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Tires - slippery when wet...questions

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Gearhead loving the XR600R in the photo there, I had one (as per my sig) that I rode a heap of road miles on. HotCams Stage 1 camshaft, hot ignition unit with 3 to 5 degrees of advance over the range and then a big-plenum UNI filter kit... really brought it alive! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did mine.

On tyres I'm a big fan of both Avon's and Bridgestones... but nothing - and I mean nothing - beats Michelin Sport Pilots, now in their third generation. They have good feel, great grip and last ages - my Father got over 12,000 miles on a set on his BMW HP2 and he does *not* ride like an old guy!

My most used tyre is a Bridgestone BT-45 though, they're cheap, grip well and last reasonably, too.

Cheers - boingk
 
gearheadE30 said:
Got the new tires on and painted the rims. Holy cow did that make a hell of a difference. I'm still trying to get over my nervousness that resulted from riding on the old crappy tires for so long, but it is sooo much nicer to ride now. Not to mention it feels a lot safer, wet or dry, and doesn't fight my inputs.

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Wow. Your wheels look AMAZING. Did you do the paintjob yourself?
 
Thanks! yeah, I did it myself. I really should have gotten a before pic; they were pretty bad. I used a dremel with a scotch brite-type polishing attachment on it to get the corrosion off the rims, followed by normal scotch brite to give it that bushed metal appearance. I then masked the faces by taping off the surfaces and using an exacto knife to trim the excess. 2 coats of primer, 2 coats of gold metal flake, removed the tape, and 3 coats of automotive clear, all Duplicolor spray bomb stuff. It came out really well, and I've found that at least with this clear, it doesn't get as orange-peely if you do 3 light coats instead of 2 medium ones.
 
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