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stevied1969 26-11-09 12:10
Swiss army specials.

stevied1969 26-11-09 12:56
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Originally Posted by Keithblade (Post 112788)
Will you need to higher your front mud guard to get them knobbles in?
I don't think so, but ask me after this weekend :)

tripletom 26-11-09 14:11
Be interested to see how you get on on-road with these. Are you fitting them yourself?

DickyC 26-11-09 14:18
They will be great in the wet as you will be more like a paddle steamer!

Be interesting to hear how they feel/wear/sound etc.

Also be interested to see how they fit as I beleive the rear is a little narrower than the stock tyre. Good luck with fitting.

uncle ricky 26-11-09 14:19
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Originally Posted by tripletom (Post 112809)
Be interested to see how you get on on-road with these. Are you fitting them yourself?
I had them on my DRZ and done alot of road work, you can spin them up if you want to, you just ride and get use to them. You certainly won't get stuck in the mud and it grips well on rocky climbs with a little less tyre pressure

stevied1969 26-11-09 15:33
The rear is narrower yes, although the people at trelleborgtyres reckon that it should fit OK, and yes I will be fitting them myself, I figure it's good practice.

stuxtttr 26-11-09 15:55
watching with interest my rear is bald now and I need a pair of tyres that will be good on and off the road and last all winter

at under �100 for the pair I rekon I can even convince the missus otherwise its just a rear and use an old worn front :(

stevied1969 29-11-09 13:44
Well the new tyres are now fitted, no drama apart from breaking the bead on the existing tyres (Heidenau K60's) - My usual technique is to just stand on the tyre and bounce up and down to break it, didn't work this time though and had to resort to a couple of G clamps!

Had a quick run out with the Swiss Army tyres fitted, must say first impressions are that they are better on the road than I expected them to be, sure there was the usual 'falling off a cliff' feeling when cornering but I expected that, and it's pretty easy to light up the rear if you aren't careful with the throttle, but again that was expected. In three weeks time I am playing with the TRF in a large off road centre near Bradford, that should prove fun and will give me an idea as to what the tyres are like in the dirt.

mac-cos 29-11-09 15:51
Some pics of them fitted would be nice :D

uncle ricky 29-11-09 15:52
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Originally Posted by stevied1969 (Post 113082)
Well the new tyres are now fitted, no drama apart from breaking the bead on the existing tyres (Heidenau K60's) - My usual technique is to just stand on the tyre and bounce up and down to break it, didn't work this time though and had to resort to a couple of G clamps!

Had a quick run out with the Swiss Army tyres fitted, must say first impressions are that they are better on the road than I expected them to be, sure there was the usual 'falling off a cliff' feeling when cornering but I expected that, and it's pretty easy to light up the rear if you aren't careful with the throttle, but again that was expected. In three weeks time I am playing with the TRF in a large off road centre near Bradford, that should prove fun and will give me an idea as to what the tyres are like in the dirt.

Well done:eusa_clap::eusa_clap::eusa_clap:, Lets be having a photo of them on the bike. You can light the back up like you said but it is predictable and great fun. You will have loads of fun off roading with them I guarantee it


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