Going to a 180 rear on my Street Bob any suggestions on tire?
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The Pirelli Night Dragon is an excellent tire! Now that' I've got a few miles on mine, I am extremely happy with my choice.
I was a bit disappointed when I first received it because it measures only about 5mm wider than the stock Dunlop 160 using a caliper to measure actual width. A tape across the tread does verify it's 180 width. The DIFFERENCE in the Night Dragon and the other Screaming Eagle 180 and the stock 180 is the Night Dragon is a deep V shape instead of shaped like a car tire. This makes the Night Dragon the only tire for laying into the curves and still having a large contact patch.
Where I was dragging the primary, pipes, pegs and, using virtually all of the Dunlop tread, I am now not scraping in the corners and have chicken strips on my tire! Because of the deep V shape it did raise my seating position about a 1/2" I think but the difference in handling is vastly superior to the stock tire.
Whatever route you decide to go with enjoy the ride.
I was a bit disappointed when I first received it because it measures only about 5mm wider than the stock Dunlop 160 using a caliper to measure actual width. A tape across the tread does verify it's 180 width. The DIFFERENCE in the Night Dragon and the other Screaming Eagle 180 and the stock 180 is the Night Dragon is a deep V shape instead of shaped like a car tire. This makes the Night Dragon the only tire for laying into the curves and still having a large contact patch.
Where I was dragging the primary, pipes, pegs and, using virtually all of the Dunlop tread, I am now not scraping in the corners and have chicken strips on my tire! Because of the deep V shape it did raise my seating position about a 1/2" I think but the difference in handling is vastly superior to the stock tire.
Whatever route you decide to go with enjoy the ride.
Last edited by sniper77; 03-26-2010 at 04:40 AM.
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