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- From: johng@informix.com (John Galloway)
- Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: time to buy tires for the R100R
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.102117.24099@informix.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 10:21:17 GMT
- References: <JET.93Jan25125117@boxer.nas.nasa.gov> <C1Fnsy.AG8@srgenprp.sr.hp.com>
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- In article <C1Fnsy.AG8@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> frankb@sad.hp.com (Frank Ball) writes:
- >J. Eric Townsend (jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov) wrote:
- >&
- >& Looks like my rear tire (ME55 Metronic) is on its last bit of tread.
- >& After 4K miles, I'm only a bit surprised. I've thought about
-
- Yikes! [new] tire shot after 4K miles? Is this normal or are you Mr.
- slide and burn? I have 3800 miles on my bike and (after quick running
- out to the garage) have about 1/8th-3/16ths (its hard to measure) on
- front and rear, but since I don't remember how much was there, I have
- really no idea of how much wear that represents (my car's tires after
- about 12K are down to about 1/4, but again hard to be presice not having
- one of those little dohickies handy.)
- -jrg
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