Michelins are too pricey for me.
Besides, the tires are not the problem. The brake stay bracket on the bike was damaged and required replacement. The availability of that part is my problem.
Bridgestone T31 [E] or [GT]?
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Besides, the tires are not the problem. The brake stay bracket on the bike was damaged and required replacement. The availability of that part is my problem.
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It's a shame the Shinko Ravens don't come in the NT's rear size. For a budget sport touring radial they're awesome. I ran a 120/70 and 180/55 on my other ride cross country and back recently. The rear still has some life left with 7,000 miles on it so far.
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Gonna install them BT32's once the rear rotor arrives...
Have you tried a BT-020 bias ply on your ST1100? I bought a new ST1100 in 1990. The only rear tire back then was the stock 548, and only Honda had them as a Honda part.....$330 Cdn. 
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The thread is about NT700 tiresHave you tried a BT-020 bias ply on your ST1100? I bought a new ST1100 in 1990. The only rear tire back then was the stock 548, and only Honda had them as a Honda part.....$330 Cdn.
The T32's sown are for my GF's NT700VA
(on the ST's (non-ABS,110/80 front tire) I'm on G547/548 since '92, all "modern" tires fail on this rig... and I've tried quite a few... )
Prices were interesting though:
120/70 R17 TL 58 W BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32 Front: € 109.70,- ex VAT
150/70 R17 TL 69 W BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32 Rear: € 132.58,- ex VAT
minus the € 41.67,- coupon on my customer card: € 240.74,- incl VAT delivered
I spent $200 USD for the for NaNCy. However, the mistake I made during pulling the front wheel of this bike for the first ever, costed me far more than that. Not to mention the backorder for the most critical replacement part. Lesson learned the hard way.The thread is about NT700 tires
The T32's sown are for my GF's NT700VA
(on the ST's (non-ABS,110/80 front tire) I'm on G547/548 since '92, all "modern" tires fail on this rig... and I've tried quite a few... )
Prices were interesting though:
120/70 R17 TL 58 W BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32 Front: € 109.70,- ex VAT
150/70 R17 TL 69 W BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32 Rear: € 132.58,- ex VAT
minus the € 41.67,- coupon on my customer card: € 240.74,- incl VAT delivered
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Well, temps barely above freezing the past few days, almost starting to snow (slight powder sugar here and here...)...
GF still weathering out her commute and is very smitten with those BT32's...
Despite being pretty run down from this year's trips, they still stick very well, even at those low temps...
GF still weathering out her commute and is very smitten with those BT32's...
Despite being pretty run down from this year's trips, they still stick very well, even at those low temps...