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Well you guys have confirmed my preference for the Michelins so I will go for those.

I am going to post a pic of my tyre though because the mileage you guys are talking about is not congruent with what I have - I'm on about 8500km, presumably on the factory set (from new). Maybe they're actually still fine...

Edit: these are what she's currently running.

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And this is what the tread looks like.

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Stumbled upon this thread. Decided to pop in and pose the question....... Who of you on this thread and who own bikes were at the Bike festival in East London recently? And was it to your expectations?

PS; I am not a biker and I do not own one, but really been thinking lately to get one and avoid the endless every day backup of traffic going home !
 
I was not there.

I can say, though, that traffic is a breeze on my bike. Though it is also scary as hell at times, at least in JHB traffic. Also, the dark clouds in the sky are looking ominous.

But it's great fun and a great time saver.
 
Hamster said:
Dark clouds :(
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We are sharing dark clouds today :(
Marius Flash said:
And i believe that there is a huge saving in petrol costs too.
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Depends on the bike and your riding style honestly. If you buy an R1 and ride like a chop, it won't save you any petrol. But if you ride sensibly, yes it can save you.

My bike averages between 5,2 and 6,2L/100km, depending on how I ride.
 
UrBaN963 said:
We are sharing dark clouds today :(

Depends on the bike and your riding style honestly. If you buy an R1 and ride like a chop, it won't save you any petrol. But if you ride sensibly, yes it can save you.

My bike averages between 5,2 and 6,2L/100km, depending on how I ride.
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Or you could consider an NC700/750 - 4l/100 pretty consistently.
 
Marius Flash said:
And i believe that there is a huge saving in petrol costs too.
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Really depends on the car you compare it to.

Like for like in performance (lol) the bike will always win in fuel economy.

But compared to your average reasonably economical car it works out about even. Most bikes will do 5-7 l/100km.

Fuel Economically inclined bikes will do 3.5-5 l/100km.


Real world costs on reasonably sized bikes comes to about the same due to shorter service intervals and tyres costing money more frequently.

Buy a bike to save time and/or have fun. Don't buy it thinking you will save money.


You can of course get away with really cheap at a lot lower cost of entry than cars, but that has it's own pitfalls.

Whatever you do thought go for riding lessons FIRST. Before you even start shopping for bikes, so that you can make sure it's actually for you.

Many people make huge mistakes buying bikes first and then forcing themselves to ride them and it's usually those people that get seriously hurt.
 
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On what bike is that? Never heard of those before.

Almost seem like an American version of the older Pilot Roads, but does seem like a standalone product line.

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Aaah seems to be a cruiser specific tyre. That explains why it seemed so american.
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Yup - its on a Sporty
 
UrBaN963 said:
We are sharing dark clouds today :(

Depends on the bike and your riding style honestly. If you buy an R1 and ride like a chop, it won't save you any petrol. But if you ride sensibly, yes it can save you.

My bike averages between 5,2 and 6,2L/100km, depending on how I ride.
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Don't make the mistake that big bikes use more fuel.

An R1 will comfortably do about the same as your bike's worst even when raping.

The exception being track days where it would be constantly smashing it and even then it will get less than 9 l/100 easily.

My bike has almost 5 times the capacity of yours yet averages a lifetime 5.7 l/100.
 
@Marius: was not at the bike festival. There was also one on the KZN south coast (politics between the organisers and HD, so HD who used to big at the south coast event, decided to have their own event in East London and Hells Angels decided to keep the South Coast event running)

Regarding riding: I don't have a car, my wife does (that helps). I ride every day in all weather. All about the correct riding gear.
my bike is heavier (Sporty 1200) but in joburg traffic i am doing 5l/100km, slightly heavier when I am about 130km/h
 
SauRoNZA said:
Don't make the mistake that big bikes use more fuel.

An R1 will comfortably do about the same as your bike's worst even when raping.

The exception being track days where it would be constantly smashing it and even then it will get less than 9 l/100 easily.

My bike has almost 5 times the capacity of yours yet averages a lifetime 5.7 l/100.
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Yea, that's why I specifically said "if you ride like a chop" - it all depends on your riding style, obviously.

Please check last post on previous page...does that rear look smooth to you? Or still good for a bit?
 
That is going to depend on what you want to use it for. Simply commuting to work? Weekend fun? Some-time racer? All of the above?
 
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