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October 25th, 2016, 02:38 PM
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ninjette.org newbie
Name: David
Location: Santa Rosa ca
Join Date: Oct 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r 2012 Posts: 1
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New Daily Rider. Advice on all weather tires please!!
I just bought a 2012 Nina 250. I commute in city 2 miles to work and 2 miles home. It is the rainy season and I need a good all weather tire that I can trust in the rain. Any advice?? The ones that were recommended in articles for bikes in general I read were too large to fit the rear tire of the 250.
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October 25th, 2016, 02:44 PM
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ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
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Michelin Pilot Street radial tires. Fantastic treadwear, great wet weather performance, and good performance overall.
http://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tube...otorcycle-tire
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October 25th, 2016, 03:16 PM
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Name: Hernan
Location: Florida
Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Quote:
 It takes more than good tires: https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=162183 https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=114555 
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October 25th, 2016, 09:40 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Kerry
Location: Ventura, CA
Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot.
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Welcome from SoCal!
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October 26th, 2016, 09:23 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Al
Location: York, Pa
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much.
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October 26th, 2016, 09:26 AM
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The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much.
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Welcome David! Hard to go wrong with the fat man pilots.
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October 26th, 2016, 10:07 AM
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Guy Who Enjoys Riding
Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Welcome Dave, good to meet you.
It seems like for a 2 mile trip to work, a bicycle would be much more practical, and avoid running your Ninja's engine a lot without it ever warming up, which isn't good for it at all. |
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October 26th, 2016, 10:12 AM
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Private Joker
Name: Ben
Location: Towson, MD
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot.
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Another for the michelin pilot street radials, they are great all weather tires that actually perform better in the rain than the dry. I've used them as rain race tires this year to great effect, even dragging knee in mixed conditions on them. This on tires that I got ~10k+ street miles on before I even started riding the bike on the track
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