ready for darkside

well iam ready for the darkside, price of m/t insalled to much. i ride an 2002 vtx 1800c can sombody tell me what is the best tire to start with, since iam a newby here been ridin for along time, ready for the change do not want mod. the bike rear to fit a tire. and iam a big guy thks for any help with this paul

paul d wrote:well iam ready for the darkside, price of m/t insalled to much. i ride an 2002 vtx 1800c can sombody tell me what is the best tire to start with, since iam a newby here been ridin for along time, ready for the change do not want mod. the bike rear to fit a tire. and iam a big guy thks for any help with this paul

What model do you have....R,N,C,F, or an S? That determines what we give you for a darkside.


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

A 205/65/16 will fit your C. A lot of guys like the Goodyear Triple Tred or the Michelin Hydroedge.

1800 c 2002

I'm finding the Goodyear Trippletread 205/60/16R to have better response
than the Michelin HE 205/65/16R. IMHO

before lopping anything off, IF there is any rubbing, loosen all 6 rear fender mount bolts a little and push the fender a little towards the oposite side of the rubbing a hold while some bolts are tightened on both sides.... most of these fenders are not centered and they ALL have some play as far as their position over the tire.

ToMang07 wrote:I am currently using the GYTT 205-60-16 and it handles GREAT, w/ 3oz of Dynabeads for balancing.

My only warning is that you may need to chop the "Ears" off of the fender support bracket... i did, it was rubbing on one side of my 200mm Metzler M/C tire when i mounted that, Not too hard to doo, you just have to be carefull.

See #11:
http://www.vtxoa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207367