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New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 4:58 am
by gn2
Fitted a new rear tyre, another Dunlop ScootSmart.
£50 delivered and £10 to local tyre fitter for fitting to loose wheel and balance.
Original one lasted till 7400 miles but probably should have been changed sooner.
Wheel removal is really simple.
I undid the caliper mount bolts, but it may be possible to get the wheel out with the caliper still attached to the A-bracket.

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 9:57 am
by AustinPCX
Anybody know where I can get the ScootSmart tire here in the USA? Having a hard time locating a 140/70-13 rear tire.

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 10:35 am
by Mel46
We put the Michelin City Grip on ours. It is a beautiful tire! It sticks to the road where my IRC would slip. We bought them online and brought them to our local dealer to be installed. The cost of the tire was $56 total, that included shipping.

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 1:33 pm
by you you
gn2 wrote:Fitted a new rear tyre, another Dunlop ScootSmart.
£50 delivered and £10 to local tyre fitter for fitting to loose wheel and balance.
Original one lasted till 7400 miles but probably should have been changed sooner.
Wheel removal is really simple.
I undid the caliper mount bolts, but it may be possible to get the wheel out with the caliper still attached to the A-bracket.

Ewan McTeagle would be proud...

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 1:39 pm
by you you

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 8:51 pm
by AustinPCX
Mel, where did you buy the City Grips?

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 7:07 am
by V4 TRV
That's cheap motoring for sure!

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 3:26 pm
by AustinPCX
Put a Metzeler FeelFree rear tire on today. 5400 miles on the original ScootSmart and the belts were peeking through.

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:46 pm
by kramnala58
you you wrote:Sorry
For the colonials:)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hp4mENrAnq4
It's Monty Python ... many of us colonials get it. ;)

Re: New rear tyre

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:56 pm
by Mel46
Here is where we got our City Grip tires. We even bought one for my Burgman from them, when I had my Burgman. The prices are great and shipping was quick and free. We ordered it on a Sunday and got it the very next Wednesday!
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/mich ... oter-tires