New member checking in

New member checking in · robw Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:31 pm

Learned about this site from the GL1800 Riders Darkside forum. Looks like a good site with a lot of info.

Re: New member checking in · Badmoon Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:21 am

Welcome. Sit back and enjoy. Lots of good people and info to be heard and passed. Check your PM.

Peace
Moon

Re: New member checking in · Encinoman Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:04 am

robw,
Welcome to the Darkside!!!
We are all here for info and good times.
Some of us switch back and forth from the Darksiders Forum to Here.
You will notice some familiar names as Moderators. (Rocky, Wing-Nut ,Mad Meteor etc.)
If you have any questions or info on your experience on the CT post it and we will all be glad to chat about it.
Have fun on the CT.
You will have many MILES of SMILES.

Ray

Re: New member checking in · Mad Meteor Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:23 pm

Welcome aboard the board.

Re: New member checking in · jedishon Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:10 pm

Welcome aboard

Jerry

Re: New member checking in · IBA33857 Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:28 am

Hello folks,

Checking in from the GL1800 site. Seems to be a lot of the darksiders from there are coming over here so I figured I might as well get started also.

John

Re: New member checking in · twin1300 Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:52 am

Welcome robw!

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

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Re: New member checking in · pshivers Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:39 am

New Member Checking in also.

Bought a used rim and tire a few months ago, but have not got to mounting a CT on the rim yet.

Current wheels are chrome so I would like to have the CT wheel chromed too before mounting.

Will be checking here for recommended tires....

Re: New member checking in · Mad Meteor Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:07 am

List of rears tires currently being used by Darksiders on GL1800 Goldwings: (Compiled by Mac 56 and by others chiming in)

Bridgestone Potenza 195/55R/16
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22 RFT 205/55/16
BF Goodrich g-force Sport 205/55ZR16
Conti Pro Contact SSR 195/55/VR16
Conti Pro Contact SSR 205/55/HR16
Conti Vanco Contact 2 195/65TR16
Dunlop 195/55HR16 3D ROF
Dunlop 195/55-16 DSST 3000
Dunlop 175/60. DSST 5000 Run Flat Snow Tire
General Altimax 205/60/16
Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip GW3 EMT 195/55/16
Goodyear Triple Treads 205/60R/16
Kumho Ecsta SPT XRP 195/55/16 RF
Pirelli Eufori 195/55/R16
Uniroyal Tiger Paw 205/55/16
Yokahama AVS Sport 205/55/16ZR
RIKEN 205/55X16 @34 lbs
Toyo Proxes T1R 195/55/16)
Nexen N2000 195/50VR16
Michelin Primacy HP (zero pressure) 195/55/16
Falken ZIEX ZE912 195/55r16 87V
Firestone Fire Hawk 195/55R16

The run-flat tires in 195/55R16 are by far the most popular. The 205/55's fit without rubbing the swing arm but on some bikes make contact with the plastic inner fender on the left side. This can be cured by tieing the the inner fender back with plastic wire ties. It doesn't happen on all bikes though. The 205/60 may make slight contact with the swing arm depending on which tire you use. It is slight and goes away by itself fairly soon. Both the 205/55 and 205/60 tires are real bears to install. They hang up on the wheel studs but with some soap and a big shove they go right in and work just fine. The 205's give a little more cornering clearance than the 195's do but neither make much difference in the speedometer. the 195/65 series of tires install easily but make contact with the right side of the swing arm and need to be shaved or allowed to rub until they quit. the interference is about an eighth of an inch. They do correct the speedometer but are hard tires to find.

Hope this helps.

Re: New member checking in · DS-Wing-Nut Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:16 pm

robw wrote:Learned about this site from the GL1800 Riders Darkside forum. Looks like a good site with a lot of info.

Welcome to the site!!

glad you're here. I too am on the GL1800's site. I go by DFWpilot over there.

Let us know if we can help with or answer any questions.

David

Re: New member checking in · grampa Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:23 pm

I'm another from the gl1800 board, have the conti 195/55 ssr and believe I'm going to go with the Kumho, Ecsta next.

Re: New member checking in · Rocky Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:38 am

"Welcome to the board"

Great to see familar names as new members here..

Re: New member checking in · jedishon Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:28 pm

Its great to have all of you here.

Jerry

Re: New member checking in · twin1300 Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:34 pm

Dang,

We can have an awesome Darkside Rally now with all these new members...."Darker than Ever"! This could be really awesome!

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

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Re: New member checking in · robw Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:07 pm

I believe a guy in Ohio had a rally last year and it went over well. It's a little too far for me but if someone got one going in the western U.S. I could possibly attend.

Re: New member checking in · GL1800Rider Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:38 am

7011 miles on new bike-Hurry Dunlops wear out so I can get me a real safe tire-wanting a run flat-wide as possible cause widder is badder and has more tread on road. Any concensus on best tire to get. Dont care about price if one is better than other I want it. Looking at louder exhausts too. What is the loudest I want to be seen Very Happy

Re: New member checking in · twin1300 Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:01 am

GL1800Rider wrote: Any concensus on best tire to get. Dont care about price if one is better than other I want it. Looking at louder exhausts too. What is the loudest I want to be seen

My brother ran the Toyo T1R on his wing until his medical condition caused him to sell it.

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

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