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The tyres on my Guzzi are from 2012 and 2015. Whilst good brands (Pirelli I think), this bike was never meant to be a performance machine and neither were the tyres. Now stick a decade of aging of them, and I've had a few accidental burnouts and one proper "oh ****" moment (right outside @bloodiedathame's house, I'd have never lived that down 
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They're spoke wheels and bias ply tyres so options are limited, but I'll be ordering some in the next week or two.
That being said, the T32s I had on the ZZR were bloody fantastic.
).They're spoke wheels and bias ply tyres so options are limited, but I'll be ordering some in the next week or two.
That being said, the T32s I had on the ZZR were bloody fantastic.
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The tyres on my Guzzi are from 2012 and 2015. Whilst good brands (Pirelli I think), this bike was never meant to be a performance machine and neither were the tyres. Now stick a decade of aging of them, and I've had a few accidental burnouts and one proper "oh ****" moment (right outside @bloodiedathame's house, I'd have never lived that down
They're spoke wheels and bias ply tyres so options are limited, but I'll be ordering some in the next week or two.
That being said, the T32s I had on the ZZR were bloody fantastic.
Was it my gravel trap driveway?
Was it my gravel trap driveway?
No, although that's lethal in its own right
It was right outside by the triangle bit. Opened it up and lit up the rear, proper brown trouser moment.
Still, I styled it out and the toddlers watching me were impressed so yeah. Baller.
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Was it these ones?I went for Pirelli Diablo High Performance... Which are (I hope) almost certainly better than the 13 year old ones that came on the bike
They are very cheap in offer at £167 for the set to be honest.
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Exactly those.
£3.31 each. Including the vibration dampener thingy.
One for each bike. Initial touchy-feely impression is excellent, my main concern is UV resistance as we all know how quickly plastics can go brittle. To be clear, I've got a genuine Quadlock case which is excellent quality, and the magnet is one of those "how the hell did nobody think of this sooner?" moments. I can stick it to the fridge with cooking vids on whilst I cook. I can stick it to my fuel tank with a tutorial vid on whilst spannering. I can stick it to a metal cabinet whilst banging your mum, it's absolutely ace.
Will report back in a month or so with further thoughts, but initial impressions are "why the hell does anyone pay for Quadlock?"
One for each bike. Initial touchy-feely impression is excellent, my main concern is UV resistance as we all know how quickly plastics can go brittle. To be clear, I've got a genuine Quadlock case which is excellent quality, and the magnet is one of those "how the hell did nobody think of this sooner?" moments. I can stick it to the fridge with cooking vids on whilst I cook. I can stick it to my fuel tank with a tutorial vid on whilst spannering. I can stick it to a metal cabinet whilst banging your mum, it's absolutely ace.
Will report back in a month or so with further thoughts, but initial impressions are "why the hell does anyone pay for Quadlock?"
Welcome to the internetOrdered a set of tyres for the BlackBird, Pirelli, asked on a facebook group if the price was decent for the set, figured someone else might like a set since the price was good.
Comments range from "Ditchfinders, will almost certainly kill you instantly" to "I have them on my bike, best tyres ever", and pretty much everything inbetween
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£3.31 each. Including the vibration dampener thingy.
One for each bike. Initial touchy-feely impression is excellent, my main concern is UV resistance as we all know how quickly plastics can go brittle. To be clear, I've got a genuine Quadlock case which is excellent quality, and the magnet is one of those "how the hell did nobody think of this sooner?" moments. I can stick it to the fridge with cooking vids on whilst I cook. I can stick it to my fuel tank with a tutorial vid on whilst spannering. I can stick it to a metal cabinet whilst banging your mum, it's absolutely ace.
Will report back in a month or so with further thoughts, but initial impressions are "why the hell does anyone pay for Quadlock?"
That would have cost you £100 official or something stupid?
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Ok replace those tyres boyo! And if you need an overpriced torque wrench made for spokes I will sell you mine for an amount of money!The tyres on my Guzzi are from 2012 and 2015. Whilst good brands (Pirelli I think), this bike was never meant to be a performance machine and neither were the tyres. Now stick a decade of aging of them, and I've had a few accidental burnouts and one proper "oh ****" moment (right outside @bloodiedathame's house, I'd have never lived that down
They're spoke wheels and bias ply tyres so options are limited, but I'll be ordering some in the next week or two.
That being said, the T32s I had on the ZZR were bloody fantastic.
Link me up hotpants£3.31 each. Including the vibration dampener thingy.
One for each bike. Initial touchy-feely impression is excellent, my main concern is UV resistance as we all know how quickly plastics can go brittle. To be clear, I've got a genuine Quadlock case which is excellent quality, and the magnet is one of those "how the hell did nobody think of this sooner?" moments. I can stick it to the fridge with cooking vids on whilst I cook. I can stick it to my fuel tank with a tutorial vid on whilst spannering. I can stick it to a metal cabinet whilst banging your mum, it's absolutely ace.
Will report back in a month or so with further thoughts, but initial impressions are "why the hell does anyone pay for Quadlock?"
*edit* Don’t even think of linking me some hotpants
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Make sure you get a genuine case tho, I don't trust the Aliexpress ones or the sticky-onny ones.
Shouldn't we wait for the 'has anyone seen my phone?' thread first.Link me up hotpants
*edit* Don’t even think of linking me some hotpants
Ohhhh so that’s just the bit that attaches to the bike? I need to buy a quad lock case?Universal Bicycle Mount for Bicycle and Motorcycle Phone Holder, Mobile Phone Holder for MTB 360° Rotatable for MTB or Road Bike - AliExpress 201355758
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Make sure you get a genuine case tho, I don't trust the Aliexpress ones or the sticky-onny ones.
Yarp. Orrrrr if you fancy it, grab some proper glue and glue the universal stickyback thing to your existing case. That'll work too, just don't trust the "double sided tape" that it comes with.