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Ninja51
3rd February 2005, 10:26
No... not that kind you idiots!! Been snipped anyway thank you!
Can anyone offer a clue as to where to get the best tyre deals in the Wellington area? Supplied and fitted to loose wheels of course.
Not sure what they seal the roads with here in NZ but my rear (tyre!) is squaring off faster than Carl Foggarty doing a race winners burnout!

Ta muchly
XTC
3rd February 2005, 10:27
No... not that kind you idiots!! Been snipped anyway thank you!
Can anyone offer a clue as to where to get the best tyre deals in the Wellington area? Supplied and fitted to loose wheels of course.
Not sure what they seal the roads with here in NZ but my rear (tyre!) is squaring off faster than Carl Foggarty doing a race winners burnout!

Ta muchly


Who's Carl fogarty??
Ninja51
3rd February 2005, 10:41
Who's Carl fogarty??

No idea... some bloke who used to do quite well racing Ducatis in WSB
PSYCHO
3rd February 2005, 10:58
Not sure about the Wellington area. What rubber you got on there?

(cool bikes those 9's, I've written off 2 98's)
Ninja51
3rd February 2005, 11:05
Not sure about the Wellington area. What rubber you got on there?

(cool bikes those 9's, I've written off 2 98's)

Bridgestone Battlax 020 Matched pair
Indeed, cool they are...love em so much Im on my third!
PSYCHO
3rd February 2005, 11:10
020's? I would've thought that they would last OK?
Ninja51
3rd February 2005, 11:15
020's? I would've thought that they would last OK?

Yes Im sure they will be fine. They have plenty of life left yet...was just sussing out whether deals on tyres can be had here in NZ by shopping around. Im no green light wheelie popper anyway. Far too old lol!
s.langham
3rd February 2005, 11:31
TSS in Lower Hutt were the cheapest i could find round welly ( piked up a IRC Rx01 front for $101! )
they charge(d me) $15 fitting to wheel, $25 if you take the bike in.

the only cheaper place i could find was cycletreads (free fitting too) but the closest one is in wanganui, maybe a good ride to finish ur tyre off then wear the new one in on the way home?!?! :ride:
750Y
3rd February 2005, 11:32
3 words... Wellington Motorcycles
Ninja51
3rd February 2005, 11:38
3 words... Wellington Motorcycles

Q1: Do you work for them by any chance :-)

Q2: Who taught you to count?

Cheers anyway.
Hitcher
3rd February 2005, 11:39
Go and talk to Kerry at Sawyers/Motorad. Top advice, top deals, top service.
750Y
3rd February 2005, 12:34
Q1: Do you work for them by any chance :-)

Q2: Who taught you to count?

Cheers anyway.

lol,
A1: no i don't work there but get all my tyres from there even tho i'm in auckland.

A2: just being a dick (Hitcher You resisted?? oh that's right you only do spelling & grammar lol 8-)
Ninja51
3rd February 2005, 12:47
[QUOTE=750Y]lol,
A2: just being a dick

Oi! Thats my name! Cheeky bugger
Richard
s.langham
3rd February 2005, 13:23
HA! WMC were steep as! and they wern't too friendly (wen i was there askin noobi tyre questions!?!)

my m8 used to work at WMC and he got all his rubber from Cycletreads back wen they had a hutt vally branch........
riffer
3rd February 2005, 13:55
I was in at WMCC this lunchtime and they had a special on a Metzeler tyre (can't remember which one but they were for 120/70-17 and 180/50-17 or 190/50-18's I think).

$399 a pair.

PM White Trash for more info.
mouldy
3rd February 2005, 14:34
if you're not thrashing try in order of merit metzler z6 roadtechs or michelin pilot roads
excellent wet or dry performance from either of these 020 bridgestones aren,t bad but the fronts wear funny ,run either an 012 or 019 front.
cowpoos
4th February 2005, 09:06
If your chewing through rear tires.....you either ride like loosebruce or your rear suspension settings a way off....but most likely your rear shock is dead or almost dead!!!!!

Take it out and send it to robert taylor [hawera motorcycles] and get him to rebuild it or replace it...