Thread: run away! run away! another tyre question

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>I've just put a set of Cooper STT's on my Range Rover @ $309 per tyre.[/b][/quote]
I got mine 80/16 for $1100 the set. That is why I bought them. Was quoted $1300 as the cheapest quote for BFG MTs.
Quite happy with them so far.

Hey Craige,

I know that this is a land rover forum but I have to ask - how does the Duccatti 900SS go

Helps if I can spell Ducati right!

Hi James
Go the 235/85's.
Buy 4 newies and 2 secondhands for spares,there are plenty in the Quokka each week.Its possible you could even pick up "new" deliveryKM 235/85 tyres in the Quokka/Ebay/Tyre dealers.Many people change the tyres over on new vehicles and sell the originals pretty cheaply.
Andrew

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Hey Craige,

I know that this is a land rover forum but I have to ask - how does the Duccatti 900SS go
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Anthony
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Anthony,
The Duke goes great. I love it and have wanted one for ages. Finally picked this one up last Christmas. The roar of the V twin is great and it has real character. People stop to look and drool and when they hear the v twin have to look. It amazes me still the looks it gets after all it is only a SS not a 996 or so. Having said that it is a beautiful bike and I have to say does attract the opposite sex (not that it is of any use to me). I have had women come up and talk to me just because of the bike, lots of males and kids too. It is not the most powerful bike on the planet but it keeps me happy and will easily do double the speed limit. A friend of mine has a Suzuki Hayabusa that he has spent $50K on and people still come to my $8500 Duke over the Busa. Do I kke it, you bet ya. Later when and if I can afford one I want an ST4. The Duke is like owning a Rover, people will stop and talk to you about it. A few months ago a young lady ran out and pulled me up in the middle of the street to ask me to go to an Italian bike gathering with her and her MV Augusta with the promise of lots of sex, drugs and rock n roll. Geez what an offer, then I remembered that I am happily married. My kids love the Duke. Now if I could just get a Mike Hailwood replica, mmmm. Previously I have had a GSX 1100 and while the Suzuki is a nice bike to ride and fast it does not have the character of an Italian bike. Mine is the last of the twin carb models (98), the injected ones go heaps better. The thing that amazes me is the SS models second hand are cheap.
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Yeah i've been thinking of getting a 900SS second hand in either red or yellow. Now I've just got to convince the misses that I need one so she will let me spend the money.

Do they have any probs that I should look for when looking at secondhad models???

Originally posted by JamesH
Thanks for the advice, everyone. The idea of changing to 235/85R16 is clearly a good one if the range of models and numbers sold is a factor but as I am running 6 wheels it raises the price a lot. This is especially true in the year I have to get the timing belt done.

I do believe that if i run the new tyre size my speedo will become more accurate though, which in turn will depress me as my consumption "goes up" to 11l/100km

One thing to consider I notice from your sig that you have a 96 Defender if its still running 5.5 rims I think you will find the 235s are only recommended for 6" and above. I looked at these for my last set of tyres and a few tyre fitters would not fit them to 5.5s (mind you a few didn't care either).



Bushie