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Post  LadyDraco Mon May 06, 2013 9:43 am

Hey any of ya'll tried this tire yet ???
If so what do ya'll think about it?? Shrug
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Post  rrounds Mon May 06, 2013 4:54 pm

Some have reported a wobble with that tire.
If it will fit you can run this tire
http://www.tiresbyweb.com/p-9399-vredestein-comtrac-tires.aspx

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Post  LadyDraco Tue May 07, 2013 6:23 am

Thanks....
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Post  Lou Fri May 10, 2013 2:59 pm

I;m running this tyre have over 12,000 miles on it no problems whatsoever. Have been from the West Coast to the East Coast ,have done the Alaska trip Top of the world hwy to Chicken ,Fairbanks and back pulling a camping trailer. Ithink my front BTX will give out before the Austone .
Take care,
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Post  LadyDraco Sat May 11, 2013 8:48 pm

Thanks Lou .... thumbup
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Post  quadancer Mon May 13, 2013 8:23 pm

Lady D, if you're not really a fast rider, even the wobbler can work out for you if you wanted the Aussie; I have one that I computer balanced then put RideOn in it that got
rid of the wobble up to about 90. The Vredestein isn't available anymore in the 175, but is in the 185. I sort of plan to be the guinea pig again and may buy the Nokkian
Cargo tire in a 185 for my softail and test it. It has some amazing tech built in others don't have:
http://www.tiresbyweb.com/p-8963-nokian-hakka-c-cargo-tires.aspx
TireByWeb has it for about $158
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Post  Steve-O Tue May 14, 2013 9:40 am

What IS the Austone Taxi Tire????
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Post  rrounds Tue May 14, 2013 11:46 am

Steve-O wrote:What IS the Austone Taxi Tire????
Its a tire that some will get a wobble with, not all but some. Why do some wobble and others don't, we don't know why. I would buy another tire that did not have the chance of a high speed wobble.
https://www.universaltire.com/175r16-austone-taxi-black.html

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Post  quadancer Tue May 14, 2013 9:16 pm

As a general comment after staying with the darkside forums, I'm gonna say that the Aussie isn't the only one, but a common denominator seems to be
the taller tires, I.E. the higher aspect ratios. Lower the chance of wobble if the tall tire is a RF or has multiple plies in the sidewall?
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Post  LadyDraco Wed May 15, 2013 10:46 am

Highbinder was thinking about it for his Valks ...
So I told him I'll ask on the DS bbs....

I'm really thinking of trying that BMW rear tire on the front end of my Vak...

I tried the Bridgestone Valk ft tire .. And only got 7K out of it .. Not good that mean 2.5 tires a year.. banghd


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Post  rrounds Wed May 15, 2013 1:50 pm

LadyDraco wrote:Highbinder was thinking about it for his Valks ...
So I told him I'll ask on the DS bbs....

I'm really thinking of trying that BMW rear tire on the front end of my Vak...

I tried the Bridgestone Valk ft tire .. And only got 7K out of it .. Not good that mean 2.5 tires a year.. banghd


Which model Valk do you have?

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Post  LadyDraco Fri May 17, 2013 7:56 am

I have a Halfbreed and an I/S both of them are Trikes...



Highbinder has 1 tourer and 2 Super Valks...(none are triked)
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Post  rrounds Tue May 28, 2013 6:10 pm

LadyDraco wrote:I have a Halfbreed and an I/S both of them are Trikes...



Highbinder has 1 tourer and 2 Super Valks...(none are triked)
Get these and split the cost, 8 ply tires for $149+ shipping is under $100 each. These would work on a Valkyrie
https://mcdarksiders.forumotion.com/t6735-185-75-16-8-ply-tires
These tires are a little taller than the 205/65-16 tires that some run on the Valk, 26.5" tall<26.9" tall
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