I wonder why? Kawasaki is a smart company. How come such a inferior tire. Every one seem to change tires asap.
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I wonder why?
- Thread starter bill rowland
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wyland said:
When I went in to sign the purchase contract, I took two boxes in, front and rear PR3s fresh from RevZilla (super cheap with Zilla Cash). And a set of Genmar 406 2" risers. They agreed to put them on no charge, which is what it took to get me to sign my name.
They asked, "Can we keep the brand new OEM tires?". My answer? "Sure, help yourself (chuckle chuckle chuckle)".
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jdcjdcjd
Bicycle
I have not failed to notice since starting to read this forum that the stock Bridgestone tire (BT021U) is pretty much generally hated. But I have had the stock tires on my 2010 for what is now a bit over 5000 miles and yes, the rear tire is pretty much done as far as wear. I never noticed any real handling issues and I have dragged the pegs a couple of times at post legal speeds, so I am not sure what inspires such universal hatred of these tires. Now I am not one to go against the grain so to speak and I will be replacing the tires in a few weeks with Dunlop Roadsmart II tires. What I am hoping is that once these tires are on, I will say "OH, now I see! And I hope they last longer than 5K miles!
I got to thinking, it has to be more then the money .Snooping around i looked at Japanese manufactures vs.eveybody else. looks like most Japanese manufactures go with Bridgestone because it's a Japanese company. Da..I guess i answered my one question.
jdcjdcjd
Bicycle
I definitly thought hard about getting the PR3s, but I have always had really good luck with Dunlops and the reviews I have read on the Roadsmart II convinced me that I should try those; especially since they are less money than the Pr3s. Check this link out http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/Dunlop-RoadSmart-II-Launched.htm
jdcjdcjd
Bicycle
JD.....what kind of mileage have you gotten with the Dunlops......I too am planning a tire switchout, in my case, from the stock Bridgestones and was planning on the PR3s until I saw this review......now I am back in planning mode.....thanks.....Chris[/color
Chris: I have not used the Dunlop Roadsmart II as its a pretty new tire and it will be my first change on the C14. I used the Dunlop Elite 3 on my 2005 Gold Wing and it was surprisingly good for a touring tire; good grip dry or wet and 12000 miles plus on the rear. I also used Dunlops on my old 86 C10 (don't remember the model cause that was over 20 years ago) Check out all the reviews and comments on the Roadsmarts (make sure they are talking about the Roadsmart II and not the old Roadsmart) ; they are all pretty positive and I am betting they are going to be great. JD]
Chris: I have not used the Dunlop Roadsmart II as its a pretty new tire and it will be my first change on the C14. I used the Dunlop Elite 3 on my 2005 Gold Wing and it was surprisingly good for a touring tire; good grip dry or wet and 12000 miles plus on the rear. I also used Dunlops on my old 86 C10 (don't remember the model cause that was over 20 years ago) Check out all the reviews and comments on the Roadsmarts (make sure they are talking about the Roadsmart II and not the old Roadsmart) ; they are all pretty positive and I am betting they are going to be great. JD]