On my second set of angel gt's, Great tire, great handling, even in wet weather. last set 13,800miles.
was using Dunlop road smarts. till switch. stealthrider06
was using Dunlop road smarts. till switch. stealthrider06
On my second set of angel gt's, Great tire, great handling, even in wet weather. last set 13,800miles.
was using Dunlop road smarts. till switch. stealthrider06
I'm happy with my Angel GT's too. Have not tried enough different tires to really know if these are better than all the rest or if they are just very good for me, but I love them. Only fly in the ointment is the carcass is so stiff I couldn't try the wire tie method of mounting them.
I ran a set of Angel Gts, at about 7,400 miles the steal cords were reflecting the sun nicely! Riding two up from Omaha to Spearfish SD I thought I had plenty of rubber left. Come Saturday morning time to head home walking up behind the bike I see the belts shinning! Might just have been the two up with camping gear but they went away fast!Glad to hear it. That's a great wear rate. Word of caution,,, something to watch for. Reports are that the GT's show cords immediately after hitting the wear indicators !! Did you see that ?? Cat'
Cat, tell me where to look on the tire and I'll get back to you on this. I read about the A vs whatever in another thread, but someone said that the tire only came one way in the right size for an ST1300. I got what was available.SMSW,,, did you choose the A-spec rear Angel GT tire ?? Cat'
The A spec rear tire does NOT come in the standard 170/60 size of the ST1300. It comes in the 180/55 size which fits the ST OK as well.Cat, tell me where to look on the tire and I'll get back to you on this. I read about the A vs whatever in another thread, but someone said that the tire only came one way in the right size for an ST1300. I got what was available.
The A spec rear tire does NOT come in the standard 170/60 size of the ST1300. It comes in the 180/55 size which fits the ST OK as well.
If you got an A spec tire, it would not be the standard size.
Yup, I got the 170/60 ZR. I am not a hot rider by any means. Of course I love the group rides at STOC events - and I fall somewhere in the middle of the pack, but I really doubt that I come close to the capabilities of any of the tires available for this bike. What I looked for was a tire that did not slip on tar snakes and that had wet traction. And, yes, I've found the Angel GT's do slip on the snakes or white painted lines on the roads when I'm pushing it. Other than that, they feel wonderful to me.drrod is correct. I got the A spec,, as it was enhanced (stiffer carcass) for sport touring bikes. I can't detect any performance difference from the oem size,, and would say any impact on handling and mileage is negligible. Personally,,, I will stick with the A-spec. Cat'