Coker 550R16

I just put a Coker 550R16 on my 85 FLHTC. Does anyone here have any experience with this combo. I just got it together and will try it out tomorrow.
Thanks.

An update...I took my test ride with the tire pressure at 45. The tire states 1340 lbs of load at 41 psi. I only road about 20 miles and the temp was 98 deg. At first the back end felt a little loose especially on curves. After a few miles this seemed to subside and felt more stable. When I got back home I rechecked the pressure and, due to heat, it had climbed to 50 psi. So I added 5 psi to it and feel this will be a good place to recheck it seeing as it will put me at 50 psi cold.
Any opinions are welcomed.

first if tire pressure is 41psi on tire i would not keep putting in more air you are only going to wear the center out . at first it feels alittle loose but after more time it will feel just right my tire is rated at 44 psi i am runing 32 psi now my tire has 13,000 miles on it and looks new with no center wear best thing i ever did to my bike

How about another update? Thanks

After going up and down I have found the sweet spot on tire pressure. For me its 40 psi cold, 1pound under tire recommendation. I have now put 805 miles on it with no ware showing. It still feels different than a regular Dunlop or Metzler but nothing I cant live with. I ride highway and city and have had no problems whether on wet or dry pavement.

Ride on...

I think the most fun posts are where someone went back to or had to use a bike tire again and suddenly
felt like the bike was out of control. I'm betting in another K, you won't know it's back there.

I think you are probably right. I'm hoping to get at least 15K out of it.

PLEASE KEEP US POSTED!!! One guy on a Sporty only got 4k out of his, but I figger it's one of two things:
The tire is made for antiques and not expected to ride the roads outside of going to shows, or
the guy on the Sporty was full-fisted. Or can't count. ('')

I think you proubably hit the nail on the head,just cheap retro design tires for parades and car shows.Every one I know uses them for just that and when they go any distance switch to conventional tires.

Larry Simpson wrote:I think you proubably hit the nail on the head,just cheap retro design tires for parades and car shows.Every one I know uses them for just that and when they go any distance switch to conventional tires.

I hope your wrong about the tires lasting, they are anything but cheap. I spent approximately 260.00 on the new tire. It is the only one I can find that will fit my Harley.

There are two others on the same site:
https://www.universaltire.com/dunlop-tires/dunlop-radial-tires/175r16-dunlop-taxi-black.html
...and the sometimes problematic Austone. Funny how some can ride them over 100mph without balancing and no wobble.

I didn't mean price wise, I meant durability.I also have a sportster and I would not trust them.Just my opinion and that of most of the car club I belonged to.But that being said I hope I am wrong and they give great service.

That Coker has a UTQG rating of 400 BB, so it should last at least 20 to 25k miles on a bike.

ROD

I just saw that Coker has three tires in the 550r16 size.
This one would not last long(see it has no UTQG rating)
http://www.cokertire.com/550r16-excelsior-stahl-sport-radial.html

But the other two have a 400 UTQG rating
http://www.cokertire.com/550r16-coker-classic-2-3-4-whitewall.html
and
http://www.cokertire.com/550r16-coker-classic-blackwall-tire.html
So if you got one of these two tires it should last 20k or more.

ROD

rrounds wrote:I just saw that Coker has three tires in the 550r16 size.
This one would not last long(see it has no UTQG rating)
http://www.cokertire.com/550r16-excelsior-stahl-sport-radial.html

But the other two have a 400 UTQG rating
http://www.cokertire.com/550r16-coker-classic-2-3-4-whitewall.html
and
http://www.cokertire.com/550r16-coker-classic-blackwall-tire.html
So if you got one of these two tires it should last 20k or more.

ROD

I have the coker classic blackwall.