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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
My first reaction was, "When I start reminiscing about tires please just shoot me." But to tell the truth, as a young guy we had lots of long discussions about tire. The Michelin X was THE hot setup until Semperit came out with a radial with a better tread pattern. There was a better Michelin in there somewhere and Pirelli came along with the CN 36. Then the Japanese got involved and the number tire choices exploded. OK, you can shoot me now.
Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player.

My TR4 used Michelin X's. Great looking tire. Now, a set of 4 from Coker will probably cost as much as that Triumph did.

Ahh, nostalgia.
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