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From: HardWorkingDog on 19 Nov 2009 17:15 In article <4b05b22f$0$4050$822641b3(a)news.adtechcomputers.com>, "Joe Rooney" <ikerooneyat(a)bigvalley.net> wrote: > Charles, > > Is there a possibility that this is related to the current nationwide > shortage of eggo waffles? I've found their stiction to the kitchen floor is > unsurpassed. I haven't dropped them in mud or loam yet. > > Joe Rooney (funny how my newsreader always warns me that you're posts are spam :) Yes, it IS possible. I think they used D756's for the eggo molds. -- Charles '99 YZ250
From: KW on 19 Nov 2009 18:08 "HardWorkingDog" <harvey(a)mush.man> wrote in message news:harvey-FEAEB6.14132219112009(a)individual.net... > In article <rifbg5lqe2qdsv5lhdpau10j8f6lcc31fv(a)4ax.com>, > Mike Baxter <mgb***@comcast.net> wrote: > >> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:15:55 -0800, HardWorkingDog <harvey(a)mush.man> >> wrote: >> >> >I was ready to get a new D756, and found out they're not making them >> >anymore--at least that's what 2 dealers told me today. Dunlop still >> >has it listed on their website, but no local stock. Looks like the >> >online places still have backstock... >> > >> >Anyway, I'm thinking of going with the replacement, now called MX51. >> >Curious if anyone's used it yet. I'm running a 756 rear on the KDX now and it has been a great tire, Don't have any personal experience with the MX51 yet, but this was posted on Georgia offroad from a similar query earlier today..... [quote="Slo Mo"]I think Paul is right, different tires will suit different riding styles. While many really like the new Dunlop MX51, I didnt really care for it and it was completely worn out after 13 hours of riding primarily prepped MX tracks. I just put on a set of 756's due to the cheap sale price and the initial ride was awesome, but I can tell they will not last long at all. My all time favorite may be the Michelin MS3. You would be surprised how long the MS3 will wear despite being a medium-soft tire. The old Pirelli MT32 on the rear and MT83 on the front was also a great set-up.[/quote] KW >> >> Is it dual compound rubber??? >> >> Mike Baxter > > the waffle or the tire? > > I don't think so: > http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_tire.asp?id=105 > > I'll be the rmd guinea pig; just picked one up from Mach 1. > > -- > Charles > '99 YZ250
From: scrape on 19 Nov 2009 18:14 On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:46 -0800, HardWorkingDog <harvey(a)mush.man> wrote: >In article ><e190e21e-feff-4ac1-9997-c9079a0e9672(a)l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > scrape <scrape05(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Nov 19, 1:15�am, HardWorkingDog <har...(a)mush.man> wrote: >> > I was ready to get a new D756, and found out they're not making them >> > anymore--at least that's what 2 dealers told me today. Dunlop still >> > has it listed on their website, but no local stock. Looks like the >> > online places still have backstock... >> >> Interesting. Hadn't heard that, but it explains why I couldn't find >> any last week. > >I had noticed cyclegear had a hugely discounted price on them a month >or so ago...shoulda stocked up. Cycle Gear often has good prices on 756s. That was one of the places I checked and they don't even have them listed any more.
From: I am Tosk on 19 Nov 2009 18:29 In article <ee27a28f-2757-4372-acee- ea06d65939af(a)g1g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, jwc(a)sysmatrix.net says... > > > I never liked the 756 that much because the edges wore off so quickly, > > but I've come to realize that the tire still works pretty well as it > > wears (thanks to Baxter's prodding). I thought I'd give it another > > chance on this tire change. > > I always hated that tire. My impression was that it gave decent > drive, but sucked side-to-side and couldn't hold laterally, at least > in New England goo. Those characteristics in the back makes for a > wagging rear end, which is no big deal, but makes for a really bad > time in the front. > > I still like the 739s the best. > > JayC Yeah, that's why we ran the 43 in the front... Anyway, I asked the Cycle Gear guy about them today he said the new replacement is the same tread pattern, exactly, just a softer compound. Of course that really sucks to ride in the hard clay we ride in, I suppose they will break down quicker. Sir Tony likes Bridgestones at Rocky and it is his track... Rowdy Mouse Racing, I am made of a softer compound too...
From: HardWorkingDog on 19 Nov 2009 19:30
In article <MPG.256f9ef6ae167f14989732(a)eternal-september.org>, I am Tosk <justwaitafrekinminute(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <ee27a28f-2757-4372-acee- > ea06d65939af(a)g1g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, jwc(a)sysmatrix.net says... > > > > > I never liked the 756 that much because the edges wore off so quickly, > > > but I've come to realize that the tire still works pretty well as it > > > wears (thanks to Baxter's prodding). I thought I'd give it another > > > chance on this tire change. > > > > I always hated that tire. My impression was that it gave decent > > drive, but sucked side-to-side and couldn't hold laterally, at least > > in New England goo. Those characteristics in the back makes for a > > wagging rear end, which is no big deal, but makes for a really bad > > time in the front. > > > > I still like the 739s the best. > > > > JayC > > Yeah, that's why we ran the 43 in the front... Anyway, I asked the Cycle > Gear guy about them today he said the new replacement is the same tread > pattern, exactly, just a softer compound. Of course that really sucks to > ride in the hard clay we ride in, I suppose they will break down > quicker. Sir Tony likes Bridgestones at Rocky and it is his track... > If the Cycle Gear guy was trying to say the MX51 is the same tread pattern as the 756, he's doing a typical Cycle Gear guy job of spreading bullshit. I have in my garage a 756 and an MX51 and they are significantly different. Matter of fact, the Dunlop MX51 tread is almost a carbon copy of the Michelin S2 that I'm replacing... -- Charles '99 YZ250 |