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Old 01-02-10, 21:01
NigelT NigelT is offline
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HI, i have just ordered a brand new set of standard size Avon Distanzia tyres for my XT660R 2008, hope this is the right call ? Can any one out there give me some feed back if this was the correct choice, i mainly cover on road work.

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Old 01-02-10, 21:42
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HI, i have just ordered a brand new set of standard size Avon Distanzia tyres for my XT660R 2008, hope this is the right call ? Can any one out there give me some feed back if this was the correct choice, i mainly cover on road work.

Many Thanks

Nigel T

Seems a bit late to ask for feed back after you have order them
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Old 01-02-10, 22:14
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Seems a bit late to ask for feed back after you have order them

FAIR COMMENT i suppose !!!!!! Just hope i had some positive reactions and some stories back really !!!!
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Old 01-02-10, 21:58
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HI, i have just ordered a brand new set of standard size Avon Distanzia tyres for my XT660R 2008, hope this is the right call ? Can any one out there give me some feed back if this was the correct choice, i mainly cover on road work.

Many Thanks

Nigel T
Best Tyres I've ever had & they are by far the most popular on this forum for the X. I guess if you are mainly gonna ride on the road they will be great & as they are a fairly chunky road tyre they will probably be ok off road providing you dont ride the difficult stuff.
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Old 01-02-10, 22:17
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Best Tyres I've ever had & they are by far the most popular on this forum for the X. I guess if you are mainly gonna ride on the road they will be great & as they are a fairly chunky road tyre they will probably be ok off road providing you dont ride the difficult stuff.
Thanks very much for that, can't wait till S aturday to try them out and enjoy the great handling i have read about from the XT660 range, whhooo hoooo.

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Old 01-02-10, 22:44
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Thanks very much for that, can't wait till S aturday to try them out and enjoy the great handling i have read about from the XT660 range, whhooo hoooo.

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Nigel
Dont go too mad at first, give them a hundred miles to scrub in. Also make sure your tyre pressures are the yamaha recommends and not the Avon recommends only I made that mistake and it was scarey to say the least.
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Hi Nigel

You'll love the Distanzias I fitted some to my R last year and have had an excellent handling bike ever since, lots of grip in the dry and the wet!

I raved about them so much my mate has now ordered some for his FMX.

Hope you enjoy them!

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Old 02-02-10, 19:22
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Had a set on last year and worked fine for me, gave good feed back, gripped like sh*t to the bottom of your boots and gave a good amount of life. Just make sure to run them in before you start giving them stick, around 100miles or so.
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