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Re: [NE Riders] Alaska 2009

Hi Jerry, was that a BMW laying on it's side? what happened to the bike?

Did you use a car tire on this ride? How did it work out? Tire life and Odometer
limits can be annoying.

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> Nice video Jerry! I enjoyed watching it and recognizing some of the places
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Just got back in town. No wonder Frank prefers the KLR up there. See if you can access this short video I just posted... ...
cog1374
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Jul 1, 2009
9:54 pm

Nice video Jerry! I enjoyed watching it and recognizing some of the places we stopped. I REALLY want to ride up there again! How many days of rain did you...
Kathy Thornton
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Jul 1, 2009
10:27 pm

Got rained on all but two days. And *cold* too! It was a good call bringing all my Gerbings gear. Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. Jerry Fremont, NE...
cog1374
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Jul 1, 2009
10:39 pm

Hi Jerry, was that a BMW laying on it's side? what happened to the bike? Did you use a car tire on this ride? How did it work out? Tire life and Odometer...
Frank Tabor
klrbandit
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Jul 3, 2009
1:09 am

Frank, I knew that BMW would get your attention. It started dripping oil from the valve cover bolts near Farbanks so we took it to the local...
cog1374
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Jul 3, 2009
11:32 am

Thanks for the details Jerry. The 3 cylinder BRICK is a bike I would own in a heartbeat. What about your tires? We are in Bangor Maine and it has been raining...
Frank Tabor
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Jul 5, 2009
1:37 am

I could be wrong, but I think this one was a 4 cylinder. (K1200LT) Still, 200K is respectible. The car tire did as well or better than I thought it would up...
cog1374
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Jul 5, 2009
3:45 am

Thanks Jerry, I thought the bike you were discussing was the 750cc. There are all kinds of opinions about the 'car' tire on the GL from folks who have no first...
Frank Tabor
klrbandit
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Jul 8, 2009
3:49 pm

Have a look at this site... http://www.stealth11.com/CTconversion.htm It's for an ST11, but it may point you in the right direction. Jerry...
cog1374
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Jul 8, 2009
6:16 pm

Frank: There are some guys on the fjrforum running 205/50-17 Bridgestone Potenza 019 Grid all season tires. They are pretty pleased with mileage and handling....
dhalen32
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Jul 8, 2009
9:38 pm

Thanks Dave, this looks interesting! FT...
Frank Tabor
klrbandit
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Jul 9, 2009
1:42 am

Frank: You are welcome. There are plenty of naysayers in the thread but the "dark side" folks are very happy with their experimenting. There is an issue with...
dhalen32
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Jul 9, 2009
5:16 pm

Yeah, I don't think a 205/50-17 would fit in the swing arm of an ST anyway so I'll look into 180 or 190 sizes. FT...
Frank Tabor
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Jul 9, 2009
7:37 pm

Yeah, the 205 barely fit the Wing. Took some grunt to get the run flat on the rim too. I think the next one will be a 195/55/16 run flat. But that shouldn't be...
cog1374
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Jul 9, 2009
8:46 pm

If a tire is a run-flat, why couldn't one just keep using it long after the tread is gone? What's it going to do..go flat? FT...
Frank Tabor
klrbandit
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Jul 9, 2009
11:21 pm

... Frank, the Yokohama has a tread width of 8.2" which is 0.2" less than the Bridgestone another guy was using when he had to modify the brake arm on his FJR....
cbvcm
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Jul 13, 2009
6:30 pm

Yeah, I posted a question on the ST1300 group asking if anyone there has tried a car tire. What a bunch of sanctimonious A-holes. You would have thought I was...
Frank Tabor
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Jul 13, 2009
8:03 pm

I'm sure I'll be back in the Omaha area in the future for visits in the future, but I don't think we'll ever call that area home again. we're stuck here until...
ammomac_99
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Jul 13, 2009
8:10 pm

... My 180/55/17 is 7 3/16" wide, the 205/55/17 is supposed to be 8.2" wide. It looks like there is a short inch on each side from the present tire to the...
cbvcm
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Jul 14, 2009
2:51 am
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