and I'm sore.

If these American Elites cup and split like the last pair did, I'm done with them and going home to 402s.


carl

 

I ran the AEs on my Road King and loved them, never had a problem. Check the pressure weekly and you shouldnt have any trouble with them.

 

Carl ... Keeping an eye on tire pressure helps a great deal ... Good Luck

 

AE works for me I do check the air every few weeks never had a problem.

 

I hope I just had some bad luck with the first set. 36 front/ 40 rear still the correct pressure?

carl

 

Yes that's recommended .. I go a couple of pounds over

 

A) Did you warm the tires up (both the old and the new) before working with them?
B) Did you use a good lube?

Unless you have a tire machine, warming the tires is a huge help. And a good lube makes life easy. I change tires on my race bike frequently. I put the warmers on before unmounting, then the new tire to heat it up before mounting. That's a bonus. You can lay them out in the sun, or put them in front of a space heater for a bit too (that takes a while). Nothing crazy. The tire around 90 degress is enough. I used to use Windex or watered down dish soap. Both were just OK. BullSnot was awesome, but that dude was hard to work with. I'm using some generic brand I got from Amazon, and it works pretty well. Still, it does take a bit of muscle.

 

tires were not warmed up. I use a vegetable based lube I got with the tire machine. (one of the "no-mar" machines but still very primitive. I lube the hell out of everything.

carl

 

hell... you have a nomar..?

you cheated 😂

This was me last Thursday doing both front and rear the old school way.

12,649 miles oem tires

 

36-38 up front and 40 -42 rear. With AE's
Has done me well in W. Texas
I'm a bit **** about tire pressure LOL
Being that way has served me well over the years.

WP