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Post  BigDaddy52 Fri May 30, 2008 8:33 am

new to the site, am going to put one of the toyo proxeson the back of my bike in the next few weeks,I will let everyone know how it works out.
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Post  twin1300 Fri May 30, 2008 9:45 am

BigDaddy52 wrote:new to the site, am going to put one of the toyo proxeson the back of my bike in the next few weeks,I will let everyone know how it works out.

What size Proxes are you going with????? It does make a difference when you are telling us these things, because other guys will want your data...hehehehehe

Glad to have you here sir and Welcome to the wonderful world of the darkside. You will not be sorry you made the jump! Can't wait to hear back from you and when you get a few miles under your belt, be sure and give us your review. If you do have an issues let us know and we can help you.


................bobby

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Post  ryngore Fri May 30, 2008 9:59 am

welcome to the darkside you will love it it takes a little getting used to and its a great conversation starter every week i have someone ask if its a car tire and how it handles Laughing
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Post  jedishon Fri May 30, 2008 10:26 am

Welcome aboard......Good people here....Everyone is willing to help and/or offer advice...

Jerry
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Post  BigDaddy52 Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:28 pm

ok I have decided to put a goodyear eagle, 205/55/16 on my bike,,hope to get it in the next few days,I will post pics and let everyone know how it works out, I am really looking forward to trying it out, I have a friend with the same bike that has been on the darkside for months now and he loves it,,thanks
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Post  goodsgto Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:37 pm

Add a new 1800 rider to the Darkside.

I have a 2003 1800 C and just put a Michelin 205/65/16 on the rear.

No mods required - rode two up with my wife and no rubs.

Did have to let the air out of the tire to get it to squeeze between the swing arm and drive unit.

Other than that, no problems mounting. I do notice the difference in the ride and having to use a little more effort to make it lean and hold the turn. It wants to pop up right due to the wide flat bottom of the tire.

But nothing wrong with that..... smoother ride is noticeable.

I'll post updates as experienced. Over 100 miles since the change on Friday.

Ray


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Post  horseman8m Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:22 pm

welcome to both of you, BigDaddy52 and Goodsgto . I had a goat back in the 70s, oops forget i said that showing my age.
When you get a chance fill in your sig. block with your bike, tire, and other info that you would like to share.
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Post  twin1300 Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:24 pm

GTO,

Welcome to the site and glad to have you on the darkside........... Very Happy My wife on our first ride with the darkside said.."what did you do, it's so much smoother?".......gotta love the darkside.... Cool


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Post  goodsgto Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:12 pm

Up over 200 miles on the Darkside and it seems natural now. I hardly notice any effort to steer or have the bike right itself as I felt on the first day..... Is it me, my riding style or does our mind adjust us to the differences and erase what we new before about riding a motorcycle. weird..................

PS - I want to use Orange for my font to match the GTO but it does not show up well to read..... Can the admin darken up the orange a bit for this new Darksider Question Question Question Question
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