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Harley Take Off Tires?

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dude99 said:
Not sure how cheap you need to go but a new set of Kenda tires are pretty cheap. A new set for my GS750 was $120 shipped for the pair. I put the same Kenda challengers on my RD350LC about 3 years ago. Haven't had any problems, they are wearing well and seem to stick well through the twisties.

I don't usually ride in the rain so I can't attest to their wet performance but there dry performance seems excellent for the price...
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I and many others can attest to the wet performance of Kenda Challengers in one word: SUCKS. Other suitable words might include: death, maimed, slide, slippery, greasy, dismemberment, lowside, fear, fright, scary, and nope.

To be honest, they ain't so hot in the dry, either. There are many far better options nowadays.

If you need to save a few bucks, order up a set of Shinkos (230 or 712, depending on what fits your bike). They work great in the wet or the dry.
 
Funnily enough, every used car or bike I've ever bought has come with used tyres on it.
I've never bothered changing them until I really felt the need to - either lethally slippy junk like certain crap tyres of yesteryear, or they simply wore out, like all things.
By gawd, I used OLD TYRES and DIDN'T DIE.
 
Yes but when you get older and are no longer indestructible, you might. I certainly survived a lot of idiocy when I was indestructible and can't figure how I walked away from it today. Went down quite a few times without much more than a few scrapes and bruises and thinking about it today makes me think I was one lucky DumbAss.
 
bwringer said:
To be honest, they ain't so hot in the dry, either. There are many far better options nowadays.
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I think that depends a lot on your intended use, I fit squarely in the "sport touring" description. I accelerate through twists but by no means race through them. To be honest you are the first person I've heard speak ill of them. I did a lot a of research and read a lot of reviews before I bought them and 99% of them were positive.

If your goal is hard cornering and absolute grip in all conditions, then yes, there are better options, but for how I ride, they are perfectly adequate. At any rate, they are far better than a set of unknown used tires.
 
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