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Jeffreyt
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Has anyone else put the Golden Tyres on their Paso 750. I just put my '87 Paso back together and found that the front tire rubs against the front fender on one side and has very little clearance on the other. I am thinking of putting a spacer on the front mount to move the fender up a bit. Any suggestions? Yes, I do have problems with my Paso but I still love it.
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Jeffreyt wrote:Has anyone else put the Golden Tyres on their Paso 750. I just put my '87 Paso back together and found that the front tire rubs against the front fender on one side and has very little clearance on the other. I am thinking of putting a spacer on the front mount to move the fender up a bit. Any suggestions? Yes, I do have problems with my Paso but I still love it.

That's with the Golden Tyre's on?

More reason to drive on 20 year NOS Moochelins' -.o
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plasmid wrote:
Jeffreyt wrote:Has anyone else put the Golden Tyres on their Paso 750. I just put my '87 Paso back together and found that the front tire rubs against the front fender on one side and has very little clearance on the other. I am thinking of putting a spacer on the front mount to move the fender up a bit. Any suggestions? Yes, I do have problems with my Paso but I still love it.

That's with the Golden Tyre's on?

More reason to drive on 20 year NOS Moochelins' -.o
You dissin' my tires plasmid :lol:
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Mc tool wrote: You dissin' my tires plasmid :lol:

Nothing beats a well aged NOS

I'm waiting for the Goldentyres I bought to be 10 years old NOS before I install them.

Like wine and classic bikes, they only get better.

I bet if you sponsor some scientific research it'll conclude that in a few years all the environmentally friendly chemicals
disperse leaving behind pure, supple, pavement gripping rubber.

+ NOS sounds so much more sophisticated than just NEW.

:lol:
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gotta stop smokin crack Plasmid :lol: :lol: :thumbup:
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higgy wrote:gotta stop smokin crack Plasmid :lol: :lol: :thumbup:

When you ride 20 year old Michelins the cracks are free.

Stick your NOSe in a sealed bag of new 10 year old M59's and you know NOS is good.

Even Mc Tool seems to have recognized the benefits and brought his stash into the house.
This way he can both monitor the aging process and get his daily whiff of NOS.



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Jeffreyt - Is it really touching with the Goldentyre's on?

No one else has mentioned it.

On car tires, at least, I found the modern ones to have a smaller diameter than the same size classic ones,
like Michelin MXL and XWX.
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my front fender had marks on the inner sides from the old Michelin...
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I'm using GTs for 6000kms and no rubbing.
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paso750 wrote:my front fender had marks on the inner sides from the old Michelin...
Are you moving back to 16in or are you staying with 17in
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those marks are many years old. I never had 17" and never will.
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paso750 wrote:those marks are many years old. I never had 17" and never will.
Didn't you change to some taller tires?

I remember the bike leaning a lot with the standard kick stand
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that was due to the 907ie swingarm in combination with the 130/180 16" Avons
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Hi,
How the bike ride with this new Golden tyres?
I was changed the front dimension by 130/70 to have better filling on the side.
When touch brake in curve, the bike continue to turn and not stand up !

Thanks for you feedback

Christian
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