New set of tyres for around $1100

[Rosco]

Put a new set of tyres on the old girl yesterday some Dunlop D220's, I took the recomendation from my mechainc, Their a harder compound than I usually would get, but summers on the way here and he said the turbos get a bit better life out of these. The 200mm rear dosnt look that different from the OEM 190 and on the 250km ride home they felt good and stable. It was a nice cruise at speeds form 110kph to 240kph.
While not as grippy as some I usually do my hard work in a strait line anyway.

Which brings me to the cost:

Front and rear D220's fitted and ballanced, $478.00
Speeding fine for exceeding the posted limit by 43kph, $600

However it could have been worse, 3kph more and it would have been $1600 and a court appearance.

It was a little sad, 124kph in an 80kph zone, 3 lanes each way (empty both ways, except for the unmarked car behind me), no intersecting roads and I was just cruising along minding my own busniess.

But thats life with the Busa. I was speeding so what can I say.

You do the speed, your wallet bleed!  

Heres a pic of the offending tyre, I'm sure it had somthing to do with the speeding, some how.....maybe....sorta....crap!



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[Glyn]

Ouch

 

[#cruncherbusa]

Ouch indeed!

 

[Darkair96]

big ouch

 

[phatjoe]

GOOD LAWD

 

[warbrown]

Busas can be expensive in more ways than one.

 

[Tejas Busa]

New tires and that throttle thing~ie will get you every time........ I think my next Mod. will be the invisible shield..... can't ticket, if they can't see you........

 

[GSXcite]

when I saw the topic I thought, oh god, please don't tell me it's going to cost that much to replace my tires to have the hot setup. You got me! HA HA

 

[samizx7]

get a lawyer a good one. where are located??

 

[adrenaline junkey]

ouch!

 

[omslaw]

 

[kod3001]

whoops

 

[Rosco]

get a lawyer a good one.  where are located??

Way down in Australia.

I was on my way to a BBQ with my best friend and his partner.

She is a Crown Prosecutor (your equivalent of Federal Prosecutor), she became very angry but advised under the circumstances that it would stick. I pity the officer the next time he appears before her though.  

The irony of it all is that if I were booked for the higher charge, another friend (Crownie as well) would have been the one prosecuting me!  

On a happier note, the guys that did my turbo install have asked if I would mind them displaying my bike at the Sydney Bike Expo. At least I might get in for free.


Cheers
Ross



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[PACIFICBUSA]

Been awhile Rosco....so that's what you've been up to, eh? Getting Turbo'd and ticketed...lovely.

Good to see ya back around, bud.

 

[PACIFICBUSA]

and over here, if it's twenty over the speed limit, it's considered reckless driving.

But enough dribble....pics of the turbo, man! Come, now....we must have pics!

 

[Rosco]

Hi Pac dude!

I put some pics up, there in the turbo section




Bugger, dont know how to linky thingy.



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[Rosco]

Oh, it worked after all.

Here is the latest new bit.

Hope all is well for you in sunny Guam, I may have to pack my shaving kit and come up for a visit.

 

[PACIFICBUSA]

Mmmm.....very tasty!!! Rock on, bro!!!