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FJR Rides and Gatherings
Long Distance Riding/Iron Butt Rally
The "Gold" Standard Has Been Raised
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<blockquote data-quote="Ignacio" data-source="post: 1359611" data-attributes="member: 434"><p>Shhh...don't tell anybody, but here's the LD secret to longer life tires.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>There really isn't one! </strong></u>Pretty much the same NEPRT discussion point....just perhaps slightly more LD detail on them.</p><p></p><p>When you do rides like this you're usually even beating up the tire more than the 7,500 data point, don't risk running out of tire, and simply start with a new one. You do rides like the OP described and you either have a mounted up rim staged to be changed during your down interval or arrangements pre-made with dealers along the way.you plan ahead to have new tires. Expense is a secondary thing on these extreme cases. Warchild in his Hell Week used three new rear tires on the 10,500. He could go three days @4500 miles riding with margin, but 4 @ 6000 was pushing it. He had leftover partial tires and ran them out as local use tires on a spare rim.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, having a modicum of hand discipline helps...a bit. Yeah, certain tires, pressures, every other thing in NEPRT helps....a little bit. If you really want to suffer you mount a wooden ME-880, but I stopped that after my first IBR. Even an ME-880 probably would have been iffy for the OP's particular ride....more than a bit.</p><p></p><p>In one REALLY extreme ride I did....I only got 1,800 miles before I swapped to another staged rim at a fuel stop.</p><p></p><p>LD Riding = Big Seasonal TIre Budget</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ignacio, post: 1359611, member: 434"] Shhh...don't tell anybody, but here's the LD secret to longer life tires. . . . . . [U][B]There really isn't one! [/B][/U]Pretty much the same NEPRT discussion point....just perhaps slightly more LD detail on them. When you do rides like this you're usually even beating up the tire more than the 7,500 data point, don't risk running out of tire, and simply start with a new one. You do rides like the OP described and you either have a mounted up rim staged to be changed during your down interval or arrangements pre-made with dealers along the way.you plan ahead to have new tires. Expense is a secondary thing on these extreme cases. Warchild in his Hell Week used three new rear tires on the 10,500. He could go three days @4500 miles riding with margin, but 4 @ 6000 was pushing it. He had leftover partial tires and ran them out as local use tires on a spare rim. Yeah, having a modicum of hand discipline helps...a bit. Yeah, certain tires, pressures, every other thing in NEPRT helps....a little bit. If you really want to suffer you mount a wooden ME-880, but I stopped that after my first IBR. Even an ME-880 probably would have been iffy for the OP's particular ride....more than a bit. In one REALLY extreme ride I did....I only got 1,800 miles before I swapped to another staged rim at a fuel stop. LD Riding = Big Seasonal TIre Budget [/QUOTE]
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Long Distance Riding/Iron Butt Rally
The "Gold" Standard Has Been Raised
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