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    #16
    Now I'm getting scared. My bike has been on the side stand (w/brick) since December, when I crashed her.

    I'm going to the garage right now and putting her on the rear paddock stand.

    Was very pleased with my choice. I told my mechanic, "I don't give a darn about long life, I want soft and sticky."

    Update: Rear tire is off the ground, but it doesn't spin freely enough to check for flat spots and alignment. And the engine - she no run.
    Last edited by Rob S.; 03-26-2015, 04:14 PM.
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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      #17
      I hope your problem is resolved but I've never heard of soft compound tires flat spotting from just sitting for a few days let alone all winter while in storsge. I've burned dozens of sets of "R" compound tires over the years never seen it. Good luck with the new set.
      '84 GS750EF (Oct 2015 BOM) '79 GS1000N (June 2007 BOM) My Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/soates50/
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        #18
        I run those same tires without a hitch. As a matter of fact I like them a lot.
        Sorry about your incident.
        I've been doing business with Chaparral for years and I am sure they would have replaced it.
        1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
        1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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