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Offline Ravie

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Phoenix Tires?
« on: July 29, 2014, 07:22:31 pm »
Anyone ever used these?

http://www.cokertire.com/popular-tire-applications/motorcycle/phoenix-e70p-400-18.html

I like the design, and the price is nice, too.

My choice up until now was going to be the Avon Speedmaster and the SM Mark II.

Thoughts?
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Re: Phoenix Tires?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2014, 08:10:27 pm »
Looks like a higher priced copy of the Dunlop.  I'd buy the Dunlop....


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Re: Phoenix Tires?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2014, 08:33:06 pm »
I do believe you are right!  Thanks. I may go with the Dunlops!  If only that purchase wasn't so far down the road...
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Re: Phoenix Tires?
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2014, 07:31:48 am »
Coker is good stuff.  I've used them.  They've been the go-to for vintage and retro tire configurations for at least thirty years.  Concours as well as resto use them for accurate replicas.  They have acquired original tread molds for almost every tire in their catalog.  Probably the only place you can get bias ply.  Are they any good for motorcycle tires....only if they have exactly what you're looking for....but the quality is second to none.
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Re: Phoenix Tires?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 01:22:19 pm »
If it's the aesthetic you're going for, then a K70 looks the part. In my experience though, they are a crap tyre which oddly enough perform better in the wet than in the dry! IIWY, I'd stick with the Avons. Can't comment on Phoenix, never used them.
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