Scawalbe Sportsman tyres

FREE tuning and maintenance info, plus links to our original tuning pages that started it all off.
Scooterdude
registered user
Posts: 796
Joined: Sat May 28, 2016 4:51 pm
Main scooter: Lambretta LI 125 S3
Location: Skaville
Contact:

Ok now Im getting a bit more steam from my Lambretta I'm thinking of upgrading the tyres from the Schwalbe classic white walls I'm currently running to something a bit safer/stickier just noticed a few sellers selling Schwalbe Sportsman 3.50x10 for £38 a pair? Am I missing something? They just seem to cheap, anyone using them? Are they any good?
Cheers guys.
Knowledge
Dealer
Posts: 957
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:49 am
Main scooter: GP
Location: Ipswich
Contact:

Schwable make great rubber, but lousy carcasses. I and many others have had these tyres delaminate. Tyres that delaminate can be lethal, which is why I decided to stop using them after many warnings from others.

It is a shame because the Racemans were a great tyre in dry or wet.
Martin
lozmondo
registered user
Posts: 193
Joined: Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:25 am
Location: Darkside of Aldershot
Contact:

agreed. i loved the original Racemans. I wouldnt use a Schwalbe now ever. Plenty of decent alternatives out there.

I like the Dunlop Scootsmart and hiedenau K61. But tyres are like 2 stroke oil, people have thier own favourites/opinions.
Scooterdude
registered user
Posts: 796
Joined: Sat May 28, 2016 4:51 pm
Main scooter: Lambretta LI 125 S3
Location: Skaville
Contact:

Ah that's a damn shame, thought they sounded to good to be true.
Nerdy Norm
registered user
Posts: 238
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:47 pm
Main scooter: Lambretta LI 150 S3
Location: Belgium
Contact:

Schwalbe don't make motorcycle tyres any longer, after all the problems of the last couple of years. Any that you find still for sale will be old stock. Take a look at this FB page for more info:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/330693193724049/
Lambretta LI125 Series 2, Lambretta LI150 Series 3, Lambretta J100 Cento, LML Star 150 2T
Scooterdude
registered user
Posts: 796
Joined: Sat May 28, 2016 4:51 pm
Main scooter: Lambretta LI 125 S3
Location: Skaville
Contact:

Nerdy Norm wrote:Schwalbe don't make motorcycle tyres any longer, after all the problems of the last couple of years. Any that you find still for sale will be old stock. Take a look at this FB page for more info:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/330693193724049/
Jesus wept! That makes for some scary reading! Think I'll order up a pair of scootsmarts or k61s!
holty
registered user
Posts: 908
Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:52 pm
Main scooter: lambretta gp
Location: east yorkshire
Contact:

ive got the k61 on the front and rear of my lammy and they are a very good tyre, quite a thick carcass and good all round grip plus they do a high speed rating, they are not cheap, but quality never is
Scooterdude
registered user
Posts: 796
Joined: Sat May 28, 2016 4:51 pm
Main scooter: Lambretta LI 125 S3
Location: Skaville
Contact:

Just checked the date stamp on my Schwalbe tyres I bought "new" last January from Glasgow Lambretta and one shows April 2012 and the other shows August 2012, so they've been kicking around for almost 4 years until I bought them, strikes me as tale of misrepresentation that.
Eibar
registered user
Posts: 209
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:33 pm
Main scooter: Eibar TS1 1966
Location: Liverpool
Contact:

Always buy my tyres based around negative forum feedback which drive prices down. running sportsmans on ts1 and p2 , seen a block tread weatherman delaminate but my sportsmans have been fine, pressures checked before rally rides .

;)
potato
Scooterdude
registered user
Posts: 796
Joined: Sat May 28, 2016 4:51 pm
Main scooter: Lambretta LI 125 S3
Location: Skaville
Contact:

I'm more than happy with my Dunlop Scootsmarts that I got for £22 each on line. For me it's not worth the uncertainty of weather or not the tread will part company with the carcass just to save a few quid.
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
  • Information
  • Who is online

    Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 12 guests