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Old 26 Sep 2009
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where can i get cheap tyres for my kle 500?

Hi,
can anyone help me with a good recommendation for cheap tyres? the last set i got were quite reasonable but now i am having trouble finding a rear tyre for under £80 fitted to loose wheel. I live in kent, england - gravesend to be exact.
any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
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Hi if you are near Hamstreet(kent) tomorrow 27th sept, there is an autojumble, I have just been to the Kempton park jumble and a guy there sells Mitas tyres cheap, most traders do Kempton then the Hamstreet event, let me know how you get on. btw the bloke you need is Mick from Portsmouth, don't worry you can't miss his pitch, its full of tyres.
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Look online for Heidenau tyres.
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hi again.
unfortunately i couldn't get down to hamstreet, but do they have these autojumbles often? i never heard of them before.
will look online for heidenau tyres too.
thank you both.
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Kawasaki KLE 500 (A7 98 - 99) - Motorcycle parts and spares. Paul Smeeton's BitzForBikes

can't recomend these guys enough. plus these heidenau tyres are excellent and hard wearing.
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Am on my second set of Michelin Siracs and have nothing but praise for them.
Do you want cheap tyres or tyres that are fit for purpose. Siracs are definite dual purpose tyres and equally at home on or off-road. Getting approx 12k from each so far. No issues in the wet and excellent in the loose stuff.
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