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    Continental Escapes

    Just been out today on the Varadero for another 120 miles, and i notice that my rear original Michelin T66 is about shot it has done 10,000 miles. I am keen to try a Continental Escape primarily becuase i am tight Busters are doing these for £56.99 and if is you use the discount code VARADERO10 you get another 10% discount on anything you buy from Busters, good tip there !!. So £51.29 for a rear tyre is pretty damn good. Now you Africa Boys rave about the Continental TKC,s so i am thinking that these escapes should also be pretty good. Anybody used them? How long do they last?

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    ive heard very good reports about these shep so i dont think you could go far wrong at that kind of money
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    Got to be worth a try at that sort of cash, didn't think dosh was a worry in Surrey

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dilbert
    Got to be worth a try at that sort of cash, didn't think dosh was a worry in Surrey
    how do you think one aquires that much dosh to to have a palacial mansion in surrey and two highly polished hondas
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    Conti's are great, terrific on tarmac and ok on dry dirt.

    They're no TKC, but for the price are a great road tyre- at least the equal of a Tourance and they are a good price.

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    Simon

    Did you get my PM on ADVrider, apologies mate, i did not know who you were at first, just put it down to absolute Senility.

    I am going to try these escapes, at just over £50 cant go wrong, got to be better than the shagged T66,s that are on there now

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    Ditched my ailing T66s about 3 weeks ago for some fresh Tourances.

    Loving them so far, these last few dry days I've been riding like a right hooligan!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robster
    Ditched my ailing T66s about 3 weeks ago for some fresh Tourances.

    Loving them so far, these last few dry days I've been riding like a right hooligan!
    Dry day! it hasn't stopped raining for about 6 weeks up here, i now believe the monsoon has moved from India to here

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