Sentinel

Love me some new rubber.
Also installed new EBC HH pads up front.

Woot!

Here's the thing tho - $123.17 for MOUNTING.

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Texasl

Are those Angel GT 2's? I love the way they run on Luigi.

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Transported

$50 at Cycle Gear, if you bring the wheels in.

Sentinel

Nope - Angel GT (1?).
To me these are perfect for a heavier bike.
Lots of silica for those damp spots, and they heat up nicely for 75% riding when its twisty out.
And, yeah, not gonna go to that Kawasaki/KTM shop again for mounting. That's kind of crazy.
But they got me in and out within about 4 hours, so that was good.

Texasl

I believe that the GT-2 superseded the GT. They seemed, at least to me, to way out perform all of the Pilot Roads that I have had, taking rain like the bike is on rails, sticking the corners better, and wear like Iron.

Is it safe to presume that you bought the tires elsewhere and brought them and the wheels in for mounting? I didn't get nicked anywhere that badly, but I bought the tires there.

Sentinel

yeah. tires from revzilla.
just back from a neighborhood jaunt.
so - the profile makes the bike a bit looser, tippier, and nimbler.
and the brake pads - genius. they eliminate the Bandit brake flaw. now the brakes are tight tight tight.
all in all a nice refresh.
ready for summer - NOW.

Texasl

You may be ready for summer, but I think that Mother Nature has other plans.

FeralRdr

If I might ask, what sort of mileage do you typically get out of the GT 2's. I ran a set of GT's on my '12 N1K, and got 5600 miles out of them. Since I typically got 7500 (+/- a couple hundred miles or so) out of Michelin's PR2's, I went back to running them on my bikes.

As the PR2's have been discontinued, I'm curious about new options.

MMcN49

Hey Larry - Getting ready for the Spring Opener, curious minds want to know? Hear snow is under 10 feet at the passes.

GPD323

Thats what I usually got on my C14, however it would eat the GT front in 3K miles, so 2 fronts to one rear on the Angel GT's. I started running the AVON 3DXM's and get about 6K before both needed replacement. Then tried the AVON Spirits, same as the 3DXM's. Now running Road Smart 2's and get about 6K before both are toast. Road Smarts are like $154 shipped and I have a shop in Lakewood do the tire change for $50 out the door.
I hand carry the wheels and new tires into the shop.

Last few sets here, no sales tax. Free shipping.

https://www.americanmototire.com/

Texasl

I think that we may have to wait a couple of weeks,

I haven't burned them up yet, but they do seem to be outlasting the PR 3's I had been running.

Sentinel

I saw a lot of center-wear on the Angel GT's on my C14. But that bike is like 700 lbs without a rider and so that little skinny front contact patch does a LOT of work under braking. No way around that.
I got about about 5k on the Pilot Power 2CT's i just took off. I'd hope to get closer to maybe 9k on the GT's because I ride pretty mildly on this bike.

lagwagonlead

That's roughly what it cost for my entire tire changing setup. Insane.

Tripledij

^ This. I recently put fresh shoes on my Guzzi and got to use a proper tire lube and it made a huge difference. It's called RuGLYDE and I got a gallon jug of it at NAPA for $16. It worked way better than windex or soapy water.

lagwagonlead

What is the consistency like? Can you put it into a spray bottle or is it thicker stuff? I switched from WindEx to off brand aerosol window cleaner so I can spray at unusual angles without having to worry about the spray hose just suck air. Still dries up a little too quickly when warm though.