I just spent 3 hours at Peter Stevens Ringwood, $600 later
, I now have a pair of new “Michelin Road Pilot 3”
I even surprised myself and had the foresight, to request the install of 90 degree valve stems ($30) instead of the original, short, vertical stems were very painful to get at
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The ride is now smooth, solid and the bike leans into turns with much less effort as the original rear was squared and the front was scalloped on the left side.
(I did get 22,000 km from the pair, which, for such a heavy bike tipping scales at 300 kg, is truly outstanding)
Their workshop is spacious, modern and clean. My only gripe was the "mechanic” never at any stage (I watched thru the observation deck) used a torque wrench on reassembly of components!
When I returned home, I torqued all the axle pinch bolts, front / rear main axle bolts with my torque wrench and of course they were all VERY loose and off spec...
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