Hope all you all had a great Thanksgiving. The tire in question was a spitfire. I spooned on a metz880 yesterday and slipped some new sintered pads on too. oops.
oil? well let's just say thank goodness for amsoil, eh?
About the tire. Seems I am the first to wear one out. When I got the carcass off the rim the worn strip was scary thin. The worn area actually sunk in towards the center. Glad I got that off. Not too bad all in all on the mileage either. Given the tire's price, I got a fair amount of mileage. (11,032 v 18,427 on my last 880)
Florida. Not too many twisties here. And getting to twisties is a 500 mile ride. The worn out spitfire laid rubber throughout the eastern seaboard. From here to Laconia via the BRP, Whoop de whoops off the ho chi man trail and even the beautiful vistas round the Brasstown Ranger district of Georgia. That tire was 100 yards from the living legend Jimmy Carter in Plains GA. It was resting while Lynn and I toured the little white house. It slipped on white lines, threw gravel on roads in Southern Virginia, stopping at the four forks to revel in historic battles. Yes although it was squared off and worn out, the tire saw more twisties in its seven month life than I could have ever imagined. Cinnamon Girl might roll to Silver Spring this December. brrr. Might. All depends on the whiskey supply and how adventuresome I gets...
