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Posted: **Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:43 pm**

Noice - the modern-day equivalent is Wattie dragging everything on his Z1000 !!!

Posted: **Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:09 pm**

Posted: **Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:34 pm**

streeter version of Gardner's Moriwaki ?? Looks pretty good, check that front tyre out mmmmmmmmmmmm Phantoms mmmmmmmm

Posted: **Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:39 pm**

phantoms eh? so hows that life insurance policy gos?

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:08 pm**

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

they were the ducks guts back then.

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:13 pm**

Gosling1 wrote: 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 they were the ducks guts back then.

I will admit to running them too!

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!

ANd they were the ducks! Sorta

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:29 pm**

Strika wrote:...... Then when tyres really got good we had Metzler ME33's! ANd they were the ducks! Sorta

You mean Metzeler Lazer ME33's like the ones still on the Pearl ??

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

), unless you can find some new K591 Dunlops

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:09 pm**

They may be a little ......err......crusty by now though Gos!

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

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:15 pm**

Strika wrote:They may be a little ......err......crusty by now though Gos!

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 ...

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"...

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:35 pm**

you recognise either of these tyres?

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:54 pm**

The front looks like an old Avon Roadrunner, can't remember the specific tyre number............the back one looks like a Continental Super-Tourer??

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:23 pm**

i have no idea, i was just asking as i was wondering is all

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:37 pm**

pics not real big but front im going K81 rear Conti TK44...eyes not what they used to be

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:45 pm**

sorry, couldnt find the original high res pics to upload,but yeah i think one mighta been a conti.

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