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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Agility 125 => Topic started by: docjones on July 15, 2010, 06:52:14 PM
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The front tire. I replaced the OEM Chin Shin with a Michelin and now my 125 rides like it is on glass.
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Cool A new balanced tire can make a world of difference.
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Cool A new balanced tire can make a world of difference.
..even the stock CST can be (probably most of them) balanced to perfection.
There are no balancing weights on my front rim which suggest they just don't
bother doing it. The tire might have been fine.
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There were no weights on my old or new tire either. My girlfriends Agility 125 doesn't have weights on her wheels either and hers rides like it's on glass with the old CST. Go figure. All I know is I'm a happy camper now and can do 60mph without my teeth chattering.
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..cheng shins suck...the quicker you can get them off your scoot, the sooner you will know just how much they do ..... suck......
:o
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..cheng shins suck...the quicker you can get them off your scoot, the sooner you will know just how much they do ..... suck......
:o
I've ridden a huge amount of different scooters (worked 2 years at a bike shop) on all kinds of tires,
owned 2 scooters myself and I'll agree that the stock CST tires suck for slick city roads and are especially
dangerous when going over wet crosswalks (painted parts), but I was expecting them to be much worse.
On good dry roads, I have no problems leaning them over almost all the way, and I've scraped my center
stand more then once doing 50mph+ at some on/off ramps.
That said, they've progressively started getting worse at around 7.000km on the clock, and are now turning
to plastic rapidly. However, until 7k, they were just fine.
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i had this exact same vibration on my new super8 125... it was also the front wheel. as it was new they simply replaced the front wheel with another one from another new scooter and now its spot on :)
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I've ridden a huge amount of different scooters (worked 2 years at a bike shop) on all kinds of tires,
owned 2 scooters myself and I'll agree that the stock CST tires suck for slick city roads and are especially
dangerous when going over wet crosswalks (painted parts), but I was expecting them to be much worse.
On good dry roads, I have no problems leaning them over almost all the way, and I've scraped my center
stand more then once doing 50mph+ at some on/off ramps.
That said, they've progressively started getting worse at around 7.000km on the clock, and are now turning
to plastic rapidly. However, until 7k, they were just fine.
..damn near my same experience with the cheng-sh**s on my a50...
..they do suck on painted, even morning dew-wet painted road surfaces...
..i did a gymnastic split while braking on a painted directional arrow one morning...
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..i did a gymnastic split while braking on a painted directional arrow one morning...
Hope the Russian judge gave you a good score on it.
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...pssth...
.. 8.5 due to poor form....
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But I bet you made it up on the artistic interpretation portion.
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..damn near my same experience with the cheng-sh**s on my a50...
..they do suck on painted, even morning dew-wet painted road surfaces...
..i did a gymnastic split while braking on a painted directional arrow one morning...
After locking up my front 2 times in the same day for no apparent reason
(ok, I was braking, that could be it, damnit) I replaced the front tire as I
don't have a death wish just yet. Put a nice and soft Sava MC29 Sporty
(probably only available in EU markets) on it.
If any of you ride in the wet, and you got over 7.000km on your CST tires,
replace them, no questions asked. Any tire will do, as long as it's new
and from a respectable brand.
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If any of you ride in the wet, and you got over 7.000km on your CST tires,
replace them,
..i'd tend to agree with that!!!!
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Cant beat Michelin tires!
They are awesome!
Good tires can make a scooter into a whole new feeling bike
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I'd like to see the Michelin's. Are all the available tire brands so angled on the front?
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Tires are the last place you want to save money by going cheap.
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Tires are the last place you want to save money by going cheap.
..amen bob....
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Well my a125 and the rain just teamed up to betrayed me, now i have a shattered wrist and messed up shoulder =(
Where should i go for some decent tires here in Texas?
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Sorry to hear about your wrist and shoulder, Cliffo. I see you're getting right back up on the horse though. ;D
I hear good things about ordering from bikebandit and motorcyclesuperstore, but I don't know about getting them locally in Texas. Good luck.
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Well my a125 and the rain just teamed up to betrayed me, now i have a shattered wrist and messed up shoulder =(
Where should i go for some decent tires here in Texas?
..dang...hope you heal up quick...
.. "http://motorcyclesuperstore.com"
..get you some Avon Viper Strykes for that Agility...
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I had exactly the same problem, a sort of buzzing/wuring at 60 with vibration, have changed both my tyres to maxxis m6029 front and rear and the difference is bloody amazing, only £31 each aswell
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From what I've read the company that makes the Cheng Shin tires is the same company that has the Maxxis in the U.S. It's interesting that the Maxxis get better reviews. I wonder what they do different to make them better.