You know those sc wheels add 15hp right? Been dyno proven.

 

Lol. At walls?

 

Fixed

 

Lol ya they are a heavy wheel for sure. If I wasn't blowing my life savings on my motor I'd probably pick up a set of new wheels. Been looking at them a lot lately.

 

Anyone go through a winter on stock tires before? Broke as hell right now and worried about the next few months.

 

You're gonna die running conti's in the winter lol

 

I havent been on conti's in the winter but if theyre anything like the Pirelli's on the SC I wish you luck man! lol. There were a few times I couldnt even drive had to leave my car at work as I couldnt even get out of my parking spot.

 

Lol ya when I bought my Balt it was Febuary it had the Pierellis on them. Had to drive on them for 2 weeks while my winter set up came in. Scariest 2 weeks ever lol.

 

The stock contis are terrible in winter. I have been stuck in parking lots with minimal amounts of snow.

 

****. Well guess I'm going into even more debt. I do a ton of highway driving. I bought my car in June with 19,000kms and I'm at 37,000kms now.

 

It's a debt worth being in. Not worth risking your life and your car.

 

I've got my old winters sitting in my barn, I'll have to check the life on them but I'd let them go for pretty cheap

 

I would not reccomend it. I bought rims and tires the didn't clear the brembos back when no information is out about clearance. Sure enough first snow I went to throw them on and I was sol. The next day I got tboned in a parking lot because I couldn't stop. They are like skating on curling shoes man! Don't do it!

 

This. I was stuck in a parking lot with no snow just because it was icy. Legit flat surface and 0 traction. Way to hard of a tire.

 

You end up spinning in every gear at any speed. No exaggeration.

 

Damn mike you are a straight up badass.

Last night around 3 AM the roads were a sheet of ice! i've never seen it that bad. I guess they were a little wet and it froze over.
If i was driving on those conti's i would have slid right into mikes home (a ditch)

 

When Dustin makes 3 seperate posts in a row about the same topic he ain't foolin lol.

 

almost as serious as clown stripping

 

 

Lol. I'm passionate about tires.

 

And it's cheeper to spend 800 on tires than to pay your deductible and Licence. Save those points for speeding tickets. Racecar after all.

 

2013 Kawasaki Ninja 250R First Look Review-

For dustin to read (not mcchuckles)

 

The New 2013 Ninja 250 - Page 19 : KawiForums.com Kawasaki Forums: Kawasaki motorcycle forums

 

fun factoid;
the USA sales literature clearly says that the stock conti's are "summer only" - but the Canadian literature clearly states "all season"... which I don't understand, they are according to continental, summer only...

@ cluelessk: Do what ever you have to do to take the conti's off your car ASAP.

There was an '09 that was written off right in winnipeg around the time I bought mine ~ he was running the conti's, and twacked a curb ~ so autopac wrote it off (TOTALLY fixable).

if you do not buy spare wheels, you're going to have to pay to reinstall summers come spring - just something to consider.
There are some 18" LSJ wheels which will clear our brakes;
From the word of it, the 17" Cobalt SS & HHR (look almost identical) wheels do clear without any spacers...
I would think that one of these guys should be able to have a lead on you for rims...

 

Jordan - was that a post-fail?