trying to run an automobile tire on my vtx1300

this is new to me so any help is appreciated . I'm trying vto run an automobile tire on my honda vtx 1300 but don't know how to go about it for tire size . Any suggestions? thanks

A 205/70/15 will work fine on your VTX.

 Riding my scoot, VTX 1300R, on hwy 1 & heard somethin' bangin' around my rear fender. Looked in my mirror to see what I ran over, didn't see nothin'. Pulled over looked @ tire, looked ok, got on & rolled it back & forth,ok. Finished my ride home 'bout 60 mi. & the next day noticed my tire goin' down. Damn! Ordered a new tire 'cause i figured tire separation or somethin' like that. Nope, picked up a wheel wt. Damn! Had Grabber UHP-205/70-15, just put it on 2000 mi. ago. Was a good tire, now ruint. Could plug it then patched it but rather not take a chance. Took alot to mount it. Decided to go with Yoko. Avid tour. Easier to mt. but took 120psi. to seat the bead. Glad i went DS, actually DD, put on Mich. alpin 150/80-17 on front. MT. probably would've went down fast. Anyhow, yeah 205 works good & turn the muffler hangar bolt around, then enjoy!

thanks I will be running it with a tube because I have spoke wheels,
do I need to change the front to auto tire also

also what is DS or DD don't know the terminology

DS is DarkSide - running a car tire on the back of a motorcycle

DD is Double Darkside - running car tire on the rear of a motorcycle and either a rear motorcycle tire on the front (common) or a car tire on the front (much less common)

motopsycho wrote:DS is DarkSide - running a car tire on the back of a motorcycle

DD is Double Darkside - running car tire on the rear of a motorcycle and either a rear motorcycle tire on the front (common) or a car tire on the front (much less common)

Not really part of the definition of Double Darkside. Double Darkside is using a motorcycle tire designated for rear wheel use on the front of a motorcycle.
It is pretty darn rare to even hear of somebody actually using a car tire on the front of a 2 wheel motorcycle (Hollywood Batman bike comes to mind). Mostly because nobody makes a car tire big enough to fit a motorcycle wheel, yet narrow enough to fit the fender and forks. The only use of a car tire on the front I have ever seen was on a trike that had been modified so the width of the tire would fit. And if you want to get technical, a Spyder also uses a car tire on the front.

Word Up for VTX owners: one of my buds with one of those uses the Dunlop Signature tire and WILL NOT part with it, and it's a 205. rounded shoulders and looks
great, IMO, so I guess it's a good'un. He noticed he could turn tighter with it than the stocker and he hasn't even learned the RLAP techniques, so that got my
attention, being one who teaches that.

Doc wrote:

motopsycho wrote:DS is DarkSide - running a car tire on the back of a motorcycle

DD is Double Darkside - running car tire on the rear of a motorcycle and either a rear motorcycle tire on the front (common) or a car tire on the front (much less common)

Not really part of the definition of Double Darkside. Double Darkside is using a motorcycle tire designated for rear wheel use on the front of a motorcycle.
It is pretty darn rare to even hear of somebody actually using a car tire on the front of a 2 wheel motorcycle (Hollywood Batman bike comes to mind). Mostly because nobody makes a car tire big enough to fit a motorcycle wheel, yet narrow enough to fit the fender and forks. The only use of a car tire on the front I have ever seen was on a trike that had been modified so the width of the tire would fit. And if you want to get technical, a Spyder also uses a car tire on the front.

Yeah, I've only seen a CT on the front of trikes and hacks. So, I guess it'd be common for a triple darkside - but not double darkside.