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It’s bulging around the whole tire. Really 3,000 is all you get out of a front tire normally? I live in the U.S. and we ride on the right. What is a good on-off road tire to replace it with? This is my 1st. bike. Thank you fellas.Is it budging or has the center worn down due to straight line riding?
No, just those dun crap tires....when the bikes were introduced with those tires in UK, and got such lousy mileage, the dealers had to replace the tires free of charge...no such luck in the USA...It’s bulging around the whole tire. Really 3,000 is all you get out of a front tire normally? I live in the U.S. and we ride on the right. What is a good on-off road tire to replace it with? This is my 1st. bike. Thank you fellas.
Some front street tires can go 15,000 miles on an NC700X, but not the Trail Max. They have a horrible reputation for being short lived.It’s bulging around the whole tire. Really 3,000 is all you get out of a front tire normally? I live in the U.S. and we ride on the right. What is a good on-off road tire to replace it with? This is my 1st. bike. Thank you fellas.
I'd do the same for Avon Trailrider. And there are others that are a great value, handle well and last long for their price. After hearing so many plaudits for the Road 4 I was rather disappointed with the reality. So I don't want to walk into that trap again.I suggest Michelin Road 5's as a replacement as they are imho currently the best all round road tyres on the market.
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Nowadays I give the tyres on any new bike the benefit of the doubt for a few hundred miles. Any sign of slippage or other issues and they are immediately replaced. I suggest Michelin Road 5's as a replacement as they are imho currently the best all round road tyres on the market.
In post #5, the OP asked about an on-off road tire. Are the Road 5’s good off-road? I have no experience with them.
I'd do the same for Avon Trailrider. And there are others that are a great value, handle well and last long for their price. After hearing so many plaudits for the Road 4 I was rather disappointed with the reality. So I don't want to walk into that trap again.
Agreed. I’d consider the photo in post 13 to be that of a road, not off-road. For non-aggressive riding, street tires could do fine.
I have generally found Dunlops to be good tyres and used Trail Smarts for years on my former Triumph (a heavy bike) to good effect. However I am aware that the motorcycle manufacturers get tyres made to their own specifications for their new bikes regardless of make. I found this out one time when I wrote to Dunlop after getting crap dunlops on my former Africa Twin. They responded and told me so. As such in recent times I have found that any tyre that comes as OEM on a Honda will be rubbish. I have had rubbish OEMs on my various Hondas and a Suzuki from Bridgestone, Metzeler and Dunlop. The Z8 Metzelers were very bad on my former NC700X yet I know that Z8's are generally good tyres. Likewise with Bridgestones on my Strom. They were rubbish.
Nowadays I give the tyres on any new bike the benefit of the doubt for a few hundred miles. Any sign of slippage or other issues and they are immediately replaced. I suggest Michelin Road 5's as a replacement as they are imho currently the best all round road tyres on the market.
Look at these links below.I can't seem to find these (Road 5) in the size for the NC. Any suggestions