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A decent truing stand isn't very costly, and you can even get fancy with a HF dial indicator and magnetic base, although I haven't found that to be necessary.
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02-23-2015, 12:55 PM | #2102 | |
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02-23-2015, 01:02 PM | #2103 | |
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Please Lord, allow the ship to travel safely to Long Beach. Amen.
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02-23-2015, 01:06 PM | #2105 | |
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02-23-2015, 01:11 PM | #2106 |
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An excellent point for the FI bikes, but I don't think there will be a pump in FTEY's bike. He could likely run the bike out of fuel without consequence.
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02-23-2015, 01:19 PM | #2107 |
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I don't have any concerns whatsoever in that regard. The Pirelli, MT21 front tire is a perennial favorite for many dual sport riders.
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02-23-2015, 01:23 PM | #2108 |
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I didn't word my question well. I'm thinking about the installation of an aggressive rear tire on a front rim. It doesn't worry me on my TW because it is massive, but I'm not sure how a rear tire would work in the real world on a front rim.
The front tire tread patterns seem to never be as aggressive as the rear with DS tires.
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02-23-2015, 01:34 PM | #2109 |
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I'm sure that is true for quite a few tires, but that hasn't been my experience for many dirt, and dual sport tires. My good friend Andy bought a Yamaha TT-R225 which had Pirelli, MT21 tires mounted on both wheels. The tread for the MT21 is virtually identical for all tire sizes, both front and rear.
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02-23-2015, 01:42 PM | #2110 |
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That's good to know. It's something that I hadn't considered until we started these discussions.
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02-23-2015, 01:48 PM | #2111 |
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Here is a photograph of MT21 front and rear tires.
For the RX3 I recommended the smallest rear tire, which should have an intermediate width to the two tires in the photograph.
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02-23-2015, 01:53 PM | #2112 |
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I'm thinking/hoping the difference is due to design
Re maintainance by owners, Thisbike was intended to be serviced by owners (in USA at least). That will (as long as this was addressed in designing and engineering the bikes from the get/go) insure the mess you're dealing with re Kymco DOES NOT happen with our Zongs. This is a GREAT "test" as to how well thought out our bikes were with the maintainance by owners taken into account from the git go, and also to allow "on the trip & off road repairs, at least easy enough to make t to the next town, etc., where help and parts can be obtained if needed! I'm hoping this is the case, and really feel that may be one aspect that will make the bke the "game changer" the Chinese cycle industry really needs to get the Worlds riders attention! Small breakdowns, (until you have an issue(s) out in the boonies, especially if riding ALONE!!), will rapidly become MAJOR problems if its difficult to work on and or diagnose repairs. It also SHOULD be easy to "patch" up enough to make it back to camp or the area you plan to spend the night at, at a minimum.
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02-23-2015, 01:55 PM | #2113 |
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The Zongshen NC250 (ZS177MM) engine is getting rave reviews from some of the AJP PR5 owners.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...&postcount=125
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02-23-2015, 02:14 PM | #2114 |
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According to Hanjin, the berthing date for the Germany at Long Beach has been moved back one day, to March 24.
https://www.hanjin.com/hanjin/CUP_HO...?sessLocale=en
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