The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: JPSpen on June 05, 2012, 06:32:40 PM
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Received the Shinko 244's for the R-65 today...
A few pics
Yummy new tires..
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.tinypic.com%2Fqzkui0.jpg&hash=fb040e75709ad5b43353302b61b371713e727b69)
Well, The front tire is too hard.. It won't come off the rim..
You know what that means... Actually I wound up using a hacksaw..
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi50.tinypic.com%2F5cbouu.jpg&hash=f49cecd0e08f3c023c667fef10e2426e1c1bca0a)
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.tinypic.com%2F5zl89f.jpg&hash=fabd39822702d16389afa7692ede1db2bc42a5ed)
I got the bastard off...
Pretty new tires !
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi47.tinypic.com%2Fx2s30x.jpg&hash=510a6a440e520cf929f4fb5b3c6449972900bee0)
This is what I found when I pulled the rear tire..
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi47.tinypic.com%2Fo6ikuw.jpg&hash=eeac3382e84a211add242b18746043ec322314a5)
This is not oil, It's grease... A little too much I think... Cleaned it and the hub up... Brake shoes were fine...
She's ready to go anywhere now.. Street to pasture...
John
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Yeah - looks like grease, all right! If a little's good, a LOT'S even better!
Right? ;D
That angle grinder scares me - I can see big gouges in the wheel real easy!! Glad you went with the hacksaw instead.
Those tires look great! Let us know how they feel on the road.
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I like my Shinkos, but I don't do the boy racer thing.
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What size are those tires? The tread looks like the IRCs that I tried for a little while.
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Ed, They are 300X18 and 460X18
Took the bike to the post office and back this morning.. Getting a little bounce from the front end.. Don't know if it's the road or the tires...
Maybe I'll check the balance on that front again...
John