140/80/17 tires are hard to find

[Carter Turk]

Tried to get Pirelli Sport Demon rear as I've done for years, but everyone is out of stock.
I saw one available, though it required shipping cost & was $60 dollars more before shipping.

So I'm gonna try the Metzeler Roadtec 01 & see how it goes. The 1150ES has a now near bald sport demon stolen from the slumbering Kat.

[LAB3]

My bet is 130/90-17 would be within one or two numbers the same capacity wise, they're usually 68 but the Shinko 230 tour tire goes 72 or 74.

Just put a Bridgestone BT46 on my current bike with that size needlessly to say I can't say anything about mileage but it improved my stability and braking big time.

[Carter Turk]

Took my first ride with Metzeler Road Tec 01. It feels as good or better than a Sport Demon.
Looks like it'll do really well in the wet too, with deep siping. Was near 80 today, so no wet testing yet.

Also went on the road where I woke up in ambulance 2 summers ago.
Another near accident almost occured. An old Ford pickup was in front, I was considering passing it on a short chute, before some twisties,
when he completely locks the brakes, skidding, smoking tires, comes to a complete stop crossed up.

There was a 4x8 sheet of 2" thick pink foam insulation underneath the truck.
I just braked a bit & weaved left, continued on my way.
Few corners later, another sheet was laying in the road with tire marks over it.
This was all less than 1 mile from where the deer incident happened, on road I hadn't been on since.
Had the twisties all to myself, which was a nice way to wrap up the 140 mile loop.