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  • airborneXS
    XStremely XSive
    • Feb 2012
    • 338
    • Houston, TX.

    #1

    Tires!

    I have a shop that does tire changes for 12 bucks a pop...wheres the best place online to order tires?
    79 XS11 special "Loki" - homemade 4-2 exhaust, pod filters, rebuilt forks with progressive springs, tkat fork brace, progressive shocks, rebuilt all brakes and MC's, rebuilt carbs with #142.5 main and #42.5 pilot, a custom front and chin fairing, and a handmade set of saddlebags....

    09 YZF-R1 " Toothless"

    04 Buell XB12R "Butterfly"

    "I had a name at some point, a birth-name, but now everyone just calls me Wolf...."

    Wolf
    Moto Militia MC
  • crazy steve
    XS-XJ Guru MODERATOR
    • Jan 2009
    • 7932
    • Beautiful outer Yelm, WA

    #2
    MotorcycleSuperstore and/or Jake Wilson seem to always have the best prices...
    Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

    '78E original owner - resto project
    '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
    '82 XJ rebuild project
    '80SG restified, red SOLD
    '79F parts...
    '81H more parts...

    Other current bikes:
    '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
    '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
    '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
    Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
    Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...

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    • airborneXS
      XStremely XSive
      • Feb 2012
      • 338
      • Houston, TX.

      #3
      in the GURU's opinion's, whats the best brand tire for our bikes?
      79 XS11 special "Loki" - homemade 4-2 exhaust, pod filters, rebuilt forks with progressive springs, tkat fork brace, progressive shocks, rebuilt all brakes and MC's, rebuilt carbs with #142.5 main and #42.5 pilot, a custom front and chin fairing, and a handmade set of saddlebags....

      09 YZF-R1 " Toothless"

      04 Buell XB12R "Butterfly"

      "I had a name at some point, a birth-name, but now everyone just calls me Wolf...."

      Wolf
      Moto Militia MC

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      • jetmechmarty
        Master of XSology
        • Nov 2003
        • 7761
        • Coldwater, Mississippi

        #4
        Originally posted by airborneXS
        in the GURU's opinion's, whats the best brand tire for our bikes?


        Shinko, or Continental, or Dunlop, or Bridgestone, or Metzeler, or....

        I think it best if you buy round rubber ones of the proper size.

        Search previous extensive threads for best results.
        Marty (in Mississippi)
        XS1100SG
        XS650SK
        XS650SH
        XS650G
        XS6502F
        XS650E

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        • crazy steve
          XS-XJ Guru MODERATOR
          • Jan 2009
          • 7932
          • Beautiful outer Yelm, WA

          #5
          Originally posted by airborneXS
          in the GURU's opinion's, whats the best brand tire for our bikes?
          Best answer? It depends... Tires are all about opinion, so there's no 'right' answer to that question. If you want to read pages worth of opinions, do a forum search for 'best tires' and be prepared to read a ton of posts...
          Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

          '78E original owner - resto project
          '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
          '82 XJ rebuild project
          '80SG restified, red SOLD
          '79F parts...
          '81H more parts...

          Other current bikes:
          '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
          '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
          '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
          Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
          Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...

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          • airborneXS
            XStremely XSive
            • Feb 2012
            • 338
            • Houston, TX.

            #6
            I think it best if you buy round rubber ones of the proper size.
            haha...i like that answer!
            79 XS11 special "Loki" - homemade 4-2 exhaust, pod filters, rebuilt forks with progressive springs, tkat fork brace, progressive shocks, rebuilt all brakes and MC's, rebuilt carbs with #142.5 main and #42.5 pilot, a custom front and chin fairing, and a handmade set of saddlebags....

            09 YZF-R1 " Toothless"

            04 Buell XB12R "Butterfly"

            "I had a name at some point, a birth-name, but now everyone just calls me Wolf...."

            Wolf
            Moto Militia MC

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            • CatatonicBug
              Master of XSology
              • Oct 2008
              • 6117
              • Clinton, UT

              #7
              Originally posted by airborneXS
              in the GURU's opinion's, whats the best brand tire for our bikes?
              Unfortunately, you'll get as many opinions as there are members here (probably more, actually). Between tires and oil, you just have to make your own choices. Read some of the long-winded tire threads (there are MANY) and make your own decision based on that. Get what you can afford, and what works for you. The size availability will be a limiting factor for brands anyway.

              Edit: I guess I typed to slowly!
              1980 XS850SG - Sold
              1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
              Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
              Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

              Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
              -H. Ford

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