Went to the Darkside(car tire)today
#611
11-29-2011, 09:05 PM
I have about 8000 on Wing with a car tire. There is absolutely no high speed problems. The only thing I notice is slow speed manuvering when the road is grooved. The other thing I notice is that the bike wants to stand up when coming out of a corner, which is what you do anyways. It runs quieter, has greater carrying capacity, and the longer mileage are all pluses. The only downside are the non believers who can't or won't think out of the box who give you a hard time. Rolls off my back like water to a duck though.
#612
11-29-2011, 10:11 PM
Road Warrior
Yes i did take that the wrong way. Just because a shop doesn't cater to someones "out of the box" wants doesn't mean they don't have *****. And if he was saying that we are thinking with our dicks then yeah, I would take that the wrong way as well. So I guess either way I take it to be a bullshit statement. We choose to NOT mount C/T's for a few very simple reasons, 1 our insurance co said that they would not cover us if there was a problem, and 2 from what i've read on the DS forum as well as some posts here, they can be a PITA to mount. So even if insurance wasn't an issue, the time involved on an occasional PITA to mount C/T wouldn't be worth it to us. So we are losing what? 30 bucks every 50,000 miles you guys get. In Ohio riding good, that would be 3 to 4 years. Take em to a car tire shop and let them mount them.
#613
11-30-2011, 06:07 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
Oh crap, I shoulda thot that one out a bit more...didn't want to insult anyone but those gutless wonders you meet at a lot of bike shops who tow the Moco line only and consider anything and anyone else to be scum or weirdos.
Heck, I guess I AM kinda weird.
Seriously dude, your posts made sense; no offense intended. As an ex dirt biker, I have a good opinion of most of those guys. Our local shop RACES their bikes besides working on them. I got nothin' at all against you.
edit: I've seen where some guys DID get CT shops to mount theirs.
Heck, I guess I AM kinda weird.
Seriously dude, your posts made sense; no offense intended. As an ex dirt biker, I have a good opinion of most of those guys. Our local shop RACES their bikes besides working on them. I got nothin' at all against you.
edit: I've seen where some guys DID get CT shops to mount theirs.
Like i've said, I have no problem with DS'ers. To each his own. Personally, i've never had any problems controlling my bikes, stopping, riding in rain and all the other reasons peole use to go to DS, other than the mileage on the tire. and that's no big deal to me. I get tires at a very good price and get to remove, mount, balance and replace for free. I do it every spring. I get around 10,000 miles a year on my bike (I live in Ohio or it would be alot more). Besides, It gives me a good excuse to clean the rear wheel sonce it's off.
Last edited by harleytuner; 11-30-2011 at 06:10 AM.
#614
11-30-2011, 06:10 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
I'm surprised some DS'er doesn't just go out and get him a tire machine and do it for fellow DS'ers. Seams like there would be money in it if it's that hard to find someone to do it. Gregs equipment has tire machines for 1500 bucks, they're not a Coats brand or nothing, but they get the job done. I know a guy that has one in his garage and it's not to bad for the money.
#615
11-30-2011, 09:25 AM
Ouch. That would be a lot of installs to pay off, but could be used for bike tires too - only you'd properly need a license or get busted for it, once you'd done so much business.
I put my last one on with 2 HF tire irons, my vise for bead breaker, and some 2x4 scraps to protect the hubs, and dyna beads for balance. Half hour well spent. And that's something I don't understand. Back in the day, half of us did all our own work.
Admittedly, DS tires often are a beeyatch to bead, but mine went silently on at 85-90 lbs.
I put my last one on with 2 HF tire irons, my vise for bead breaker, and some 2x4 scraps to protect the hubs, and dyna beads for balance. Half hour well spent. And that's something I don't understand. Back in the day, half of us did all our own work.
Admittedly, DS tires often are a beeyatch to bead, but mine went silently on at 85-90 lbs.
#616
11-30-2011, 10:47 AM
Road Warrior
I'm surprised some DS'er doesn't just go out and get him a tire machine and do it for fellow DS'ers. Seams like there would be money in it if it's that hard to find someone to do it. Gregs equipment has tire machines for 1500 bucks, they're not a Coats brand or nothing, but they get the job done. I know a guy that has one in his garage and it's not to bad for the money.
#617
11-30-2011, 07:01 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
Which is one of the reason I stated we don't care to dick with them. why go through the hassle when we are plenty busy doing jobs that make more money. It's just smart business. If our shop didn't have any work it might be a differn't story. Hell, i'll work on a lawnmower if I don't have bikes to work on. We'll even work on metrics if things get slow. God I hate working on metrics. LOL.
#618
11-30-2011, 07:13 PM
I heard you secretly love metrics and you have a hidden section in your garage with several of them tucked away in there, one of them is even a Suzuki. But you are a little ashamed so you only ride them on the darkest nights with a full face helmet. I don’t know if there is any truth to that but it is a rumor I’m starting anyway.
#619
11-30-2011, 07:17 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
I heard you secretly love metrics and you have a hidden section in your garage with several of them tucked away in there, one of them is even a Suzuki. But you are a little ashamed so you only ride them on the darkest nights with a full face helmet. I don’t know if there is any truth to that but it is a rumor I’m starting anyway.
I guess I should re-phrase my comment. I don't care to work on metrics while at work. Truth be told, I do have a Susuki (GSXR 750), not ashamed of it neither. It sits proudly right between the FXR, Lowrider and my Electra Glide Classic. But the other truth is, I hate to work on it. LOL
#620
11-30-2011, 07:48 PM
God I only wish I had a garage big enough to have a hidden roon with bikes in it!!
I guess I should re-phrase my comment. I don't care to work on metrics while at work. Truth be told, I do have a Susuki (GSXR 750), not ashamed of it neither. It sits proudly right between the FXR, Lowrider and my Electra Glide Classic. But the other truth is, I hate to work on it. LOL
I guess I should re-phrase my comment. I don't care to work on metrics while at work. Truth be told, I do have a Susuki (GSXR 750), not ashamed of it neither. It sits proudly right between the FXR, Lowrider and my Electra Glide Classic. But the other truth is, I hate to work on it. LOL
Crap, I was just kidding. I had no idea I was stumbling into something there. That's okay, we'll just keep that between you and me.