A common question. So what do you use? Where do you get them?
For me
THE BIKE: Africa Twin.
TYRES
1. OEMs Bridgestone Trail Wings for off road & wet season.
2. On road dry season Michelin Anakees or Dunlops.
FROM WHERE
Order in Chiang Mai via G3 / Samoto / Piston Shop.
Please yourself, but G3 is usually cheapest.
http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorc ... -t633.html
Note that if you're upcountry, "everything" is usually just an overnight truck trip from Bangkok.
Davidfl
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I always use Metzlers MEZ4 or 6 or MEZ1
from paddock, dont like bridgestones, dunlops but if no metzlers around will use MIchelin Pilots for the Ducati.
i just ordered some michellin anakee's from this guy below who is in BKK. he was very knowledgable, spoke good english & is shipping them to me tomorrow. his name is "pilot":
Big Bendum
(Ek Pai Boon) Mr. Pairoj has a large stock of specialist bike tires. He can supply, change and balance tires for you. 481 Santiphab Road
Tel: 02-222-7535
Email: toger05@yahoo.com
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by backdoorphil
i just ordered some michellin anakee's from this guy below who is in BKK. he was very knowledgable, spoke good english & is shipping them to me tomorrow. his name is "pilot":
Big Bendum
(Ek Pai Boon) Mr. Pairoj has a large stock of specialist bike tires. He can supply, change and balance tires for you. 481 Santiphab Road
Tel: 02-222-7535
Email: toger05@yahoo.com
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">He's arguably the best source for tyres in BKK, except for Metzler which I believe is Paddock.
My friend Pat is a dealer for Pirelli. He & his wife are fluent in English. He is very good for big bike spares.
http://www.showpow.net/index.php?option ... &Itemid=38
02-742-5733 02-7421494
Pat 089-003-8887 Pat's wife. Charlie 0890038886
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Hi Rik,
Interesting revealation, didn't know about this shop before, on top it's not so far from my location thus, I will definitively visit them.
I visited their web site and the offer seems quite wide, let us check.
Thanks for the info. however it would be to move this in the proper topic, don't you think ? David has opened a section for shops, could be an interesting info to include in.
Laurent Paris-Bangkok-
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dotcom
My friend Pat is a dealer for Pirelli. He & his wife are fluent in English. He is very good for big bike spares.
http://www.showpow.net/index.php?option ... &Itemid=38
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Rick
Good tip off that your friends are Pirelli dealers.
What tyres do you get from them?
Davidfl
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After calling the two numbers listed on K. Pat's website many times over many days without answer I gave up.
dotcom you have mentioned (promoted)this guy before but the service is non existent.
At least they could have replied to the many missed calls but they didn't.
Seems they don't want the business you are trying to get for them.
My little VTR250 has the same tire size as a CB400 - 110/70/17 front, 140/70/17 rear. Are there any CB400 riders out there who can share their experience with their tires in that size? - Before I get flamed again for being too lazy to google (which I already did and found a lot of nice tires) I'm interested in a sport-touring tire that lasts longer than 5000km but isn't too hard, either. Now I've got Bridgestone Excedra but I'd rather get somethin better like AVONs or Michelins.
Their website seems to be updated. I will visit the shop (near my house) and check it out and tell them to answer the ferkin phone.Originally Posted by JohhnyE
Heres a helpfull chart--
http://www.bctmotorcycles.co.uk/catalog ... etMWjLdH-c
this website also has a good link to all the tire manufacturers- http://www.motorcycleproshop.com/
or www.kneedraggers.com which a lot of buyers give feedback on the tires they buy
The shop is, indeed, there. The lady speaks no English or was completely dumbstruck by my appearance; the chap is fluent.
They had lots of Pirelli tyres, a pair for my bike would be 13000B. It turns out they are the co-sponsors of the Bira track days that I go to (one coming up next Saturday)
The shop sells everything you could possibly want to buy as long as you ride a GSXR. They have Ferodo brake pads and will order them for your bike. I still don't know why they don't answer the telephone.
Hi, you said he is shipping them to you ? can he deliver to pattaya without actualy going to his shop and what payment does he use ?
cheers
declan
You could probably get Pirellis left at Bira for you at the weekend.
I might call into Showpow when i get back , its close to Onut station ??You could probably get Pirellis left at Bira for you at the weekend.
What tires did you buy for 13,000 baht ?
It is not walking distance from BTS. Get a taxi or give me a ring and I will give you a lift. Mobile number is PMd to you.
Tyres are Corsa, I think. I didn't buy them.
Cheers Dave, got a set off the buy&sell section so can avoid a trip to Bangkok for the time being..
Tyres - the WHAT I got sorted out, now comes the WHERE. I'm looking for a reliable shop that ships them to my village. I've tried this very helpful link:
http://www.geocities.com/bkkriders/shops/index.html
which lists three tyre dealers.
Big Bendum (love that name!!) also mentioned above hasn't answered three emails. I prefer emails since there's less room for misunderstandings, like spelling of names, adresses or sizes. I'll give the guy a call today and ask him about the emails.
Dumrong I've dealt with before, he sent two front tires, then told me "That's okay, don't worry about it." I then went up to BKK, paid 400 baht for a MC taxi, tires aeound my neck, took the tires back. He's super busy, permanently on the phone and doesn't have time for a guy who wants only a couple of bike tires. He's chinese, sells car tires by the stack and would sell you his mother if she was made of rubber.
At "Tire Service" I was informed by a friendly lady that they don't have MC tires, only passenger tires.
Any recommendations on a reliable shop that will actually send you the right tire? I don't want to wait until I have time for a BKK trip.
Btw, if you're looking for Dunlop tires, this is the Japan link:
http://ridersnavi.com/catalogue/index.html
I googled Dunlop and ended up at the US website; a GT501 is not available in the US but can be imported from Japan, a set for less than 5000 THB excl shipping (CB400 size).
You can always go to your local car tyre dealer that's got the brand you want, & ask them to order them in for you. I just did this in Chiang Mai. No luck with the bike shops, so went to a Michelin dealer. He phoned Bkk & got the same answer - no Anakees, but he also dealt in Bridgestones & asked if I would take a set of them. The answer was yes. I paid a 50% deposit & the next day they were in Chiang Mai.
Davidfl
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