Appreciate all the replies. I'm having serious "Second Thoughts" of hauling a complete spare wheel assembly (or two) with me. The biggest reason (I mean, other than overcoming the difficulties) is the fact that I've been putting quite a few miles on my "Dual-Sport" type tires over the past few days and am finding that the compromise is not much of a compromise at all. They handle almost (almost) was well as regular street tires under typical riding conditions and yet far exceed the traction that a street tire can provide in snow, salt, sand, gravel, etc etc. Oh sure, I wouldn't take them to a track day, but for long distance touring, mild canyon carving, and the occasional gravel road... I think this type of tire is what I will be going with in the future. So, the need to "Swap" in the middle of a long trip does not seem to be that great of a need anymore.
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Tom Witt - Southwest Ohio, USA
1978 Honda CX500
1999 Triumph Trophy 1200 RAT224819
2002 Motorrad und Zweiradwerk 125SM
2003 MiniMax Z40 For Sale/Trade
2004 SkyTeam ST50
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[b:]Tom Witt[/b:] - Southwest Ohio, USA
1978 Honda CX500 Cafe-X
1999 Triumph Trophy 1200 Dual-Sport
2002 MZ 125SM StreetMoto
2003 MiniMax Z40 For Sale/Trade
2004 SkyTeam ST50
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