The tires are available in full-race, sport, and touring compounds, and in several different colors. Oh, and if you have doubts about the tires holding up at speed, well put those to rest. They collect dirt like anything else, but the dirt washes off.
Remember that the rubber itself is colored, so the color will never wear off. Now the same tire in black is quite a bit less expensive. I got it half off because of a defect in the color. The colored tires are normally $150 in that size. I just sort of give her a gentle nudge, and over she goes. In fact, I don't so much push the bike over anymore. So how's it ride? It's neutral as can be. Considering that I ride a 600 pound bike, that's pretty danged good! I'll be suprised if I don't get 8,000 miles out of this badboy. I've had the tire for about 4000 miles now, and apart from the large flat spot that resulted from all those interstate miles, it's in great shape.
75 bucks for a sport compound rear tire? Ummm. Turns out they had a 180/55 in red that they'd give me for half-price. you probly think that means "death trap", and I was a bit skeptical myself, but hey, you have to die sometime right?Īnyway I didn't really like the look of the website ordering system and decided to give them a call instead. Now for those of you who don't know, these tires are re-treads. Well, in the interest of good fun, I took the time to visit and actually ordered a red one for the CBR1000f. I'm sure you have all seen the ads for those colored tires in the back of your bike rags.