well that blows.... literally

[OreoGaborio]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHKKKKKKK!

.... after all that shit w/ the bead of my tire i put up with this week, it's now sealed up beautifully, thanks to gsxrJack..... but i JUST found a leak in the tread.

I can't believe it's leaking where it is. it's such a small cut in the rubber. looks so small & is in the meat, not the tread. can't believe it went all the way through

guess i'm lookin for new rubber

the question is... do i simply find another Metz Sportec M1 front or go w/ a full set, maybe somethin different? only tires i've ridden on are these & the stock 207's (flat, cupped & sucked)... i DID like these sportec's, but comparing anything to those stock 207's is like comparing a chevy nova to a ferrari 360.

and of course now that i raised the forks in the tripple clamps after my "unexpected dismount" at VIR i'm not gonna get a true comparison unless i lower em back down.

ahh.... such are the riddles of motorcycling life

[Ducrappy]

Dude, I have 15 words, 3 contractions, and 2 emoticons for you:

Pilot Powers


If you don't get them, I'll know that you're the Kawi squid I thought you were

[OreoGaborio]

i'd get em if they weren't so expensive i'll give it some thought though... just for you

but in support of the Metzlers, i got about 6000 miles out of em, including 3 days of track time.... and they've still got about 2000 miles of tread left on em. Pretty good for a set of super sport tires that are about 40 bucks cheaper than the competition

[Ducrappy]

They're really not that expensive

Pete is a gay homo

[Ducrappy]

they also have your Metzlers on there, and according to my calculations, If I bought the Metzlers on that site for my bike, I would only save about $15 for the set compared to the Powers

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by A996S
... and according to my calculations...

click ^

[OreoGaborio]

shit... either that website is super cheap or tire prices are down from last year... and the 208's are cheaper than the M1's. weird.

[Piper33U]

Diablos

[OreoGaborio]

just dug a tiny piece of glass outta that small cut in the tire

[gsxrjack]

ouch, that sucks pete.......oh well, at least we tried....

[Rye]

Jack...where in Peabody are you? I use to live in W. Peabody off Lake St. (my bikes still live there). I'm in Salem now.

[gsxrjack]

west peabody too, off of birch street, near the burke school

[Ducrappy]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
shit... either that website is super cheap or tire prices are down from last year... and the 208's are cheaper than the M1's. weird.

That site is pretty cheap. You have no excuses now Petey. Get the Powers or you won't be cool

[Rye]

Originally posted by gsxrjack
west peabody too, off of birch street, near the burke school

Real close. We'll have to hook up for a ride...when the bike is back in shape of course. I see you have junior #'s on your bike in the avatar...still racing?

[gsxrjack]

Originally posted by Rye
Real close. We'll have to hook up for a ride...when the bike is back in shape of course. I see you have junior #'s on your bike in the avatar...still racing?

nope, retired many years ago, raced expert for 7 years at the old and new loudon...the red/white was novice back then, yellow\black was junior.....was #327 expert back in the day.....

presently bikeless (unless you count a 650 suzuki savage as a bike) but i have access to a kawa zx750 anytime or my other buds 230 hp busa....

[Rye]

Originally posted by gsxrjack
nope, retired many years ago, raced expert for 7 years at the old and new loudon...the red/white was novice back then, yellow\black was junior.....was #327 expert back in the day.....

presently bikeless (unless you count a 650 suzuki savage as a bike) but i have access to a kawa zx750 anytime or my other buds 230 hp busa....

Well, don't take the Busa...you'll make me look slow.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by A996S
Get the Powers or you won't be cool

you mean you think i'm cool NOW? noice

[Half Squid]

Pete if the leak is that small why dont you plug it????

Some people do not feel all that confortable riding with plugs, but I have done it on two tires with no issues!! Both of mine were rear tires though.. Were abouts is the hole? Post a picture and I can give you an idea if I would feel safe plugging it and riding on it... That would save you some $$..

[OreoGaborio]

it's right in the middle of the meat on the front.... haven't really thought about plugging it, but I don't think i'd be comfortable w/ a plugged front

just sucks cuz it's a little fuckin tiny thing ... what do you guys think?

i got a shitload of milage outta the Metzlers, like i said, about 6000 miles & three days of track time... they were good while they lasted, even though they'd last a couple thousand miles more if i gave em an easy life for the rest of their time.

i'm weighing the options... tryin to decide if i wanna go w/ another metz front & stick w/ those (of course i'd have to get another M1 rear once the current one wears out), or get a full set & switch to the pilots, or save some bucks & go w/ a set of the 208's... I can't believe how cheap the 208's are now.

[hohum]

always amazes me... people afraid of a good plug...

<-- rode the track day with two plugged tires (2 plugs in rear, 1 plug in front)

dunno, new tires are always a nice thing, but at the price, fuckit, i'll plug if i can.