I said I would never do it, but...........

[Mouldy]

Wannbe said....." The tire can still corner more than the bike. Also the tire's tread never leaves the pavement, even while folding the pegs in a corner. The sidewall flexes and still has a better contact patch than with a mc tire.." Sums it up well. Even at full lean there's more rubber ON the road than the Metz.

Mouldy.... down the South Coast near Batemans Bay. Me and a mate running Federal 595 in 245/50 R16. JUST clears the swingarm.

But don't tell anybody I posted on a darkside thread.... please.

HEY!!!! 17 posts and no Art? WHERE'S ART??? EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!

Thanks.
I won't tell a soul........honest

 

[Zonechamp]

I had a car tire on my vtx 1800, and now on my r3r. The tire can still corner more than the bike. Also the tire's tread never leaves the pavement, even while folding the pegs in a corner. The sidewall flexes and still has a better contact patch than with a mc tire..
With all that said: Here's a pic of me and the wife chasing my son on the dragon. Picture worth a thousand words.

About what PSI are you running in that tire? I have 32psi in mine right now but I haven't ridden it yet. I ride 2 up about 80% of the time and I am guessing 32psi might be a bit low.

 

[Wannbe]

I think 32 to 35 psi is a good place to start. In that picture I was close to 40 psi because I just had the tire put on the day before. I'm running around 35 in mine now.

 

[warp9.9]

Me too. Much more confident. Know it won't lock up so quick under brakes. Regularly ground footpegs despite moving them up. Never had one slip in the rain. Fellow following me one way said the spray off the tyre reminded him of following a Mack truck.

OOPS>>>>>>I must not post on darkside threads I must not post on darkside threads I must not post on darkside threads I must not ......... (Forgot... Sorry.)

Hey Ruzz maybe Art is growing more tolerant of the LGBT/DS community

 

[ruzzle]

Naaah Warp..... he's just given up. We wore him down. (Unlike a DS tyre......)

 

[TriumPhil]

More likely it's because trying to talk sense into you heathens is very much like this...

 

[Wannbe]

Hey Ruzz maybe Art is growing more tolerant of the LGBT/DS community

I am a member is the DS community, but unless there is another meaning somewhere, I'm not a member of the LGBT.
Jay Hickman once said "I'm a bisexual, if I can't get it for free I'll buy it".

 

[1olbull]

You can check the pegs on most any darkside R3 and you will see peg wear. About 40 percent of all Rockets at RAA events are darkside.

Now I gotta count them up at Spearfish!?

 

[mexican]

Now I gotta count them up at Spearfish!?

Actually i have seen 60-40 with the darksiders on the bigger number,

 

[1olbull]

Actually i have seen 60-40 with the darksiders on the bigger number,

HOLY $HITH!!!