doing it the hard way

[mdubya]

Think this thing has another ride left in it?



That thing was pretty well abused and it had some deep cuts in it and a few items embedded in the tread which surprised me that it still held air. I guess a fast run across Dolly Sods last evening on a bald rear tire and with dry, rocky, exposed conditions at the Sods prolly wasn't the smartest thing to do. Fun though.

Front tire looks great. Too bad it is the wrong brand.





If you are going to change a tire manually and without a valve stem tool (long story), you should wait for the hottest day of the year. It actually went easier than expected and I didn't have to dig as deep into my foul language vocabulary as I anticipated.

Fresh meaty Pirelli:

[Bucho]

I like the looks of the "take off", all feathered down to the edge.

[CapoGreg]

+1, that's a tire that's been ridden hard.

However, I suspect your "hottest day of the year" would feel like a crisp, autumn morning to those of us in the Bulletmore area.

[mdubya]

The Pirelli looks well used but it is all but brand new under the track fuzz. A couple of adjustments to damping and air pressure would have that tire looking much more smooth with hard track use. Best part, it cost $10.

It is warm here too, but not anything like DC/Balto is experiencing.

[Bucho]

Best part, it cost $10.

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Feel free to grab me a cheap take off next time you get the chance. I'll pay you for it the next time I see you.

[Laoch]

Looks like the knobs are wore off them tires.

[mdubya]

Looks like the knobs are wore off them tires.

Didn't stop me from poaching some secret 2 track this evening.

[mdubya]

Scrubbed in for the street:







Notice how I had the decency to go ahead and scrub it in to the edge, unlike the so-called "racer" who had the tire before me.

It actually works pretty good with the Michelin up front, but it is begging for a matching Pirelli. I guess I will have to mount up the front Super Corsa and save the Mich for a matching rear.

[Wingfixer]

Nice work! Its good to see someone that knows how to get there $1's worth out of their tire.

[Laoch]

Looks like the knobs are wore off them tires.

Didn't stop me from poaching some secret 2 track this evening.

That's cuz you float like a butterfly

Or go so DAMN fast you never touch the ground.