Thumper Club Forum
Technical => Recommended Services => Topic started by: timbo on June 09, 2016, 12:23:35 PM
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Just received a tyre that I ordered from Oponeo online. £32 for a 3.50x19 Mitas for the back of the RE. That inc postage to NI, and it appears to have come from Germany, so I'm well impressed :)
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Yes, I've used them as well as pneus-online who do similar cheap deals.
One thing to look out for is the manufacturing date - I had some delivered for my car that were a couple of years old. It didn't matter as they'll need replacing before they're 7 years old anyway.
WRT Mitas, Central Wheel in Coleshill knock them out cheapbut not that cheap!
The 3.50 section Mitas are quite small looking - I had one on the back of my Matchless G80 and it looked very skinny.
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I tried a local Mitas dealer before, but as soon as I said it was for a bike, he went all throughother, and said he couldn't supply one. I said that I'd be fitting it myself, but still no budge :-\
Surely a Mitas agent can get hold of a Mitas product :-\
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Aye Tim,
I have used these people; Tyres_supplier (http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=1110&cart_id=30153137.1110.20996&Cookie=froogle&m_s=1&s_p=index) although their price doesn't match your supplier's, and found the service very quick and efficient. Not sure if I would buy Mitas tyres, but Heidenau are certainly worth a look, with good grip in the wet! Their race compound small tyres are used for C90 racing in the 'South' I believe! ;D
My regards, Bill
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Just received a tyre that I ordered from Oponeo online. £32 for a 3.50x19 Mitas for the back of the RE. That inc postage to NI, and it appears to have come from Germany, so I'm well impressed :)
Me too Timbo, I purchased exactly the same tyre for my CB250RS two weeks ago...came in five days...........great service.
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Another tyre from Oponeo, Heidenou K60, 120/90 17 for back of Dommie. £53 plus £4 to NI. And there were even cheaper tyres available!
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Or is it false economy? As I've just realised I got 13,000 kms from the last rear tyre, a Metzeler :-\
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What a crock of s h i t e!!!! Just went on to buy a pair of tyres for my Jawa @ www.oponeo.co.uk .... went to the check-out, BIG RED WRITTING saying "we do not deliver to the Isle of Man >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( Lovely polite email sent Grrrrhh >:(
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Aye Steve,
You could try the crowd I posted a link to in this thread! :-\ But, you will still end up paying a healthy premium for the carriage ??? "For the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight please add £14.75 per tyre " :o
My regards, Bill
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Hi Bill,
Yeah, I also had a look on there but when I saw the £30 delivery I soon clicked off. After saying that, looking around £15 per tyre seems to be the norm? :( I`m not in a rush, I`ll see what`s about.
Cheers, Steve.
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Aye Steve,
A visit to 'Road & Track' methinks or the mannie in Ramsey, Paul Dedman, but I suspect the latter may only supply the Pirelli/Metzeler brand.
Regards, Bill
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Yes, you`re probably right ... I think I`ll nip in and see Alan at R&T ;)
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the avon sm tyre on the back of my m21 was a couple of decades old when my mate bought it, he had it for 2 years, then he sold it to me, that was in 2001,,,,,,,
got loads of tread left though....
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Aye john,
SM = "Skid Master"! ;) I was doing thousands of miles a year on them in the early '70's and fine for the performance of the Brit 'plodders', but anything with a bit of "zip" in it, with "yan a they on the rear" could be interesting. ??? Vincent twin, Dommi, Gold Star or a Bonnie! :o
I agree, very difficult to wear out. ;)
My regards, Bill
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'Difficult to wear out'....I like that !.
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Many moons ago,I had an SM on the rear of a BSA B40.When it finally wore out,I had a terrible job getting it off.It had gone so hard and stiff that it refused to come off the rim.
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i had a gs1000g suzuki outfit with a big old coachbuilt chair on it and an avon sm on the back, it was a hoot to ride, i could drift it sideways through a bend with the back wheel spinning and smoking in the dry. great fun! we went all across europe in it one year and when i sold the bike it still had loads of tread left on it. would have been a different matter had it been on the front though!
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I had a 'Kingstone' (?) front tyre on an old Kawasaki Z200 that simply would not 'wear out', I replaced it because I thought I should......in the process of getting it off....it broke !.