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andyzzr1100 wrote: since kev left, i dont think they have an MOTer there any more,

Thats interesting then as i rang the Newton Abbot branch to see about a tyre and MOT and he said all the MOT's were done up at Paignton and never mentioned that. Will bear that in mind........

Johnnyb wrote:

andyzzr1100 wrote: since kev left, i dont think they have an MOTer there any more,

Thats interesting then as i rang the Newton Abbot branch to see about a tyre and MOT and he said all the MOT's were done up at Paignton and never mentioned that. Will bear that in mind........

lee from arlington does the mot`s for ams at the moment at paignton johnny untill he`s got his mot bay sorted at his place, i got a price of them today for the BT016 tyres it came to £233 and that was trade to me, thats £18 more than arlington

Is arlingtone the one just around the corner up the road from AMS? Been meaning to pop into there for some time.

Funky wrote:Is arlingtone the one just around the corner up the road from AMS? Been meaning to pop into there for some time.

they have just moved into paignton funky, near to gt, church st theres a wet fish shop on the corner and they have taken over the old garage next to it, two big arches with roller doors,paignton hospital is just a bit further on up that rd. lee`s a nice bloke and can get mostly anything u need new or second hand,

Just ordered a pair at £169 delivered for the 750 K7

here is the link may save a few pennies for some SWB lads and ladettes

http://www.intobikes.co.uk/products?det ... =desc&rt=0

thanks for that gsx that will come in usefull when i change tyres just have to see what lee will balance and fit them for im sure a bacon sausage and egg baguette and a coffee should sort it out

Went to AMS in the end and got my new BT021 but failed the mot on a leaking forkseal, didnt see that even though i ran my hand over them before i went up just to check but they had definately gone on the way, so a bit of bad luck but the tester which i assume was Lee from Arlington just booked me in his place the next day and did them and retested so good service, but he did look busy, not room to swing a cat, lol so i would use him again.........

my bt 016 has pretty much had it after 2000 miles this wet wether hasn't helped either as been using the bike every day for work keeping it upright because its wet, so have run a flat spot on the rear, next step buy a spare rear wheel put a 021 on for work then keep the 016 for weekends

gazkwak wrote:my bt 016 has pretty much had it after 2000 miles this wet wether hasn't helped either as been using the bike every day for work keeping it upright because its wet, so have run a flat spot on the rear, next step buy a spare rear wheel put a 021 on for work then keep the 016 for weekends

You dont always even need super sticky tyres even for spirited Sunday blasts, I ran a set of Diablo Stradas on my old ZX6R G2, they're basically sports tourer tyres, even did a trackday and they handled wonderfully or settle for a set of normal Diablos, will easily get 4,000miles from a rear, hell I got 3,700 from a Corsa rear on the SP1.

I couldnt be doing with changing tyres every 2,000miles!