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I just happened to be ready for a new set of tires when I noticed the ad in Cycle Torque.

Western Motorcycles at Penrith is offering Michelin Pilot Road 2's (120/70-17 and 180/55-17), balanced and installed for Aus $399 the pair, while in stock. Worth the ride out there.

They've got a lot of bikes in the showroom. They let me test ride a CB1300S (nice looking bike with the red frame and gold wheels - good grunt too!) while I was waiting, and the roads out there are nice and open.

Impressions riding home on the new MPR2's:

- Was nice to have round tires again!
- I'm no road racer and I wasn't pushing on the new rubber but they felt nice and confidence inspiring
- I prefer the R12R to the CB13S as the R feels rougher and rortier. Of course the Honda had the stock exhaust and I have an Akrapovic with the baffles out...

I got 19000 km on the original MPR's, probably a bit left if I really wanted to stretch it. I'm not an agressive rider (yet) as I'm back on a bike after a 22-year layoff.

Cheers.

Balmain Motocycles (http://www.balmainmotorcycles.com.au) 14 Mansfield St Rozelle have done similar deals and are consistently below any dealer's prices in Sydney. Cheerful service and they take care (fitter rides a R1150RT). I paid $199 for my Z6 front, fitted on the bike and done while I had a coffee down the road.

Penrith? That's reached from Windsor via the Putty Road, Bylog Valley Way, Castlreagh Highway and Bell's Line the south from Richmond, isn't it?

Penrith is an excuse for a bit of a ride for me from near Cronulla. From Sydney you would head west on the Great Western Highway (passes Homebush) towards the Blue Mountains. Penrith is a bit further west than and south of Windsor. The Bells Line heads west from Richmond.

No marks on my wheels from the job.

+ 1 on the Balmain Cycles guys. Cheap and Cheerful - rare when you run a beemer.

I only go thru Penrith when I FORGET TO RIDE THE BELL ROAD which is never.

Dunno about the Pilot Roads - 19K is amazing. I struggle to get 8K out of a Metz Z6 rear and they are pretty long wearing..........

Tom