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Offline Chuck in Indiana

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Long term tire report
« on: April 29, 2015, 09:52:27 AM »
Kenda Challenger.
Rear tire on the Lario.  Because of the weird tire sizing of the Lario, (120-90/16) there are very few tires that fit those specs. Thought I’d give em a try, after all, they’re cheap. (Small block content)  ;D
I put it on to match up with the front Sport Demon. There’s not a rear to match from Pirelli, and I wanted to keep the same sidewall height in the rear. Having the tail low on a small block is *not* a good thing. The transmission pukes fluid out the breather, and fifth gear suffers.

They say, 
Sport cruiser/ touring (whatever that is)
Outstanding directional stability (uhh, ok, never had a problem.)
Excellent wet weather traction (never had the opportunity)
High mileage compound (ummm..)
I say,
They speak with forked tongue.  ;)
When I first put them on, they were fine, and I thought a pretty good match for the front SD.
Ran 1000 miles in the mountains, had a really good time, and was pretty happy with it.
Then, it got seriously flat spotted here in flyover country. So much for the high mileage compound. It is at a point now that it is easy to slide in corners at considerably less than knee dragging speeds.
Total mileage 4453, and it’s toast. I won’t be getting another.
Chuck in (Elwood) Indiana/sometimes SoCal
 
87 AeroLario
95 Skorpion tour
25 Triumph Speed 900
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Re: Long term tire report
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2015, 09:58:40 AM »
Ran 1000 miles in the mountains, had a really good time, and was pretty happy with it.

Mountains.



Indiana!



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Re: Long term tire report
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2015, 10:00:06 AM »
Mountains.



Indiana!



 :BEER:

Montana, Wyoming, Idaho..  ;D We have a decided lack of mountains here..
Chuck in (Elwood) Indiana/sometimes SoCal
 
87 AeroLario
95 Skorpion tour
25 Triumph Speed 900
"Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it."

Mike Tyson

 


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