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Most economical tires for my gs850

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I put a set of Cheng Shin Himax on my bike, and have had success with them. I got them at Tires Unlimited.com, and had a local shop mount them both for 30 bucks total. (I had to take the wheels off and bring them to the shop.)

They seem to be working very well, I have only had them a few months, but they seem to have good traction and wear characteristics. On my bike there is no chance of smoking the tire or putting any real strain on them, trust me.

Matt
 
ringo00 said:
I recommend Cheng Shins from JC Whitney. I just put a front tire on my 750 and it only cost $40. My dad and I mounted it ourselves to save money. After about an hour of wrestling with tire irons, we finally got it. And it only cost me a pulled forearm muscle. :lol:
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I'd go to www.traxmotorsports.com for Cheng Shins over JC Whiteny. Cheaper and great service. When I bought a pair of HiMax's a few weeks ago they were here in three days.

On the downside the warehouse screwed up the order and sent me a 100/90 front instead of a 110/90 but a quick call had the right tire on the way and a call tag for the wrong tire. Fast The error was with whoever picked the parts, not the billing.

/\/\ac
 
Dunlop K491 is a great tire. I put one on the rear of my 850 and with 2300 miles, I see almost no wear. I will probably get another just like it.
 
Bought from Dennis Kirk

Bought from Dennis Kirk

www.denniskirk.com sold me a set of tires for my gs750 for $145 delivered, which i thought was a bargain. I forget the brand name...Kenda? Kornholio? Something like that. They were cheap, I didn't care at the time.

Also, the bike when I got it had a 180 rear tire on it; which is apparently awfully wide for this bike (too wide?) according to other posts I read. The tire I bought for it was a 190 8O and fits with about 1/4" of chain clearance.

I mounted these myself. Cut the old ones off with a cutoff wheel. Stuck the new ones on with soapy water and irons/spoons purchased from ebay for around 15 bucks delivered. Didn't worry about balance since there were no weights on the rims to begin with; and havn't noticed any vibration.

Byron
 
Re: Most economical tires for my gs850

maggot said:
I have just bought a 1979 GS850 and it needs new tires. However I have no idea of which ones to get.. I traded my KAW S3 Tripple for it, and I do not ride alot ( I plan on riding alot more). Any suggestions of a good economical tire would be great. I need both front and back.
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I was thinking about puting several coatings of goop on my 850's tires to cover up the cords that surface once the tread worn off. This would extend the life of the tire and save on mounting costs.
 
Dude,
have you thought about getting some industrial strength rubber bands and imbedding them into the goop, then you can have new rubber and treads too!. HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM i'm going to have to try it myself...
 
Wow good idea!

Wow good idea!

Just put the bike up on its stand, go down to Home Depot and buy a can of SnowCoat or Roofing Tar, put it in a nice shallow tray under the back tire, rotate, and let it build up. I figure a good 1/4" layer of that is as good as a new tire right? For winter driving, you could add a bunch of bb's to the mix and make studded ice tires; wow, now I'm thinking.
 
tires

tires

dont go cheap on tires specially on a motorcycle, you get what you pay for.
 
Note, there are dates on the tires (required by law) when the tire was made, get the latest date you possibly can, tires have a shelf life. cracking of the side walls is ususally ozone caused, hotter the area the worse it is. I know, i live in NM tires that arent kepted inside get it bad.
 
Kenda!

Kenda!

I have a set of Kenda touring tires on my '80 GS850G. Cost $30 a peice mounted, are great in rain. have 10k on them riding double up and are barely worn!! :D
 
I have a set of Cheng-shin Barracudas on my Yamaha, I like the traction of the tires, they haven't let me down yet. But, The life I am getting out of the rear is not what I expected, I am on the second rear, and the front still looks good, I think I may get three rears to the one front.
 
If you're getting Cheng Shin tires, make sure you get the HiMax series, not the Barracuda or Marquis.

The HiMax front looks like a Metzeler Laser (cool chevron block pattern) and the rear is a modern large block tread.

The Barracuda, Marquis, etc. are older designs and don't grip or wear nearly as well.
 
yet another happy Cheng-Shin Hi-Max user here. put a set on about 1000 miles ago, traction is better than the "Kenda Challengers" I had before, and $60 bucks for the set. I'm sure there are much better tires for much more money though.
 
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