anyone tried these sill cheap tomahawk tyres?

[zip70]

just browsing ebay, come across these tyres (people who make the coloured ones!)

35 quid for a new rear 37 for sport compound or 40 for race!!

thats a 160 60 17

has anyone tried them, they claim to be MCN tested and acclaimed?

im skint so may try a sport rear
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[bish777]

ive run them, just bought another set and they are good.

Dont let the naysayers tell you that retreads are bad!

I run them on my GSXR 1100 and if it can survive that theyll survive anything.
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[Robby]

My new SV has them on. I'm taking it out for a maiden voyage tomorrow so I'll let you know what I think.

Come replacment time I doubt I'll be getting them again no matter what I think of them from experience. Heard too many bad things about them, and quite a few places do pair deals on good tyres for about 130-150 quid.

[bish777]

alot of people will tell you horror stories about remoulds, but ive not heard nor experienced problems with my tomahawks.
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[jay12329]

I've herd and seen very bad things about tomerhawk tyres fitted to a hornet 6 with only 84bhp, the tyres didnt handle it well and just fell apart rarther than wareing.
HTH
J

[Finglonga]

Remolding a tyre isn't the problem, it is where the carcass for it comes from and what damage it may have had in a previous life.
If you get one with a good carcass then you won't have any problems. But a bad one thats been damaged may flex more than it should and over heat. Thats when bits will start to drop off it.
To be fair most are checked before they are processed so a duff one SHOULD be a rare thing.............
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[Dom_]

I've heard many bad rumors about them, seen a few pics of them after they have fallen apart too.

I would never get them, and if i did have them on a bike i would change them asap, but it's up to you.

[Ste]

Have a read of...

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=31275
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=23119

[Visitor Q]

What about just buying to do some big fuck off burnouts... Anyone wanna learn how to do doughnuts?

I bet its what they run outside ace etc.
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[Motkram]

Remoulds on a bike? No thanks. Having experienced a cheapy car tyre go egg shaped (literally) at 90mph, remoulds are a big no no from me, on a car or bike; and your quite likely to survive a failure strapped in your cage.

You have no idea how old the carcass is, what it originally was or what has happened to it during it's (possibly very long) life.
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[Robby]

Well they stick to the road ok.

Wasn't pushing it so I can't comment on that side of things though.

[Ste]

[Bendy]

At least one guy at Streetfighter Sunday was using them, cos he had the silly red ones... on a hornet or a bandit as I recall.

[Visitor Q]

[jay12329]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=45497
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