i need some help.....no tyres!!

andreatoffali · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:48 pm

hi everybody.
i'm an happy owner of a paso 906 blue-white my 1990.
i can't find new tyres because michelin does not get anymore.....
i was looking around web...someone told me that a producer cold "avon"(england) maybe has on theyr catalog some tyres for paso...but nothing at all!!
i cold the ducati customer service to ask about.....doesn't care at all.....
i hope in the usa someone will find a solution.....
lot of people in europe and in italy have a paso but the future is we 'll cant ride anymore our bikes...
help!!!!
best regards
Andrea.

paso750 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:44 pm

Andrea, calmo

There are no original size tires and probably never will be again.
Search this and the 750 forum any you´ll find many tire topics.
Alternatives are 130/70-16 front and 150/80-16 or 180/60-16 rear, nothing else.

G.

angelix · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:11 pm

There was One REAR for sale in ITALY few days ago, I posted the link oin the "trade section"

paso750 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:48 pm

angelix, don`t. You don`t really want to tell someone who´s desperate to ride to buy a tire that`s 6 or 7 years old.
If someone wants to buy it as decoration it´s a different story

angelix · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:05 pm

Mc tool · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:05 pm

Heh heh heh

paso750 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:13 pm

imho a waste of money

Mc tool · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:09 pm

Yeah , the plan was to probly have used em all by now but nearly getting myself killed put a bit of a dampner on that

, still cant bend my leg far enough to sit on the paso for more than a couple of mins :mad:

, which is why I have been reduced to riding the Guzzi ( at least I can buy tires for it

) and anyhow I dont buy into this bullshit about rubber "going off" overnight ( goes in the same box as the cam belt hysteria/paranoya ). When I removed the ally foil and plastic wrap off these tires I noted they still smelled of rubber and a re every bit as soft as the new shinkos fitted to the Guzzi ( you can see where I finnished off the rear ..... got in heaps of shit for that .... stunk the whole house out :lol:

). And as for being a waste of money, I have turned down offers for 1 pair that exceeded what I paid for the whole lot, and I will probly wind up selling some of them to some guy that needs the "correct " tires for his early 851 , or sport , paso whatever, you probly wont see to many classic italian sports cars on yokohama's.
However , I would agree that , given the age of the design and probly materials too these tires wouldnt be my 1st choice for a lap record attempt,but I will use them for riding round on my paso till I have used all but 1 set or I get round to doing the 17 inch thing....... AND If I wanted to get all anal about it I might point out that fitting the wrong sized tyres ( trimmed sidewalls , lenghtened wheelbase and all that ) to a bike made to run fat little tires aint so smart either ..... ..... IMHO.........

ducinthebay · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:28 am

Apparently, the view from down under brings a different perspective.
Hope you find the most appropriate use for those museum donuts.

Cheers,

Mc tool · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:58 am

yeah ! I'll probly wear them out enjoying a paso the way its supposed to be

paso750 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:59 am

ducapaso · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:32 am

higgy · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:37 am

ducapaso · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:11 am

HEHEHE!!!
bad boy! :lol:

Fraser · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:19 pm

Hi Guys,

It will be some time before McTool is back on any bike. His leg broke yesterday (Sunday) so he is back in hospital. Seems that the rod/pin/bone in his femur broke and he will be there for a least a week while a solution is sorted.
Will advise any progress when I hear some.
Cheers,

Fraser.

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