Posted:  27 Dec 2008 20:19	[?]
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Cool, my belt guard is gone already so I will shoot for that in the summer.

Posted:  05 Sep 2009 03:41	[?]
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I bought a 2004 xb12s with 700 miles on it. It was practically brand new. I now have 3100 miles on it and the tires are showing threads. I stopped riding. Could this be due to the fact they are old tires and that is why they gave way so quickly? About me as a rider- Brand new. Learned to ride for the 1st time about 7 months ago. in the last 5 months I put on ~2400 miles. No burn outs, less than 5 times locking up the rear stopping sometimes in the rain. Why did the tires wear so fast? They are the stock dunlops. I attribute this to old age (air and sunshine) and not my riding style. My riding style is aggressive, but that probably equates to normal riding for veterans I would think. Anyways, I have the PP2's on the way. Hope these last longer or this bike is more expensive than I thought...

Posted:  05 Sep 2009 04:21	[?]
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Tire Pressure may be your issue.

Posted:  05 Sep 2009 08:39	[?]
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That is a good point, does over-inflation make them wear quicker?

Posted:  05 Sep 2009 13:13	[?]
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It shouldn't, running higher pressures generally prolong tire life, although if you have reduced your contact patch and get on it a lot going in a straight line, you could be spinning up the rear causing it to wear faster...

Posted:  05 Sep 2009 17:14	[?]
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I ride a pair of pilot road ct 2s, currently have almost 11k miles on them and probably almost that to go I run recommended pressures and don't have an oversized tire on the rear before I got these I had an 190 on the back and it made it awkward in turns, had to push a lot harder because of  the extra surface area to get lower the only thing about the pilot road ct 2s I don't like is that they don't stick as well as the bt-battlax 016s I had before in the rain, but for the huge increase in milleage I'm happy I do have some of a flat sport worn in because I did a lot of interstate riding (reason for so many miles), but I also have a large wheelie count on these and they seem to hold up great

Posted:  08 Sep 2009 03:52	[?]
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I am going to the dealership tomorrow to hopefully get my tires taken off my bike, rubbers changed and put back on. I already have the new tires. What should be the charge for this? Bet they wont be happy I bought tires somewhere else... oops.

Posted:  08 Sep 2009 16:08	[?]
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If you buy the tires from the dealership, around $15-$20 per wheel.  If you bring in the tires that you purchased elsewhere, $30-$50 per wheel.....  That's just the range I have seen from about 6 places local to me with the wheels off the bike.  It will be more if you have them take the wheels off the motorcycle...

Posted:  08 Sep 2009 16:57	[?]
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I brought my rear wheel into my local HD with a wheel I bought elsewhere.  They charged just under $50 for a mount and balance.  If you bring the bike in, I would expect to pay a good amount more, as they will charge you probably another 1/2 hour to hour of labor to take the stupid wheels off!

Posted:  10 Sep 2009 02:52	[?]
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Got quoted by the dealership here... 79 for the front, 105 for the back. That is if I bring the bike in. I did not bother asking about if I brought in just the wheels. I wont be taking my bike there anyways.

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