{"id":30,"date":"2011-08-27T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T00:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2011-08-28T09:58:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T13:58:22","slug":"tires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"Tires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After too many hours of research, finally decided on the Michelin Anakee IIs. \u00a0Ordered them and scheduled to have them mounted and such with the 12K service.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, these are on back order. \u00a0Michelin has an odd approach to inventory.<\/p>\n<p>Went with the Metzeler Tourances, front and back. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Tourances\" src=\"http:\/\/images.motorcycle-superstore.com\/ProductImages\/300\/633017119964957191TouranceRear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/>These were my second choice anyway, can&#8217;t be too dissatisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Count me shocked at how odd these things felt. \u00a0I stopped before I left the parking lot to make sure one wasn&#8217;t flat!<\/p>\n<p>I know, new tires are slick. \u00a0These things? \u00a0Before I got home I was wondering if I could get a refund or exchange. \u00a0Not something I wanted to ride for the next couple thousand miles.<\/p>\n<p>They started to feel better and now, with about 300 miles on them, they&#8217;ll do. \u00a0I can&#8217;t say anything for off-road or even rain yet, but dry, they&#8217;re holding on much better.<\/p>\n<p>Next time, I&#8217;ll order the Anakees around January? \u00a0Maybe I&#8217;ll stick with the Tourances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After too many hours of research, finally decided on the Michelin Anakee IIs. \u00a0Ordered them and scheduled to have them mounted and such with the 12K service. Turns out, these are on back order. \u00a0Michelin has an odd approach to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/?p=30\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132,"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splinteredzen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}