One thing of note as to tires, heat range, look at the heat range of a cycle tire it is dramatically higher than a car tire of similar size and I can verify from having to refill a slow leak that our cycle tires run hot, will leave a mark if you lay an arm against a rim after highway run. Car tires unless of the race variety or special service do not get anywhere near to that heat rating and you invite separation/failure from core damage.

 

glad that was finally settled....

 

We need to settle that one too, while we are at it.
Down South, that black rubber thang is called a "Tar".
Glad to get that cleared up, yall...

 

Good afternoon over here now! These tyre threads can get so tiring.....

 

oh thank god. i run DOT 5.1, 93 octane, and different oils in all three holes...


AM I GONNA BE OKAY?!???!?!?!?!

 

I ran a car tire on my other bike and could run corners better than other bikes on bike tires, longetivity was also much better.. before the car tire I was spending about $1200.00 a year on rear tires for my bike with the car tire on the rear I spent $200.00 on the tire and road three more years on it and it still looks new.. I will be taking it off and putting new MC tires back on it because I will be tradeing it for a new 2013 street glide in the next week or two.. If I was keeping the bike the CT would stay on it.. as far as the guy who wrote about bike tires running hotter than a car tire that is false.. a tire that is run low on pressure will run hotter than a properly inflated tire which is why they fail.. If you really had a tire hot enough to burn your arm you need to have it replaced and consider your self extremely lucky that it didnt fail while you were riding..

 

Didn't some Congressman or Senator just ramble on for 13-hours straight...this was similar.

 

WOW!!! a Scion! Is that best you could come up with?? Dont you think that a Scion would put more pressure on the sidewalls than a Harley? Take a Scion up the dragons tale and see if it is not the same. Do the math,,,

 

Well I'm glad that's settled.

 

Wow; though I'm new to HD's and touring bikes in general, I've been riding for 40 years now and I've never heard of this "darkside" car tire thing. Had to Google it! I read this and it sums it up for me; http://www.ridermagazine.com/browse-...torcycles.htm/

sorry to beat upon was is undoubtably a very dead horse.

Dave