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This is my first review ever on any site. Please excuse me for any errors/mistakes. Just wanted to share my recent experience with Ralco Speed Blaster tyres.
Riding Style: I usually prefer taking the interiors and stay away from highways. It's just a preference as it allows me to explore that side of the world. However it also has a disadvantage, it also means bad to worst of roads, no roads, a lot of gravel and so and so forth. Unfortunately roads in rural areas in India are not in the best of the condition. I had hardly ridden around 10,000 Kms on my Avenger Cruise 200 and has started feeling a bit scared with the kind of traction that I was getting with my tyres. I mean even at a speed of around 40 KMPH on wet surface or gravel or uneven asphalt roads I would feel the bike will slip. Now it is quiet possible that it could be a flaw with my riding style, however considering that I am very slow guy (I barely go above 70 and average is around 45 - 50) I don't think that could be an issue.
Background: None the less I felt a need to change tyres. I wanted to take a long ride to Rajasthan and after a long research on all tyre types picked up Ralco. I was looking for something which was dual purpose but the challenge was to get something that fits Avenger Cruise 220. There are dual sport wheels available in India, however getting a right fit for Avenger Cruise 220 was difficult. I mean a few tyre shops that I spoke to including tyre engineers from Ceat did not have anything that met my requirements. May be I didn't look enough, but tyre sizes of Avenger Cruise 220 are pretty awkward. Getting a dual purpose wheels of 90/90 - 17 and 130/19 - 15 was a challenge. This becomes another big issue especially when you are in a city like Ahmedabad which is not as active in riding like Bangalore or Pune.
Selection: I finally picked up Ralco Speed Blaster. Got a 3.00 17 Speed Blaster for front wheel and 140/90 15 for rear. Both are Ralco Speed Blaster. Technically while changing sizes the tyre diameter must be in range of +/-3% and I ensured that these are well within the range.
Experience: Faced all kind of roads from smooth asphalt to gravel to sand to off road. One thing is for sure that these boys love surface any surface. I never felt out of control at any point. Ride from Jodhpur to Jaiselmer especially after Ramdevra was a pain as that stretch of NH11 is under construction. Adding to that I was riding in the night and it was absolute gravel but tyres never complained. While riding to Sam Sandunes and to Loonar got them down the road on hard surface but they just stuck to ground. Good road, bad road, broken road or no road they did what they were supposed to do. Though I did get stuck in soft sand near Ranau while riding to Tanot, but I'd blame that on my riding skills. Being an amateur didn't realize that forward foot position on a cruiser is not the right position to get in with on soft sand. Overall I was extremely happy with the performance of tyres. I ma yet to test them on wet surface, mud, slush, etc. but I think they will hold on. Also tested them in rural areas near Polo Forest Gujarat last week and they did not leave a room for complaint. Below are some images of the kind of roads I took.
Note: I am not a qualified expert on tyres and fairly new to riding. What I have shared is purely my personal experience. Please feel free to comment and criticize the review and/or my riding skills. I hope that this will help my friends who are looking for good tyres.
Regards,
Jaydeep
This is my first review ever on any site. Please excuse me for any errors/mistakes. Just wanted to share my recent experience with Ralco Speed Blaster tyres.
Riding Style: I usually prefer taking the interiors and stay away from highways. It's just a preference as it allows me to explore that side of the world. However it also has a disadvantage, it also means bad to worst of roads, no roads, a lot of gravel and so and so forth. Unfortunately roads in rural areas in India are not in the best of the condition. I had hardly ridden around 10,000 Kms on my Avenger Cruise 200 and has started feeling a bit scared with the kind of traction that I was getting with my tyres. I mean even at a speed of around 40 KMPH on wet surface or gravel or uneven asphalt roads I would feel the bike will slip. Now it is quiet possible that it could be a flaw with my riding style, however considering that I am very slow guy (I barely go above 70 and average is around 45 - 50) I don't think that could be an issue.
Background: None the less I felt a need to change tyres. I wanted to take a long ride to Rajasthan and after a long research on all tyre types picked up Ralco. I was looking for something which was dual purpose but the challenge was to get something that fits Avenger Cruise 220. There are dual sport wheels available in India, however getting a right fit for Avenger Cruise 220 was difficult. I mean a few tyre shops that I spoke to including tyre engineers from Ceat did not have anything that met my requirements. May be I didn't look enough, but tyre sizes of Avenger Cruise 220 are pretty awkward. Getting a dual purpose wheels of 90/90 - 17 and 130/19 - 15 was a challenge. This becomes another big issue especially when you are in a city like Ahmedabad which is not as active in riding like Bangalore or Pune.
Selection: I finally picked up Ralco Speed Blaster. Got a 3.00 17 Speed Blaster for front wheel and 140/90 15 for rear. Both are Ralco Speed Blaster. Technically while changing sizes the tyre diameter must be in range of +/-3% and I ensured that these are well within the range.
Experience: Faced all kind of roads from smooth asphalt to gravel to sand to off road. One thing is for sure that these boys love surface any surface. I never felt out of control at any point. Ride from Jodhpur to Jaiselmer especially after Ramdevra was a pain as that stretch of NH11 is under construction. Adding to that I was riding in the night and it was absolute gravel but tyres never complained. While riding to Sam Sandunes and to Loonar got them down the road on hard surface but they just stuck to ground. Good road, bad road, broken road or no road they did what they were supposed to do. Though I did get stuck in soft sand near Ranau while riding to Tanot, but I'd blame that on my riding skills. Being an amateur didn't realize that forward foot position on a cruiser is not the right position to get in with on soft sand. Overall I was extremely happy with the performance of tyres. I ma yet to test them on wet surface, mud, slush, etc. but I think they will hold on. Also tested them in rural areas near Polo Forest Gujarat last week and they did not leave a room for complaint. Below are some images of the kind of roads I took.
Note: I am not a qualified expert on tyres and fairly new to riding. What I have shared is purely my personal experience. Please feel free to comment and criticize the review and/or my riding skills. I hope that this will help my friends who are looking for good tyres.
Regards,
Jaydeep
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