject: New Tire   New Tire Empty8/11/2013, 11:32 am

I just replaced my front tire, it looks like 5900 miles on Arkansas gravel get the best of a stock trailwing.
I did the 6000 mile oil change and adjusted the valves while I was at it. Rainy days are good for something after all.
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty8/11/2013, 8:07 pm

What did you replace it with? I'm really happy with the Goldenboy Shinko tire. I put on the 5.10-18
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty8/12/2013, 5:33 am

I replaced it with a stock trail wing, I had one on hand that I'd bought for my old TW and never used. I really want to try the Shinko, maybe next year. I know there are better choices than the stock tire, but since I already had a new one sitting here it would have been silly not to use it.
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty4/26/2014, 6:10 am

Well, I used the new stock trailwing for about 2,500 miles and replaced it with a Shinko 244 in 5,10x18. It's an amazing change for he better.
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty4/26/2014, 8:41 am

R80rt wrote:
Well, I used the new stock trailwing for about 2,500 miles and replaced it with a Shinko 244 in 5,10x18. It's an amazing change for he better.
The official state soil in Michigan is sand and we have a LOT of deep, loose sugar sand in northern Michigan.  I know how to ride in it but the stock tire just didn't get it.  It plowed in a number of times with me and the bike tangled up on the ground.  I took the advise of everyone and put 5.10 Shinko 244 on both my bikes and the difference is amazing.  I still go down once in a while if I get caught in a hidden rut where a logger turned around but the tire stays on top of the sand much better than the stocker.  I like it a lot better on the road too.  You made a smart move R80rt.
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty4/26/2014, 8:47 am

Here in the hills sand isn't a problem, but the gravel back roads are like riding on greasy marbles. With the 244 it's not a big deal, I avoid pavement like the plague but it's pretty darn good there too.
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty5/9/2014, 9:38 am

With the stock tire, I moved about like a drunken sailor.  I suspect anything would be better. I was lucky enough to get the same tire that Goldenhtr recommended.  If you want to do much dirt, I am of the opinion that the stock front tire should be one of the first things you upgrade.  The traction it provides in dirt is so marginal, the front-end would (for me) wash-out with no warning.  At my age, it is getting harder and harder to pickup the bike.  Gerry
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PostSubject: Re: New Tire   New Tire Empty5/9/2014, 9:43 am

You are right, the stock front tire should be replaced as soon as possible. I ride on gravel or dirt roads and the stocker was terrible. The SR244 makes my life much better out there on the back roads.
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