Maintenance Day: Getting NEW TIRES on My Motorcycle!

[@jgbsweeper7325]

Thanks for the ride along. I always enjoy these videos 🙂.

[@MelissaL]

Thank you! Got another one coming probably tomorrow from my ride today.

[@jgbsweeper7325]

I’ll watch for it ! Thanks

[@melindazikursh8825]

I need tires on my 2023 NC750x only 4000 miles original Dunlaps. I’m trying to make it to end of season because I can’t afford shop fees. Labor costs more than the tires in NE Ohio. I have to learn to take wheels off myself this winter

[@MelissaL]

That would be a really great skill to learn! The cost of tires and labor is horrible. I wanted to wait to end of season too but mine were way overdue and probably not the safest.

[@richardmourdock2719]

I'm curious. I ride a Super Tenere and have put on three sets of Battleax Tires. I'm nearing 60,000 miles on the bike. When I got my last set, my model of Battleax no longer came in a radial tire. So, I went with the same make but not radial. And I really don't like them. They are NOISY. I just finished a 2100 mile trip and I guess they worked fine but I'm curious.. did you go from a radial to nonradial tire? Also on the helmets, for about five years I've used an HJC full face modular helmet. I love it. And I just added one of the "stop lights" to the rear that is activated by acceleratometers so that when you down shift it comes on. I was concerned about the added weight, but its been perfect. Stay safe. Let me know if you're still on radials.

[@MelissaL]

Hi Richard, thanks for subscribing! My original Metzelers were radial, these new Battlax are also radial. They are definitely noisy!! I'll be trying something else next year. Regarding the helmet brake light, is it a Brake Free?

[@richardmourdock2719]

@@MelissaL Yes, the Brake Free. I love it. I had a fellow motorcyclist following me through a Chicago traffic jam that last 45 minutes in 92 degrees. He said the light was better than just a brake light on the bike because it was higher and more visible. A good test of the brake light but I hope to never go through such traffic again!. Noisy radial tires, that is a new one. Ride safe. BTW, I'm 73 and never rode a motorcycle until I was 58. In retirement, motorcycle travel keeps me sane!

[@MelissaL]

@@richardmourdock2719 I thought about getting one of those...maybe I'll look at them again.