The New South Wales and Queensland Guzzi clubs were organising a social gathering of the minds at the Bendemeer pub on saturday/Sunday February 13th and 14th 2009. Located just north of Tamworth in NSW, this pub is a commonly used meeting place for bike clubs as it is a good distance from both Sydney and Brisbane for travelers from each city to have both a good ride and still arrive at a decent time.
Info on the Pub is HERE
Now I am not a member of any Guzzi club, but got word of the event via AIGOR, the email list that I have previously described, when the El Presidente's decided to invite any AIGORITES that might wish to attend.
So hatched a plan - organised to get some new tyres fitted. Called up Brisbane Motorcycle Tyres in Moss street, asking if he could fit some Dunlop Roadsmarts because I remember RacerX had recommended in some post ages ago that Dunlops and Guzzis are like peas in a pod. Didn't I cop an earfull, told in no uncertain terms that roadsmarts were crap, now smelling a rat I questioned him further but the logic seemed sound. He said that if you only do about 5-10,000km a year like I do then a longer lasting tyre is wasted as after twelve months it is starting to go hard, so answer is to fit a more sporty tyre and enjoy the extra grip - trouble is they WILL wear out and need replacing roughly every year - I think he did a snow job on me, but I agreed and rode away in the pouring rain on Friday morning wiith a brand new set of Metzler Sportec M3's and $480 poorer. Best bit was it was still pissing down, so I proceeded to scrub them in on the ride back to the office. hmy:
Holy cow, have they got grip! I have never been so confident on the bike and am a definite convert to sporty tyres, although I might change my mind when it comes time to replace them after a few months.
The tread looks cool, makes the Breva look like a real sport bike:
Info on the Pub is HERE
Now I am not a member of any Guzzi club, but got word of the event via AIGOR, the email list that I have previously described, when the El Presidente's decided to invite any AIGORITES that might wish to attend.
So hatched a plan - organised to get some new tyres fitted. Called up Brisbane Motorcycle Tyres in Moss street, asking if he could fit some Dunlop Roadsmarts because I remember RacerX had recommended in some post ages ago that Dunlops and Guzzis are like peas in a pod. Didn't I cop an earfull, told in no uncertain terms that roadsmarts were crap, now smelling a rat I questioned him further but the logic seemed sound. He said that if you only do about 5-10,000km a year like I do then a longer lasting tyre is wasted as after twelve months it is starting to go hard, so answer is to fit a more sporty tyre and enjoy the extra grip - trouble is they WILL wear out and need replacing roughly every year - I think he did a snow job on me, but I agreed and rode away in the pouring rain on Friday morning wiith a brand new set of Metzler Sportec M3's and $480 poorer. Best bit was it was still pissing down, so I proceeded to scrub them in on the ride back to the office. hmy:
Holy cow, have they got grip! I have never been so confident on the bike and am a definite convert to sporty tyres, although I might change my mind when it comes time to replace them after a few months.
The tread looks cool, makes the Breva look like a real sport bike: