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NeonLeon went Darkside! Finally!!!!

Thanks to everyone that helped me through this. Twin, Jerry, Moon, Kermit, Phantom1 ... I bugged the chit out of everybody! The tire seems to fit great. I can't ride cause it's raining, but bouncing on the seat it cleared everything. I can't wait to try it out tomorrow.
I went with the GoodYear Assurance Triple Tread in a 205-70-15. The taller tire should help take some of the speedo error out.





Do I get the secret decoder ring now???

Len

Congrats Len, from what I have seen so far, you are gonna love the darkside.

Welcome to the Darkside,
Don't tell anyone about the secret decoder ring, otherwise it won't be a secret.

Horse

Hey Leon....you are going to kick your own tail for not doing this sooner...hehehehe Welcome my brother to the Darkside! Go ride in the rain...that is really when the car tire really shines.

Congrats my brother..............bobby


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horseman8m wrote:Welcome to the Darkside,
Don't tell anyone about the secret decoder ring, otherwise it won't be a secret.

Horse

The secret is out. Where is mine?

jpierce575 wrote:

horseman8m wrote:Welcome to the Darkside,
Don't tell anyone about the secret decoder ring, otherwise it won't be a secret.

Horse

The secret is out. Where is mine?

it's on the seventh finger of your left hand

No wonder I couldn't find it. Well what do ya know, there it is

Welcome, Great choice in tire, I think my V2k is much better because of it, handles great, rides great and has the load capacity that should have been on my Vulcan from the start. Enjoy and continue to post your experiences.

Mrfix

You don't need me telling you congrats...... Just go ride, and like any new tire take it easy for a while....

Jerry

Got my first ride ... only about 15 miles so here's what I think. This is a great tire! It really grabs the road and rides smooooooooth. With the 205-70-15 I feel like I'm sitting a lot higher, but I also put on a Mustang seat so it could be a combo. Do any of you notice that you counter steer more? I really shoved her down, but when I cracked the throttle coming out she stood right up and jumped. I'm a believer and I thank all of you very much for your help and support. I also went with Dyna Beads front and back. It's like riding a new bike. I started out with 40 pounds and dropped it to 38. It seems pretty good right now. What pressures are you guys running?

Thanks again and God bless,

Len

I was at 41 on my douglas but i noticed it wearing in the middle of the tire. after 22,000 miles. so I dropped down to 35 and might try 32 tomorrow.......you just have to play with it and see. try going down in 4 lb increments then dial it in from there...

Bro

NeonLeon wrote:Got my first ride ... only about 15 miles so here's what I think. This is a great tire! It really grabs the road and rides smooooooooth. With the 205-70-15 I feel like I'm sitting a lot higher, but I also put on a Mustang seat so it could be a combo. Do any of you notice that you counter steer more? I really shoved her down, but when I cracked the throttle coming out she stood right up and jumped. I'm a believer and I thank all of you very much for your help and support. I also went with Dyna Beads front and back. It's like riding a new bike. I started out with 40 pounds and dropped it to 38. It seems pretty good right now. What pressures are you guys running?

Thanks again and God bless,

Len

Len,
Yes, it does require more countersteer, but makes you feel like you really riding the bike to me. One thing that I don't do anymore since going to the car tire 4 yrs. ago is turn too tight and have to over correct. I did that all the time with the motorcycle tire. Other than that....it's all that and a bag of chips! I feel a ton safer on the car tire than any motorcycle tire I ever tried.


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


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I feel that with the CT it does require a little more input. I like it tho. Like Twin said. Just play with pressures some more till you find out what feels the best for you. You did not make a bad decision by going dark. It seems that more and more people are figuring it out. It is even more acceptable on the other boards these days. Just goes to show ya that we are not alone. Thanks guys before me for stepping out and going against the grain. I am glad I did it for sure.

Peace
Moon