The thread is about NT700 tiresHave you tried a BT-020 bias ply on your ST1100? I bought a new ST1100 in 1990. The only rear tire back then was the stock 548, and only Honda had them as a Honda part.....$330 Cdn.
I spent $200 USD for the for NaNCy. However, the mistake I made during pulling the front wheel of this bike for the first ever, costed me far more than that. Not to mention the backorder for the most critical replacement part. Lesson learned the hard way.The thread is about NT700 tires
The T32's sown are for my GF's NT700VA
(on the ST's (non-ABS,110/80 front tire) I'm on G547/548 since '92, all "modern" tires fail on this rig... and I've tried quite a few... )
Prices were interesting though:
120/70 R17 TL 58 W BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32 Front: € 109.70,- ex VAT
150/70 R17 TL 69 W BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32 Rear: € 132.58,- ex VAT
minus the € 41.67,- coupon on my customer card: € 240.74,- incl VAT delivered
Bridgestone T32 is a dual compound tire for the rear. I believe the front compound is the softer of the two rear compounds. The wear that you have illustrated is to be expected due to the softer compound durometer.Alright, prior to the Scotland tour I'd installed new T32's on my GF's NT700VA...
Once on Scottish roads (which are in really bad condition BTW) front and rear started to show angular wear pattern like this:
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Inflation pressures have been kept to specs...
The Bridgestone Exedra G547/548 on my ST1100Y show regular, even, roundish wear while being on the same roads, corners and speeds...
Well, it does cause some odd handling in corners though... OTOH did we get +10,000km out that set...