I've been thinking about new tires lately. My rear was looking worn, the front just ugly with flat spots and cupping. So today while I was out running around I stopped into my dealer to talk about tires and installation. Nothing firm, just checking prices. I figured I had another 3-4 weeks left on the current ones, enough time to save up some band gig money to pay for the tires and installation.
This afternoon another Connie friend came over for a ride. I was on a call for work, and when I came out he's bent over my back tire and says "you know you have belts showing?". I looked and there it was a nice strip 2' long of steel belts showing. I check the tires but I really just look at what is exposed when it's parked. Maybe they've been showing for a few days, maybe it happened today on my ride. I've probably done 500 miles in the last week just tooling around.
So, ride cancelled, we pulled the tire, (which was suprisingly easy with someone who knew what they were doing). I called the dealer, told the parts guy I had to get it done today if they could squeeze me in. He matched a price I had for 325 for a set of PR3's. I took the rear down, had it installed, brought it home, put it on, and tomorrow I'll take it down and let them do the front, since I don't really have a way to keep the front end up to remove the tire, and I don't have a big enough hex head to get the axle out.
On the way home my wife let me stop into the Harbor Freight place, I've never been in there. (she rules!). Picked up some ball head hex sockets and a set of ball head allen wrenches, and a small grease gun, all stuff I can use. Also got a cool pair of kevlar lined leather gloves that will be nice on the bike for only 12 bucks. The didn't have a hex wrench big enough for the front axle or I'd have picked it up. I'm also looking a table type jack for the bikes they have but that's way down on the wish list.
Oh- I got 5850 miles out of the rear stock tire.
This afternoon another Connie friend came over for a ride. I was on a call for work, and when I came out he's bent over my back tire and says "you know you have belts showing?". I looked and there it was a nice strip 2' long of steel belts showing. I check the tires but I really just look at what is exposed when it's parked. Maybe they've been showing for a few days, maybe it happened today on my ride. I've probably done 500 miles in the last week just tooling around.
So, ride cancelled, we pulled the tire, (which was suprisingly easy with someone who knew what they were doing). I called the dealer, told the parts guy I had to get it done today if they could squeeze me in. He matched a price I had for 325 for a set of PR3's. I took the rear down, had it installed, brought it home, put it on, and tomorrow I'll take it down and let them do the front, since I don't really have a way to keep the front end up to remove the tire, and I don't have a big enough hex head to get the axle out.
On the way home my wife let me stop into the Harbor Freight place, I've never been in there. (she rules!). Picked up some ball head hex sockets and a set of ball head allen wrenches, and a small grease gun, all stuff I can use. Also got a cool pair of kevlar lined leather gloves that will be nice on the bike for only 12 bucks. The didn't have a hex wrench big enough for the front axle or I'd have picked it up. I'm also looking a table type jack for the bikes they have but that's way down on the wish list.
Oh- I got 5850 miles out of the rear stock tire.