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Johnwebley:
great bike,

 if you swop the tyres,I use the avons,roadrider AM 26 front and rear,running 29psi front and between 33-36 psi rear,
they have transformed the handling,very sharp,great edge grip,and wet/greasy grip,

recently got some FA013 EBC pads,after servicing the caliper,and new fluid,found them very dissappointing,until a ride in heavy rain,
this seemed to clean the pads,so much better now,

enjoy the summer,and ride as much as your can,

John

pptom:
Just put those exact pads on and got some really grotty fluid out, gave it a real good flush - oh well, I'll see how they ride - can't be too much worse.
EBC are great in Northampton, its their UK distribution base and they also have a small trade counter in town - I can get pretty much any EBC part within a couple of hours and the price is not too shabby either - saves paying and waiting for Royal Mail.

Was thinking about the roadriders until i read that lots of people suffered from very premature side wall cracking - how are yours?

Johnwebley:
mine have lasted well,

I get about 4,500 from the rear,and just about run 3 rears to one front !!

the front will need changing soon,

the walls are ok


as I said,love the grip,can ground the footrest on roundabouts,and very stable on fast open roads,
still running original rear shocks after 52K and 39 yrs

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