Well, apparently PR3s are on "hold" according to my dealer. He says his supplier won't give him any update other than Michelin stopped supplying them. I heard a story about the rubber not cured and almost melted off a set.
By all means, try a different tire though. There seem to be a bunch available to choose from at the moment, which is all great news for us riders.
Brian
Tire expert saw the pics and said the pattern of that tires shows it overheated due to be very under-inflated, or overloaded, or both.
Can't tell you how much a comment like that hurts us C-10 riders...
It was not aimed at 'you guys' riding C-10s, merely stating that at the moment there seems to be a good selection of sport- touring rubber that works very well on a C-14. And even beyond that, there is an entire selection of sport and racing rubber that will also work very well although the 'stickiness' is offset by the very short life of these types of tires. I think it was a great move on Kawasaki's part to use tire sizes that are about as standard as any available on the C-14.
Brian
Silly me...I sent a note to Michelin and they said they know nothing about tires not being available until September...Hmmm
Can't tell you how much a comment like that hurts us C-10 riders...
Quote from: B.D.F. on Yesterday at 07:51:24 pm
By all means, try a different tire though. There seem to be a bunch available to choose from at the moment, which is all great news for us riders.
Brian
This is one of the reasons I am a former ST1100 owner -- the Dunlop D103 is the only rear tire available for the bike.
Speaking of which, the ST1100 would scallop a front tire almost immediately if you were not fantatical about the front tire pressure.
Consider yourself hammered...
Unfortunately I'm not known for my tact and diplomacy skills, so hammer me if you will, but afterwards... go set your suspension and tire pressures properly.
Fretka
Consider yourself hammered...
#1 : our mythical hero (no-one in particular) decides to purchase the world's most powerful sport-tourer.
#2 : he then proceeds to add some goodies and a wife to the bike.
#3 : Because suspension set-up seems like a black art he never gets around to setting his suspension for the conditions he rides in.
#4 : He sets tire pressure to a number he reads on the tire sidewall and infrequently checks it.
#5 : He forgets that outside temps and weight and riding style and highway and mountain riding (ad.inf.) affect tires immensely.
#6 : he reads this board and comes across second-hand mini crises (my tire bends in half !!!, I'm gonna proclaim to the world that we are in danger!) and assumes this must be accurate "info".
End result?
Screw all that engineering that IS his sport-tourer and stick a car tire on it....
Unfortunately I'm not known for my tact and diplomacy skills, so hammer me if you will, but afterwards... go set your suspension and tire pressures properly.
Fretka
YMMV, I reckon. With my two previous C10's...I had the best luck with the Avon Elan II sized to fit the GL1500 (higher sidewall than the OEM C10 IIRC)...they stuck great (no chicken strips!) and lasted at least 20k miles.
With my current C14...I'm rather fond of the the Michelin PR2's. I'm getting about 15,000 mile per rear and about 20,000 on the front....ridden in all conditions.
I've always been easy on tires....riding habit maybe? (I regularly get 46-48mpg on my C14).
YMMV.
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I was gonna put a set of PR3's on next..(headed to the Indy MotoGP via lots of sport riding)...buy maybe I'll keep looking for some more PR2's.
YMMV.
It was a joke! Nothing at all to argue with in your comments. Every time I think I would LOVE to have 17" wheels for the selection of tires...I think about the mileage of the newer tires and I think back to a guy I know who got 25k miles out of 491 Elites on his Voyager XII...repeatedly!
Not comparing that bike to a C-14...but, I'm thinking those days are gone!
Good luck!
Brad