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Ceat tyres wobble - but don't fall over?

Hairy Potter

Hairy Potter

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Scotland
Wondering if anyone else is finding the Ceat tyres from factory can feel a bit unstable in spirited cornering? I had a quick run out on Sunday, dry roads, bright, bike running sweet, a section of flat twisty road that runs along part of the shore with lovely fast corners, a bit of undulation and the standard potholes but with great visibilty. It's a bit of road I know well and it's fun to keep cornering speed high and enjoy the benefits of a bike. Anyway, found that the bike at aver 50mph took on a completely different character in the corners and sort of wiggled and waved it's way around as if the frame was twisting/flexing. Anyone else found this to be the Ceat tyres? I would imagine the Himalayan frame is a bit stiffer than that so got me wondering about the tyres.
Should say I've found the grip of the Ceats to be pretty good on dry and ok in the wet with only one slide on wet tarmac that was predictable and more like a drift. I've honestly found the Ceats to be very vague on chip seal sections we have around the place, first time I rode on chip seal I thought I had a puncture it was so bad. Even riding upright on chip seal you can see my bikes wheels wandering side to side to side, doesn't feel dangerous but it sure isn't sure footed.
Should say my tyres have less than 1500 miles on, pressures are good by the book and there is no play in anything to do with the bike swingarm or steering head. Tyres are seated well and have no visible wobble or bulges and look perfect. Wheels are aligned, the flexing at speed is on both left and right hand cornering.
I don't remember my previous euro4 doing the wobble, it had Avon Trailriders on.
 
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Westbury

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Northamptonshire, UK
On my Interceptor I found the CEAT front tyre was critical about being even the tiniest bit underpressure and that introducing a slight tendency to speed wobble...

This also lead to the discovery my electric pump was actually producing a lower pressue than the guage said...

Bought a more expensive tyre pressure guage to get it right, right pressure tyres fine.

Have now moved on to BT46's after 5000 miles.

On my Himalayan never had a problem with the CEAT's on the road, maybe a slight rear end slide / felt movement if pushing it. Not quite so good off road and am shorlty going to switch to E-07's, Done about 3000 so far on the CEAT's
 
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Roy Gavin

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Adelaide Australia
My secondhand Himi came with almost new Tourances , which don't suit me or the roads I ride on so dumped them for a set of Anekee Adventures- life is to short to ride on tires you don"t like.
Much better, a night and day difference, if you compare them off the rim you will understand.
Or try to fit them yourself!
They have a verysilid, thick and stiff carcass and are fine at 21/ 27 psi, stable, run cool, wear evenly , no punctures in 65,000 km and replaced at around 80% worn last about 15,000 km.
In Oz they are not a lot more expensive than the alternatives, so end up cheap in the ,er, long run!
 
Dartymoor

Dartymoor

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Devon, UK
With 1500 miles done, it won't be that long before you'll have to replace them anyway...

I found them quite well behaved for 80/20 tyres, to be honest. Slightly better on the road than the Kenda I replaced the rear with, although there's not much in it.
 
Hairy Potter

Hairy Potter

Well travelled
Location
Scotland
Roy Gavin said:
My secondhand Himi came with almost new Tourances , which don't suit me or the roads I ride on so dumped them for a set of Anekee Adventures- life is to short to ride on tires you don"t like.
Much better, a night and day difference, if you compare them off the rim you will understand.
Or try to fit them yourself!
They have a verysilid, thick and stiff carcass and are fine at 21/ 27 psi, stable, run cool, wear evenly , no punctures in 65,000 km and replaced at around 80% worn last about 15,000 km.
In Oz they are not a lot more expensive than the alternatives, so end up cheap in the ,er, long run!
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I'm leaning towards Anekee Adventure tyres, grip on wet tarmac would be very high on my list. Curious, I thought the Tourance were much like any other? What was it that you didn't like?
 
Hairy Potter

Hairy Potter

Well travelled
Location
Scotland
Dartymoor said:
With 1500 miles done, it won't be that long before you'll have to replace them anyway...

I found them quite well behaved for 80/20 tyres, to be honest. Slightly better on the road than the Kenda I replaced the rear with, although there's not much in it.
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They is wearing fast for sure. I haven't found them that bad either, pretty grippy and only slide was easily controlled. Hopefully just a matter of more pressure needed,for 'sending it' round the corners.
 
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Roy Gavin

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Adelaide Australia
Hairy Potter said:
I'm leaning towards Anekee Adventure tyres, grip on wet tarmac would be very high on my list. Curious, I thought the Tourance were much like any other? What was it that you didn't like?
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They just didn't suit the way I ride, the way I like a bike set up and the bumpy, slippery spray seal back rods and hard pack tracks I ride on.
The are just a lightweight road carcass with a little more tread, which suits some, but not the roads round here!
Not a bad tire, just that there are tires around which suit me much better.
The testers at Chapmoto liked them too, except for the high price in the US compared to the alternatives.
 
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