Any Christchurch motorcycle shops open between Xmas and New Year?

[corsaro128]

Need a rear tyre, but nobody is open right now, any idea's on the earliest place to open?

[jasonu]

Need a rear tyre, but nobody is open right now, any idea's on the earliest place to open?

You would be lucky if a curry muncher dairy is open let alone a bike shop.

[Asher]

I think your shit out of luck until Monday.

[AllanB]

Web search. Ones I've looked at are talking Monday.

As they should really - spend a few days with their families :-)

After all, unless you caught a fucker of a nail yesterday/today in the tyre it has been wearing out for thousands of kms bawahahahahahahaha

[mattsdakar]

I take it you are in Waikari and after a road tyre?
The Challenge Service station at Culverden will be open and they have a selection of dirt bike tyres

[corsaro128]

Monday it is! I have .5mm of tread left :bleh:

[haydes55]

Monday it is! I have .5mm of tread left :bleh:


Well you planned ahead very well didn't you.

[corsaro128]

Well you planned ahead very well didn't you.

It's ok, I should be JUST ok. It's crazy, you buy a tire with heaps of reviews saying it will last XYZ Km and you end up getting half of what you pay for. I am 99% sure it's the dodgy roads. We don't get those baby smooth ones like that section entering into Christchurch from up north before the 60 and after Kaiapoi.
I miss Texas concrete roads. :violin:

[haydes55]

It's ok, I should be JUST ok. It's crazy, you buy a tire with heaps of reviews saying it will last XYZ Km and you end up getting half of what you pay for. I am 99% sure it's the dodgy roads. We don't get those baby smooth ones like that section entering into Christchurch from up north before the 60 and after Kaiapoi.
I miss Texas concrete roads. :violin:


Apparently south island roads are courser than north island roads.... Yet to find out for myself.

What tires have you got? On what bike? At what pressures? And how's the suspension?

[hayd3n]

tyre wear is also affected by the speed at which you travel and the tyre pressure

[corsaro128]

Damn maybe that's why my rear is dead. I never checked the pressure for 1.5 months. I am such a pleb. :facepalm::facepalm:
Was using the ContiMotion on the rear, BT023 on the front.
So far the conti has lasted 5500km. Online reports call for 12,000km or so. I guess a Z750 is pig fat.
I do go fast mind you...:Police:

[corsaro128]

Ill just go ride off a cliff, I am not worthy of a motorcycle :brick:

[unstuck]

Ill just go ride off a cliff, I am not worthy of a motorcycle :brick:

Good lad, that would be just fine.:niceone:

[AllanB]

Totally ignore ANY American site in respect to tyre wear - from the years I've been observing them the yanks 1. ride on super smooth roads, 2. don't have corners, 3. count the last 2000 kms past when any reasonable person would toss a tyre as part of it's life (as in I got 15,000 miles before the steel belts were visible .......).

Oh - and .5 mm is NOT legal and a good fat on a quick road on a hot day could kill that.


What size you running? Avon City Suzuki have good deals on Bridgestones in the larger bike sizes. Z750 running a 180 rear?

[Shadowjack]

Avon City Suzuki (from their website):
Mon 29th - 0800 - 1700
Tue 30th - 0800 - 1700
Wed 31st - 0800 - 1500
then: Mon 05 Jan 2015
And very helpful folk, as well.

[corsaro128]

What size you running? Avon City Suzuki have good deals on Bridgestones in the larger bike sizes. Z750 running a 180 rear?

180/55 -17

I am going to try pick up a Bridgestone T30 as they don't seem too hard like the PR3 or 4. A guy from Taranaki on his Aprilia Tuono V4 said they lasted him 10,000km so thats GREAT news :banana:

About 325-340. Do you guys know if Budget Motorcycle Spares do fittings?

[AllanB]

Budget do fit,

Ring Avon City Suzuki first - They were doing deals on pairs of T30's (120 front, 180 rear) - you may get a pair for not much more than a rear or pop the front aside in a cool dark place for later.

I'm running T30's on my 900 - I like them ;)

[mossy1200]

Mine failed a wof on xmas eve. Only 1mm tred left to use before new tyre fit on 5th Jan. Should get a couple hundred kms out of it. Maybe a tank if i do all my acceleration while still leaned over on corner exits. My bike uses 3 rears per front now.
WOF expiry 11th and recheck is free as within 28 days.
Tyre ordered. Another s20. They don't last long but are fun to ride on.

[corsaro128]

Budget do fit,

Ring Avon City Suzuki first - They were doing deals on pairs of T30's (120 front, 180 rear) - you may get a pair for not much more than a rear or pop the front aside in a cool dark place for later.

I'm running T30's on my 900 - I like them ;)

I don't need a front right now, my front BT023 is at like 80%. A T30 is the new BT023 I think.