Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Darkside
I did get the car moved but I'm going to put that saga on hold for today.
Instead I'm going to upset some new-found and re-found friends. I have gone to the darkside. Well I really went Dark in October. for those who aren't familiar, darkside refers to installing a car tire on the rear of the motorcycle. I did allot of research, listened to the pros and cons. in the end it came down to economics. $290 for the least expensive motorcycle that will fit my bike. I spent $120 on this tire. I will say that there is a difference in handling. It likes to go strait but I have scraped both floorboards. Another difference is rear braking. It is a whole lot harder to lockup the rear than it used to. Now I don't recommend this for anything but heavy cruisers. Let the Comment Wars begin....
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Adjusting the air pressure up/down a little will help you find the sweet spot for best handling.
ReplyDeleteGood move...
I have found the magic number for this bike is 26. I tried 40,35 and 30.
ReplyDeletei agree about the money issue. i put a dunlop (factory oem) on mine 2 years/2400 or so miles ago. i keep my pressure up. i checked it yesterday and im at 2/32. golly... another $200 or more for another tire...time for interweb reasearch again.
ReplyDeletemarklar!!!