Question about Kumho tires

[Hummingbird]

I just talked top a tire dealer that sells Kumho's, however he doesn't stock the 165/80R15.

He talked like it was an obsolete or discontinued tire. Is this correct ?? or is he mis-informed?

 

So where are the Kumho's coming from ?

[First_N_Last]

I just talked top a tire dealer that sells Kumho's, however he doesn't stock the 165/80R15.

He talked like it was an obsolete or discontinued tire. Is this correct ?? or is he mis-informed?

 

So where are the Kumho's coming from ?

 

That's weird... tell him that even J.C. Witney carries them & in stock.

Subtotal:

$62.98

Estimated Tax:

$0.00

 

Estimated Shipping:

$11.99

 

ORDER TOTAL:

$74.97

 

 

Do you want me to buy it & get it shipped to you?

Just let me know... gotta go work on Honey-Do's now.

[Hummingbird]

That's weird... tell him that even J.C. Witney carries them & in stock.

Subtotal:

$62.98

Estimated Tax:

$0.00

 

Estimated Shipping:

$11.99

 

ORDER TOTAL:

$74.97

 

 

Do you want me to buy it & get it shipped to you?

Just let me know... gotta go work on Honey-Do's now.

 

John- That'll be fine. Go ahead and order it and if it gets here in time OK, if not I still have one in the garage.

After I posed the question I googled Kumho and found them all over the place.

[footsie]

I thought it was the stock tire on some of the volkswagons, and kia's.

 

However 15 inch tires are becomeing a thing of the past.

 

But right now they seem to be plentyful

 

Gregg

[flb_78]

He probably looked up a Kumho Solaris instead of the Kumho PowerStar.

[Aussie Annie]

Decided to go to the darkside with the Quike...and the Kumho is "as rare as hens teeth" over here. Tire shop found one in the warehouse, and only one in the state!!

 

It's now mine.

[screamstone]

Kumho and pirelli rear on the way... $170 total shipped for both.

 

I'll be over soon!

[BigBoyinMS]

165/80R15 is the stock tire size on the old '60's - '70's VW Bugs. And a few older European cars.

[Hummingbird]

I finally found one and it's installed. The VERY first thing I managed to do was to pick up a sliver of steel so small it took me over a week to find it. Then the only way I managed to see it was to pump the tire up to about 100 psi and the tread opened up enough to expose the culprit right against the tread. I put a plug in it last fall, it sat all winter in the garage and lost nearly one pound of pressure. I've only got a few hundred miles on it so far but I can't see what all the hub-bub is about. It's just another tire on the rear -

 

 

 

btw - I have yet to get the bike over 70 mph - haven't had to