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Need a rear tire soon, Sport Demons?

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Well I've done wore down my rear tire to the point that it will be dangerous soon (must be all that newly found horsepower, or my big ol ass in the saddle:shock: one or the other or both) but any way the old tires are Mich battalx bt 45's and they seem like a good tire but the rear wore down pretty quick. I'm looking at Pirelli Sport Demons.

Are they a good choice for the big GS? I'm also wondering what the widest size is that will fit on my stock 1100e rims or do I only have one choice? Please accept my apologies in advance for yet another tire thread.:roll:
 
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I only have abut 20 miles on my set, so can't judge yet, but man that profile looks good.
 
I'll add, I bought them (found a great deal at about 100 bucks each) because the consensus seems to be it's the stickiest tire you can buy for these old bikes. The downside is I've heard maybe 5000 to 6000 miles max out of one (that soft compound that makes it sticky has a downside as well).
 
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Got a sportDemmon on me Gs1000s 130-90-17v on, my word what a tyre 4,500mls still plenty of life yet brill in the wet unlike the old phantoms we used yrs ago?.
whos going to tell me I got the wrong size back wheel in it then.
 
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RJz1100E said:
Well I've done wore down my rear tire to the point that it will be dangerous soon (must be all that newly found horsepower, or my big ol ass in the saddle:shock: one or the other or both) but any way the old tires are Mich battalx bt 45's and they seem like a good tire but the rear wore down pretty quick. I'm looking at Pirelli Sport Demons.

Are they a good choice for the big GS? I'm also wondering what the widest size is that will fit on my stock 1100e rims or do I only have one choice? Please accept my apologies in advance for yet another tire thread.:roll:
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Good tires. Well recieved on this site. Check Dennis Kirk. They have deals right now on tires.
 
gshub said:
Got a sportDemmon on me Gs1000s 130-90-17v on, my word what a tyre 4,500mls still plenty of life yet brill in the wet unlike the old phantoms we used yrs ago?.
whos going to tell me I got the wrong size back wheel in it then.
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My 81 GS1000G has a 17" rear as well.
 
RJz1100E said:
I'm also wondering what the widest size is that will fit on my stock 1100e rims or do I only have one choice?
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I don't have any idea what the widest size is that will fit, but you shouldn't go any wider than what was on there. If you put a wider tire on the same-width rim, the tire will get squeezed into a tighter profile, actually giving you a smaller contact patch.
 
Thanks guys, I think I'll try the Pirelli's and I'll stick with the stock size. Put a new set of tires on my car today (the fronts were damn near bald). Next week, the bike is getting new rear rubber.
 
Just a bump because I now have about 170 miles on the new Sport Demons. I can't believe I'm riding the same bike. The BT-45s on it were toast, so any new tires probably gonna feel pretty good, but these things are almost ready for footpeg scraping.
 
Testimonial again....

It's been the damn rainforest around here lately (Tennessee) and so gotten caught out in it several times. The wet road traction on these tires is impressive. I showed the restraint you always should on wet pavement, but basically never even thought about my grip. I could barely tell the difference from a dry road.
 
I just put one of these (110/90V16) on the front of my '85 700ES and MAN did it make a difference! True, the old tire (a Michelin Macadam) was toasted bald......................but the bike feels at least 50 pounds lighter in the way it handles now.

And a big plus is that it was the easiest tire I ever mounted in the 20+ years I've been changing my own tires. I didn't even need to add any weight to balance it - the changeout went so smooth it almost scares me.
 
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