I just bought a 10 ply firestone truck tire for 150 bucks, which is at least three time more material than the 140- 90 that I run on my bike. If you cant see a rip off there for motorcycle here, thats great for dunlop, just dont hand out opinions like there is more technical issues for MC tires like I have heard in the past.

 

Isn't 175/75/16 a little too tall? I'm not sure about the older bikes but the 09 and later are 65 stock and with the car tire being less rounded a 60 is a better fit. You might even consider a 55.

 

You're talking to me? If you are, I don't see MC tires being a rip-off. They are still reasonably priced compared to other components. On the other hand, gas is a rip-off, no question.
Have you calculated your cost of gas per mile? Mine is 6 times higher than my cost of tire per mile so if cost becomes important to me, I'll first improve my mpg before considering a CT.
I have nothing against CT but they are not for me. I'm part of the 98% who don't see the need to switch.

 

The problem with the Heritage is that the rear end is quite narrow compared to some of the other bikes. The 75 is the widest tire that will fit. Even with this, some have had to narrow the belt guard a bit.

 

I'm referring to cornering forces and accelerating. The shoots back up significantly.


Making a motorcycle tire in the quantity they make them is not gouging and 95%+ of riders will never switch.

You write often about how fast you are, how fast your bike is, etc. There are stock BMW cars AND bikes that will leave your bike in the dust in the twistys and the straights.

 

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Ha! There are lots of self-proclaimed expert riders on this Forum, you know, and the Darksiders seem to represent a large proportion of them.
I wonder why I don't see these expert riders on the road, running circles around normal bikers like me, hitting curves and riding in the rain like raped apes. They must be riding when I sleep. Hmmm .......
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Not that I care what anyone thinks, but my bud and I have been waiting for a very long time to find any riders (excepting crotch rockets) on bikes who ride like we do. And both our bikes are cammed, mine for torque, his for power, so yes, we're a bit faster than similar bikes. And we are actively wanting others to join us on our fun runs, providing they have skills and a safety mentality to suit.

Yes, there are cars that can smoke our bikes, but again, most DRIVERS can't run what they brung. And we don't consider ourselves "expert" riders either. That is an elite class of crazies who push the boundaries; we ride closer to the "pace", except a bit harder. Our big thing is just not slowing for corners much and staying in our lane - which makes it more challenging, but less obvious to the law.
I do mention it too much, didn't want to sound like bragging; just presenting the facts.
We freakin' pass EVERYBODY, it seems.

My point has always been, that I do it on a CT, and it has been majestically better than any MT I've ever run.

 

That's a great response and totally believable. Curious, are there any road course near you that breed some faster cagers and riders from exposure and practice at track days?

 

Road Atlanta is there, but costly to get in. Too bad there's not a practice track somewhere that's free to play with. I'd be tickled to see one of the naysayers show up on one of our runs with their bikes.

 

Is there any type of spring effect of the tire resuming it's square contact with the road (wanting to stand upright) when transitioning out of turn. I guess this is probably been covered but now we're at 51 pages and I'm losing track.

Ah yes, great track. 2nd fastest in the North American continent I believe.

That's where the fast guys are on track days.

OT: I've been trying to compare lap times to stock superbikes vs. stock cars. Near as I can tell, at Laguna Seca the car record is 1:33 and a friend thinks the best stock bikes can do 1:29s on stock rubber.