phantoms on the street twin

Discussion in 'Tyres' started by SamC, Apr 7, 2016.

  1. SamC

    SamC Well-Known Member

    Feb 21, 2016
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    for all you guys out there with a street twin, what do you think of the standard phantoms?
     
  2. Reggie

    Reggie Senior Member

    Feb 19, 2016
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    Nothing to report at this early stage, i've only done 500 miles on them so far without incident. Haven't been out in wet weather and lean angle hasn't been tested either as i've been generally pottering about running the bike in. I have watched all the Street Twin videos on YouTube and from what I can see they seem to perform well. They'll be better than I am anyway that's for sure :)
     
  3. RichT

    RichT New Member

    Apr 14, 2016
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    Mine seem to be good, Ive done 2500 miles now and there's hardly any wear. Traction and feel seem very good also.
    In the warm Ive been chucking the bike about with no signs of twitching, straight line speed stability and under hard braking the bike seem very planted.
    I rode in a hale storm the other day, took it steady, but I felt confident.
    On this subject, when they wear out I was thinking of going a bit wider on the rear, perhaps a 160 or 170, don't know if this can be done with the size of the wheels (to get a pair) if anybody has tried or has looked into this please let me know :)
     
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  4. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    You can go up to 150 OK on the std. rim, but if you go any wider there are clearance issues as well as rim width problems.
     
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  5. RichT

    RichT New Member

    Apr 14, 2016
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    Its 150 as standard, I was thinking if it was a rounder profile, looking at 170, there looks like there's loads of space :)
     
  6. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    Well that just shows what I know then :oops::oops::oops::oops::oops:
     
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