Author Michelin GT tires on the XR  (Read 17606 times)

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  • Offline Chippy4467   gb

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    Re: Michelin GT tires on the XR
    Reply #80 on: May 23, 2023, 06:00:29 pm
    May 23, 2023, 06:00:29 pm
    The recommended front pressure is so low for the F900XR that I think scalloping or cupping is inevitable at that pressure.
    ? 36psi is fairly standard
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    Re: Michelin GT tires on the XR
    Reply #81 on: May 23, 2023, 11:25:46 pm
    May 23, 2023, 11:25:46 pm
    Yeah, i am not attributing it to pressure, 36psi is fine for a bike that is under 500lbs.  It's just something I expect with the large blocks that are created by the sizable rain voids.  I expect the mutants to do it to, but at $100 less per set I'm more ok with it.

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    Re: Michelin GT tires on the XR
    Reply #82 on: May 24, 2023, 08:07:13 am
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    In the Spanish XR groups I'm in, many have tried and use Mutants and generally love them. However, most only get about 8000km/5000 miles from them, which for some is only 6 months....

     



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