Have an appointment tomorrow for installation...

I have a 2003 VTX1300S. I ordered the 205/70/15 Goodyear Triple Tread and received it today. I have a couple of questions. Do I use the same tube? I have Vance and Hines pipes and can not see any exhaust bolts that would interfere with the installation. Any thing else to be concerned about?

I cant think of any. Mount it carefully and inspect it well before jumping on. Take it easy for a bit and get the feel for it. Then ride the hell outta it. Congrats.

Peace
Moon

Once the tire was on the rim, bead would not seat. Deflated the tire and put grease on the rim and still would not seat. The guy mounting the tire thought a higher volume compressor might do the trick. We are going to try again today.

saoniel wrote:Once the tire was on the rim, bead would not seat. Deflated the tire and put grease on the rim and still would not seat. The guy mounting the tire thought a higher volume compressor might do the trick. We are going to try again today.

The rim needs to be excessivly cleaned before you mount ,we brush and polish before we start mounting the 3 GYTT,S we have mounted were 16 in. tubeless but they have all beaded at under 50 psi.Just a thought RIDE SAFE Larry S

When I put the Tiger Paw on my spoker it took a little experimenting to get the tire to bead. What finally did it was undiluted Palmolive dish soap and 115 lbs. of air.

That was a good test run. After I got the bike back together and on the floor I saw the rim strip sitting on the side where I put it when I wire wheeled my rim.

!@#$%^&*()!!!

The second time around, yep, Palmolive and 115 lbs. and she popped right back in place.

Wren

Higher volume compressor did not work. Installer took it to a tire shop. With some type of lube they use and 95 psi, bead still did not seat. Tire shop had info from some where that max psi on a motorcycle rim is 100 psi. Installer left it at the tire shop to see if it would seat on its own with the high pressure. Told him last night about the Palmolive and 115psi. Should be hearing from him any time now.

Ran it up to 120 psi, left the tire in the hot sun to soften the tire and still would not seat.. Not sure what type of lube the tire shop was using. Ended up pulling the car tire off and putting the old MC tire back on. The bead was very close to setting. The GYTT was rotated on the rim and the same places on the rim refused to seat. I wonder if the tube had anything to do with the problem? It's either the rim or the tube. Not sure what to do next.

I always clean the rim really good. Get all the old stuff off. I take steel wool and make sure there are no imperfections that might keep the tire bead from seating.

Sometimes they are a booger to seat.

The tube could have been the reason, it dont put the pressure around like the tubeless.