Thread: ERA 3001 Smokey Mountain Cruise and the trek to the Tail of the Dragon
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Old 11-12-2010, 12:32 PM
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Phil:

The tires are a contributor (certainly versus the Goodyear Race rubber on the ERAFIA), but it is the total package that makes the package "Cruiser-friendly". I think that the point of the discussion is that one can get caught up in building the ultimate horsepower, big block beast and end up with something that does only one thing well (which is OK if that is all you want) but is not easy to live with on a day to day basis.

As I have said, we have put more miles on the ERA289 in the last year and one half than I have on all the rest of my ERAs in the last 25 years.

Jim

The tires are Pirelli P4000 15x215 70s front and rear. (edited to show correct tire size.)
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