How are you liking the Michelin Anakee IIIs and how many miles do you have on your SCR with them? Also - what sizes are you running? I bought a used SCR 950 with 2400 miles on it this summer. After 500 miles on it, I am ready to rip the tires off of it. Anything about 60 MPH and those tires howl. I have never had a bike with tires that make this much road noise. I even set the pressure up and still not much reduction on the sound. It is a shame they are so loud. I can understand why the first owner sold the bike.
How are you liking the Michelin Anakee IIIs and how many miles do you have on your SCR with them? Also - what sizes are you running? I bought a used SCR 950 with 2400 miles on it this summer. After 500 miles on it, I am ready to rip the tires off of it. Anything about 60 MPH and those tires howl. I have never had a bike with tires that make this much road noise. I even set the pressure up and still not much reduction on the sound. It is a shame they are so loud. I can understand why the first owner sold the bike.
Rob,
I went with the OEM sizes and construction (140/80R17 radial rear, 100/90/19 bias-ply front).
I have several hundred miles on the Anakees and love 'em. They are quiet, stick beyond the lean capabilities of the bike and, if the ones on my Super Tenere are any indication, should last a long time.
I sold cars about 13 years ago and we had nitrogen as an add on sale, maybe $50 or $75, I cant remember, and most people finance so $75 on a $30,000 loan was a drop in a bucket. Anyway, we had a whole sales pitch that I never really bought into, because regular air is like 78% nitrogen already. So you're paying for that other 22% which is not really...well, you get it...
The bad thing about customers running nitrogen in the tires is they get a false sense of security and never check the tire pressure. I had a guy come back and berate me for recommending a certain tire for his Gold Wing because they'd worn out much faster. "I have nitrogen in 'em and everything!" We rolled the bike onto the lift with him standing there and they checked out at like 21psi front and 29psi rear. That's way low from the recommended 36F/41R. "But, I had nitrogen in them!", he repeated.
I had to nicely but firmly tell him that doesn't mean you never have to check them, though. He bought new tires (same) and a gauge.:wink2:
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