Friday, January 30, 2009

Yokohama S. Drive

Finally got new tires, the Yokohama S. Drive high performance tires. Tires cost $762 including $150 for shipping. Mounted them today at Eurosports, cost was $172. It's always expensive to get new tires, but these 20" tires are actually cheaper than my old 19", not sure why. Huge difference in ride quality, all those little bumps disappeared. Comparable to swapping a pair of flip flops with plain rubber soles for a pair of Nike basketball kicks with air cushion. Found myself feathering the throttle and enjoying the low RPM exhaust hum that was coverd by the tire noise before.