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Offline Hugo Magnus

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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #30 on: July 05, 2021, 06:11:33 PM »
Give us a clue. Where were the photos taken? and why churches? just curious.
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2021, 10:00:54 PM »
Hi Hugo the first church in the field is close to Appledore in East Sussex apparently there used to be a village there and all that is left is the church.
and the second is at lydd in Kent
You asked why churches no real reason just what I come across while out riding
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2021, 01:35:31 PM »
Thank you, The churches were often designed to last until Doomsday, so out lived all the buildings of their era around them.
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2021, 09:28:19 PM »
Ride after work visited 2 Essex windmills
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #34 on: July 16, 2021, 05:16:58 PM »
Great pics  :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #35 on: September 01, 2021, 05:49:17 PM »
Today I have ordered a set of Bridgestone A41's for the Tigger to replace the completely shagged Metzeler Tourance Nexts that came O/E. At 3,300 miles they managed to square off front and rear and wear badly on the shoulders both front & rear. Pleased to see the back of them to be honest.
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #36 on: September 03, 2021, 05:07:02 PM »
Blimey both worn that badly at that mileage  :wtf:

Good choice with the Bridgestones though hopefully you will get far better mileage from them 🤞
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #37 on: September 03, 2021, 08:24:25 PM »
I fitted the rear wheel tonight and dropped the front off at the tyre fitters. He'd never seen such an unusually worn front tyre ! It's square, then heavily worn, almost flat and then back to the profile at the edges. Very odd and the one and only set of Metzeler Next's the bike will have on in it's life...
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #38 on: September 03, 2021, 10:32:08 PM »
I don’t blame you it’s not a good advert for the metzeler next’s is it.
I wonder if you just had a bad pair ?

Did you ask the tyre fitter if you could have the front tyre back just to remind yourself of how bad it had worn  lol
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #39 on: September 04, 2021, 01:11:46 PM »
I had another look at it today and it's just unbelievable the way it has worn. He's actually going to send it back to the Metzeler importer to look at as it's so odd. However, I got my front wheel back today and now both are installed and ready to roll on new A41's -

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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #40 on: September 04, 2021, 04:23:54 PM »
That is good of the tyre dealer to do that I hope they get a answer to report to you

They look great enjoy scrubbing them in and safe riding  :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #41 on: September 05, 2021, 06:50:02 PM »
I had a cracking day out today covering just over 200 miles (Kielder, Longtown, Silloth & home) and the new tyres are superb. Loads of feel, plenty of edge grip and you can really fire it out of corners. Very happy  :)))
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #42 on: September 05, 2021, 08:44:02 PM »
Glad you had a great ride scrubbing those new tyres in  :thumb:

How did the tyres feel after 200 miles ?
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #43 on: September 06, 2021, 04:39:23 PM »
Superb after 200 miles but we got off to a bad start as they were very noisy. This subsided after about 40 miles and by 200 they were virtually silent. I think it might have been the moulding 'spikes' which were rubbing on the front mudguard ? Really happy with the tyres and they have transformed the handling for the better.
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Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Reply #44 on: September 07, 2021, 08:37:32 PM »
It’s good to know the tyres came good for you :thumb:
 I had the same last year I had PR 5s fitted on the v-Strom I rode out of the tyre fitters and they were also noisy and slippery as hell I had no confidence in them at all, I gingerly rode at first but after about 30 miles they started to feel a lot better I rode up to Hunstanton that day some 100 odd miles each way.
The PR5s have been and still are brilliant  :thumb:

Glad your happy with the tyres and good to hear that they have improved the handling.
Ride hard ride safe
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