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PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:06 pm
by zzzak
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:43 pm
by Gosling1
Noice - the modern-day equivalent is Wattie dragging everything on his Z1000 !!! :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:09 pm
by zzzak
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:34 pm
by Gosling1
:shock: streeter version of Gardner's Moriwaki ?? Looks pretty good, check that front tyre out mmmmmmmmmmmm Phantoms mmmmmmmm

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:39 pm
by mike-s
phantoms eh? so hows that life insurance policy gos?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:08 pm
by Gosling1
:lol: fully paid up !! Mate, there was *nothing* stickier back in the early 80's than a set of 'Silver Dot' Phantoms..........I could chew through a set in under 3k, about 6-8 weeks :shock: they were the ducks guts back then.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:13 pm
by Strika
Gosling1 wrote::lol: fully paid up !! Mate, there was *nothing* stickier back in the early 80's than a set of 'Silver Dot' Phantoms..........I could chew through a set in under 3k, about 6-8 weeks :shock: they were the ducks guts back then.

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I will admit to running them too! :oops: At the time, we all thought they were the ducks but! Then we moved on to Avons! Then when tyres really got good we had Metzler ME33's! :lol: ANd they were the ducks! Sorta :wink:

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:29 pm
by Gosling1
Strika wrote:...... Then when tyres really got good we had Metzler ME33's! :lol: ANd they were the ducks! Sorta :wink:


You mean Metzeler Lazer ME33's like the ones still on the Pearl ?? :lol: They are the ducks guts, funny thing with the ME33's, the pattern has not changed one iota since mid 80's, not sure about compound ? But these are really the only tyre to use on old dungers (anything with a 19" front wheel anyway :oops: ), unless you can find some new K591 Dunlops :twisted:

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:09 pm
by Strika
They may be a little ......err......crusty by now though Gos! :shock:

But they were the go on the H when I had it. 19 inch wheels love them! :)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:15 pm
by Gosling1
Strika wrote:They may be a little ......err......crusty by now though Gos! :shock:

But they were the go on the H when I had it. 19 inch wheels love them! :)


Huh ? These are still available *brand new* mate, the front one on the Pearl is only 18 months old, and still got at least another 2 years to go ... :lol:

All the BMW mob use ME33's for their boxer twins, its the only real choice if you want anything that *remotely* resembles a sticky tyre in 19"...

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:35 pm
by mike-s
you recognise either of these tyres?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:54 pm
by Gosling1
The front looks like an old Avon Roadrunner, can't remember the specific tyre number............the back one looks like a Continental Super-Tourer??

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:23 pm
by mike-s
i have no idea, i was just asking as i was wondering is all :)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:37 pm
by RedRoo
pics not real big but front im going K81 rear Conti TK44...eyes not what they used to be :roll:

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:45 pm
by mike-s
sorry, couldnt find the original high res pics to upload,but yeah i think one mighta been a conti.